Key Takeaways
- Homes for sale in Glenora sit between 107 Avenue, 102 Avenue, Groat Road, and 142 Street. It’s a mature inner-city neighbourhood, and a separate City of Edmonton designation from North Glenora. Don’t confuse the two.
- Detached character homes here run $750K to $1.6M. Estate-grade heritage and larger infills go $1.6M to $3M-plus. These are estimates only. Get a current CMA if you’re serious about a specific home.
- Westminster School is one of two Edmonton public junior highs with the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme. It feeds into Ross Sheppard High School.
- Valley Line West LRT is targeted for 2028, with Grovenor/142 Street and Glenora stops along Stony Plain Road. The schedule has slipped multiple times. Verify the current opening date with the City of Edmonton.
- New builds and major renovations here are governed by the Mature Neighbourhood Overlay and the original 1907 Carruthers Caveat. Together they keep heritage character intact and slow scrape-and-rebuild infill.
- Condos at West Block Glenora and Glenora Gates carry most of the neighbourhood’s sub-$500K activity. Detached homes in the heritage core almost never list below $750K.
If you’re searching homes for sale in Glenora, you’re looking at one of Edmonton’s three oldest planned neighbourhoods. Highlands and Westmount are the other two. I’m Rory O’Shea, REALTOR® with Homes & Gardens Real Estate Ltd., and I work with Bev O’Shea-Thomas, a licensed Alberta REALTOR® for 45+ years. Here’s the rundown before you book showings: the boundaries (107 Avenue, 102 Avenue, Groat Road, and 142 Street), the housing mix (pre-1930 character homes through to West Block infill condos), the school chain, and where the new LRT lands.
What are the houses in Glenora like?
Glenora is one of Edmonton’s oldest planned neighbourhoods. The first lots went on the market between 1905 and 1912, governed by the Carruthers Caveat: the original 1907 deed restrictions that set minimum lot frontages at 50 feet and limited use to housing. Those rules plus today’s Mature Neighbourhood Overlay are why Glenora still looks like a heritage neighbourhood instead of a redeveloped one.
Most homes here are detached single-family. You’ll find the heaviest concentration of pre-1930 character homes anywhere in Edmonton west of 109 Street. Look for Tudor Revival, Foursquare, Craftsman, Georgian, and Mock Tudor along Westbrook Drive, Stirling Road, MacKenzie Drive, and Connaught Drive, close to the river valley escarpment. Mid-block lots fill in with ranch and split-level builds from 1955 to 1975. Contemporary infill (2,800 to 4,500 square feet on standard 50-foot lots) has been replacing the most run-down original stock since 2000. This is where Edmonton’s heritage character actually lives.
Two terms worth pinning down before you tour anything. “Old Glenora” is an informal name for the original 1908 to 1925 heritage core inside Glenora. It’s not an official designation. “North Glenora” is a different neighbourhood entirely, north of 107 Avenue, with newer 1950s and 1960s homes on smaller lots at a lower price band. If you see north glenora homes for sale listed, that’s not Glenora proper.
What’s the price range for homes for sale in Glenora?
Don’t expect to find a starter home here. Glenora prices break down by product type, and a single median number won’t tell you much. Detached character homes in the heritage core typically run $750K to $1.6M for solid, well-maintained 1,800 to 3,500 square-foot homes on standard 50-foot lots. Estate-grade heritage and large-lot infill regularly clear $1.6M to $3M-plus. Contemporary infills in the 2,800 to 4,500 square-foot range usually fall between $1.1M and $2.0M, depending on lot, finish, and how close to the river valley.
Condos are a different price band entirely. Older apartment-style units at Glenora Gates (142 Street and Stony Plain Road) run $200K to $450K. Newer 2000s-and-later stock there sits at $400K to $700K. West Block Glenora townhomes and condos (the newer mixed-use redevelopment on the west edge) usually go $450K to $900K-plus. Penthouses and the larger floor plans go higher.
These ranges are directional. They come from REALTORS® Association of Edmonton sub-area patterns. Treat them as estimates only. Glenora’s sales volume is thin by nature, so year-over-year comparisons swing on small absolute numbers. Want a current CMA on a specific address? Get in touch.
What schools serve Glenora?
If you’re moving for the schools, this is one of the strongest catchments in the city. The Edmonton Public Schools chain runs Glenora School (13520 102 Avenue NW, kindergarten through Grade 6), then Westminster School (13712 104 Avenue NW, Grades 7 through 9), then Ross Sheppard High School (13546 111 Avenue NW, Grades 10 through 12). Verify any catchment with EPSB directly before you make an offer tied to school placement.
