Burlington Neighbourhood Guide

Elizabeth Gardens

By Chris Ouzas, Broker, Michael Ouzas Real Estate Team, Royal LePage Signature Realty. Last updated October 2026.

South-east Burlington's postwar waterfront pocket between Appleby Line and Burloak Drive, built out in bungalows and side-splits through the 1950s and 1960s, a short walk from Appleby GO and steps from Burloak Waterfront Park on the Oakville line.

Source: Cornerstone Association of REALTORS (the Hamilton board), ITSO MLS data, September 2026, Burlington Monthly Indicators report current as of October 2, 2026. Figures cover the City of Burlington; the board publishes no neighbourhood split, and individual streets and property types vary.

Living in Elizabeth Gardens

Elizabeth Gardens occupies Burlington's south-east corner, bordered by Appleby Line to the west, Burloak Drive and the Oakville line to the east, New Street and the QEW to the north, and Lake Ontario to the south. It is the last Burlington neighbourhood before the Oakville border, and Spruce Avenue runs through the middle of it as the neighbourhood's spine street. The housing dates from a full generation earlier than the newer subdivisions further north: bungalows and side-splits built through the 1950s and 1960s, some untouched, many renovated or rebuilt, on lots that run bigger than anything a comparable new build offers today.

Daily life is quiet and mostly residential. Appleby Mall, at Appleby Line and New Street on the neighbourhood's western edge, covers groceries and pharmacy, and Burloak Waterfront Park at the foot of Burloak Drive gives the neighbourhood its beach and its trailhead onto the Waterfront Trail. Downtown Oakville is closer than downtown Burlington for a lot of Elizabeth Gardens buyers, and its address sits right on the Oakville line at Burlington prices.

Our Elizabeth Gardens buyers split into two groups. Families and downsizers drawn to a full lot and a lake-adjacent postal code at a lower entry point than Shoreacres or Roseland make up the first. Renovators and small builders who see the 1950s and 1960s bones and the lot size underneath them make up the second, and in our experience they are a bigger share of the buyer pool here than in the neighbourhoods to the west.

What makes Elizabeth Gardens distinct

The land was part of the former Township of Nelson, which Burlington annexed on January 1, 1958, along with Aldershot. The subdivision came together in the years just before and after that annexation, part of the same postwar wave that reshaped Burlington generally: cheap hydro from Niagara Falls and the new Queen Elizabeth Way, opened in 1939, pulled families and light industry into the city, and Elizabeth Gardens filled in with modest bungalows and side-splits as a result.

That build-out is still what you see on the street today. The housing stock runs through the 1950s, 1960s, and into the 1970s, with condominium buildings of varying height along Lakeshore Road and larger custom and rebuilt homes mixed among the original bungalows closer to the water. It is a neighbourhood in transition street by street: a modest original beside a full rebuild is a common sight, and it has been that way for years.

Burloak Waterfront Park is the neighbourhood's other defining feature. It sits right at the Burlington-Oakville line at the foot of Burloak Drive, and the City of Burlington and Halton Region are partway through a multi-year upgrade under a master plan first approved in April 2014.

What homes cost in Elizabeth Gardens

The Hamilton board publishes Burlington-wide figures only, so the numbers in the band above cover the whole city: an average sale price of $1,064,663 across 146 September 2026 sales, up 0.4 per cent from September 2025. Elizabeth Gardens mixes detached houses with condominiums along Lakeshore Road, so both city-wide splits are relevant context: single-family homes averaged $1,360,500 in September 2026, up 6.2 per cent, while townhouses, semis, and condos averaged $734,527, down 5.1 per cent. Neither figure is specific to this neighbourhood. Based on the sales our team has tracked in the pocket, the market breaks into rough bands:

• Original bungalows and side-splits: the entry point for this part of Burlington's waterfront, and the lowest per-square-foot cost of land anywhere in south-east Burlington.
• Renovated and rebuilt homes: the growing middle of the market, updated or newly built houses on the neighbourhood's original lots.
• Lakeshore condominiums and waterfront custom homes: the top of the range, priced on the water view rather than the square footage.

The lot is still the anchor of value here, the same as it is in Shoreacres and Roseland. It is simply a lower entry price to get onto one.

What to watch for

The houses are 1950s and 1960s bungalows and side-splits, and they are a big part of the charm. Many have been renovated or rebuilt, some are still original, and the price usually tells you which. Budget for what the inspection finds on an original.

