Brant Avenue & Victoria North, Guelph

Along Brant Avenue, post-war homes sit on friendly lots, with Dakota Park and the playground on Waverley Drive both an easy walk, in a neighbourhood that still believes in front porches and street hockey. Victoria North sits up above Woodlawn where the city is still stretching: Ferndale Park two blocks in, the Speed River Trail nearby, and open country beginning just past the last new street.

The 2021 census counted about 1,700 homes in Brant Avenue and Victoria North. Close to half are single detached houses, about a quarter are in apartment buildings under five storeys, and row houses make up about one in seven. About four in ten homes were built between 1961 and 1980, and about three in ten between 2006 and 2015.

Guelph Transit's 12 Delhi, 17 Woodlawn Watson and 18 Watson Woodlawn routes serve the neighbourhood. Guelph Central Station is about 4 km away. Woodlawn Road East and Victoria Road North are the main streets.

Brant Avenue Park has a playground and a softball diamond, Dakota Park has a playground and a basketball court, and Ferndale Park has a playground and a basketball court. The Northview Estates park has a playground and a splash pad, and Beverley Robson Park has a playground. Riverside Park and the Bullfrog Mall branch of the Guelph Public Library are each about 2 km away.

• Brant Avenue Public School — JK to Grade 6. The public school for Brant Avenue and Victoria North, on Brant Avenue.
• Waverley Drive Public School — Grades 7 and 8. The public middle school.
• John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute — Grades 9 to 12. The public secondary school, on Meyer Drive.
• Edward Johnson Public School — JK to Grade 6. The public French immersion school for the younger grades.
• King George Public School — Grades 7 and 8. The public French immersion middle school.
• John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute — Grades 9 to 12. The public secondary school for French immersion students.
• St. Patrick Catholic School — JK to Grade 8. The Catholic elementary school, on Victoria Road North.
• St. James Catholic High School — Grades 9 to 12. The Catholic secondary school, on Victoria Road North.