Whitehaven and Glabar Park

At a glance

A settled west-end area made up of mid-century homes and low-rises. Older residents are a large share of the population, and it is close to Carlingwood Shopping Centre and the Queensway Carleton Hospital.

Median home value

$622K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K

Residents

11,550

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 10,323 at the 2021 census

Households renting

42%

city 36%

Households in condos

24%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $622K in the 2021 census, close to the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 42% of households rent, above the 36% city-wide.
• Only 12% of residents are under 15, versus 17% city-wide.
• 30% are 65 or older, versus 17% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
• 24% of households live in condominiums (16% city-wide), so buying here usually means a condo.
• The median monthly rent is about $1,215, and about 22% of households spent 30% or more of their income on housing in 2021.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 10,323 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 10,323 at the 2021 census.

Daily errands on foot¹

Places within the neighbourhood or a 5-minute walk of its edge, compared with the typical neighbourhood in Ottawa.

Supermarkets

3

city median 2

Cafés and bakeries

7

city median 9

Pharmacies and clinics

16

city median 10

Playgrounds and dog parks

36

city median 34

Upfront closing costs²

Ontario charges a tiered land transfer tax, up to 2.5% on the part of a home over $2 million. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the 2021 census home-value estimate, and today's prices are higher, so the real bill will be larger.

Ontario land transfer tax

$8,920

on $622K

Typical apartment rent nearby³

Whitehaven and Glabar Park sits in CMHC's Carlington/Iris survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,167

−$165 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,375

−$218 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$1,666

−$250 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$2,006

−$84 vs metro average

How it's changing

Ottawa doesn't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.

Safety⁴

Reported incidents in 2025 (the latest full year Ottawa Police publish by location), per 1,000 residents, compared with the median of 105 Ottawa neighbourhoods.

Reported crime

12.0

per 1,000 · above the 7.9 median

Violent crime

7.6

per 1,000 · median 5.1

Property crime

4.5

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs about 1.5× the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 12.0 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
• The most common reported crime is assault, 42% of the total. 37% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has been roughly flat since 2021, at about 119 reported incidents a year.
• Busy main streets, transit and nightlife bring in visitors, and incidents are counted where they happen, not where people live.

Reported crime by year