Burloak Waterfront Park is under construction until summer 2027, adding a washroom building, a splash pad, and a new west entrance and parking lot. The playground and the water stay open through the work. Appleby Mall, the closest shopping, is approved for three mid-rise buildings on its corner, so confirm the status if a view matters to you. And while Appleby GO is close and the transit here reaches further than most of Burlington, daily errands still assume a car.

Schools

Burlington is served by the Halton District School Board and the Halton Catholic District School Board. Mohawk Gardens Public School at 5280 Spruce Avenue is the JK-6 HDSB school inside the neighbourhood, and it feeds into Nelson High School on New Street. For Catholic families, St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School at 200 Kenwood Avenue serves the Appleby area, and Assumption Catholic Secondary School on Woodward Avenue is the HCDSB secondary school for this part of Burlington. Note that Robert Bateman High School, the HDSB secondary school that once served much of south-east Burlington, closed in June 2020 and its students moved to Nelson High School, so this is a part of the city where secondary assignments have moved within the last several years.

Boundaries move, so check with the boards themselves. Verify any specific address with HDSB's Find My Local School tool or HCDSB's Find Your School tool before you buy. We are happy to walk through it with you for a specific street.

Getting around

Elizabeth Gardens sits close to the QEW on both flanks, with interchanges at Appleby Line to the west and Burloak Drive to the east, both a few minutes' drive from most of the neighbourhood. Appleby GO Station on the Lakeshore West line is a short drive north at 5111 Fairview Street, with 2,814 parking spaces across its two lots, and Burlington Transit runs to it. New Street and Lakeshore Road are the main east-west routes, and downtown Oakville, across Burloak Drive, is often the closer option for shopping and dining than downtown Burlington.

Shopping, dining, and amenities

Burloak Waterfront Park is the anchor. It sits at the foot of Burloak Drive on the Burlington-Oakville line, with a waterfront promenade, a playground, a gazebo, outdoor fitness equipment, and access for small non-motorized boats, and it is a trailhead for the Waterfront Trail. Bromley Park, a smaller neighbourhood park, sits further inland and hosts community tree planting events with BurlingtonGreen.

For the practical list, Appleby Mall at Appleby Line and New Street is anchored by a Fortinos, with an LCBO and a Rexall on site. Downtown Oakville and downtown Burlington are both within about fifteen to twenty minutes for a wider restaurant and shopping list.

Frequently asked questions

Is Elizabeth Gardens more affordable than Shoreacres or Roseland?

The Hamilton board publishes no neighbourhood-level price data for Burlington, so we cannot give you an exact figure. What we can tell you from our own work is that Elizabeth Gardens generally has the lowest entry point of the three south-east Burlington waterfront neighbourhoods. Its housing stock still includes plenty of original 1950s and 1960s bungalows and side-splits, unlike Roseland and Shoreacres, where renovation and rebuilding are further along.

What is happening at Burloak Waterfront Park?

Construction runs from summer 2026 to summer 2027, adding an accessible washroom building, a splash pad, a new west entrance, and a new west parking lot. The existing playground and waterfront stay open through the work.

How does Elizabeth Gardens compare to Shoreacres?

Both sit on the water in south-east Burlington on similar postwar street patterns. Shoreacres, immediately west across Appleby Line, carries a creek ravine, Paletta Lakefront Park, and a somewhat higher price floor. Elizabeth Gardens offers the lower entry point, the closer walk to Appleby GO, and the Oakville-adjacent address.

Can I renovate or rebuild a bungalow in Elizabeth Gardens?

Renovating and rebuilding on the original lots has been a steady trade in this neighbourhood for years, which is part of why the streetscape mixes eras so visibly. Confirm your specific plans against the City of Burlington's zoning by-law before you buy the lot, and we connect building clients with planners early in the process.

What schools serve Elizabeth Gardens?

Mohawk Gardens Public School covers JK-6 inside the neighbourhood and feeds into Nelson High School. St. Patrick Catholic Elementary and Assumption Catholic Secondary serve Catholic families. Robert Bateman High School, which once served this area, closed in 2020, so secondary assignments here have shifted more recently than in most of Burlington. Verify any specific address with the HDSB and HCDSB lookup tools linked above before you buy.

Explore more of our Burlington neighbourhood guides: Shoreacres, Roseland, Aldershot, Tyandaga, Downtown Burlington, Millcroft, The Orchard, Alton Village. Market numbers for the whole city are on our Burlington data hub.

Sources used on this page: Wikipedia's history of Burlington, City of Burlington's project page, City of Burlington's project page, HDSB's school page, Halton Catholic District School Board, HCDSB, GO Transit, First Capital, City of Burlington news release.