Westminster is one of only two public junior highs in Edmonton with the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme. Direct feeder schools are Glenora, Coronation (in North Glenora), Grovenor, Westglen, and Oliver. Academically strong Westminster grads often head to Old Scona Academic through the EPSB district-program admission process.
For Catholic families, St. Vincent Catholic Elementary serves the area. Verify the high school catchment at ecsd.net. Francophone schools through Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord (École Maurice-Lavallée, École Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc) are elsewhere in the city. Independent options nearby include Tempo School and Edmonton Academy. If you’re working through whether a Glenora purchase fits your family timeline, see our guide on first-time home buyer mistakes in Edmonton.
How does the Valley Line West LRT change transit for Glenora?
Glenora has been a car-and-bus neighbourhood since it was built. That changes when Valley Line West LRT opens. Two stops sit on or right next to Glenora: the Grovenor/142 Street Stop at the west edge, and the Glenora Stop at the south-east corner along Stony Plain Road near Groat Road. Both are surface-running, which is why Stony Plain Road has been rebuilt along Glenora’s south frontage.
The City of Edmonton currently targets 2028 for the line to open, with testing and commissioning after that before service begins. The schedule has slipped multiple times since construction started. Treat the opening date as subject to change. Verify the current published schedule on the City’s Valley Line West project page before you build it into a commute calculation.
Until the LRT opens, buses along Stony Plain Road are the main transit spine, with additional routes on 102 Avenue and 142 Street. Drive times off-peak: 5 to 10 minutes to downtown, 10 to 15 minutes to U of A and NAIT, 10 to 15 minutes to West Edmonton Mall, 30 to 40 minutes to the airport. Construction along Stony Plain Road is real and ongoing. Expect dust, noise, and traffic re-routing on south-facing Glenora showings until the project finishes. If the dust and noise sound bad, they are. They’re priced into the south-frontage properties, but they’re real.
Condos or detached: which makes sense in Glenora?
This is the most common question I get about Glenora. Honest answer: the two product types target different buyers at different price points inside the same neighbourhood.
Detached character homes are the heart of Glenora. They’re what gives the neighbourhood its identity. They suit established professionals, school-catchment families, heritage-restoration buyers, and suburban downsizers who want walkability and character. Here’s the trade-off: smaller lots than you’d get in Windermere or MacTaggart for the same money, older mechanicals on the heritage stock (knob-and-tube wiring, galvanized supply lines, and clay sewer laterals are common findings), and renovation timelines slowed by the Mature Neighbourhood Overlay permit process. A reasonable five-year capital plan on a heritage purchase is $80K to $200K covering electrical, plumbing, sewer lateral, foundation parging, roof, and windows.
Condos at West Block Glenora and Glenora Gates are the lock-and-leave option. They suit downsizers from larger suburban homes, professionals who travel a lot, and buyers who want the postal code and the school-catchment proximity but can’t make detached Glenora pencil. Beljan Development’s West Block master plan delivers newer townhomes and apartments on a mixed-use block. Glenora Gates is the older, more affordable apartment-condo node. If detached doesn’t work for you, condo Glenora often still does.
Who’s buying in Glenora right now?
Glenora buyers fall into five groups. First: established-professional upgraders, mid-40s to mid-60s, moving in from Oliver, Westmount, Crestwood, or Riverbend. They want heritage character with downtown proximity. Core price band sits at $1M to $1.8M.
Second: suburban downsizers, 55-plus, trading 3,500-plus square-foot homes in Riverbend, Windermere, or MacTaggart for 2,200 to 2,800 square-foot heritage character or a top-tier condo at West Block or Glenora Gates. Third: school-catchment families, mid-30s to 50, moving for Westminster and the Ross Sheppard chain. Fourth: heritage-restoration buyers willing to commit to multi-year capital plans on pre-1930 properties, often $1.4M to $3M. Fifth: inbound relocation executives from Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, or further afield. They often shortlist Glenora and Crestwood together on the first pass.
Seller side, the most common pattern is long-tenure ownership ending in an estate sale, often after 30-plus years. Within-Glenora downsizers (selling detached, buying at West Block or Glenora Gates) come next. Outbound suburban movers heading to Windermere or Magrath Heights, and retirement moves to BC or the Okanagan, round out the seller mix. Most people from outside Edmonton are surprised by how much of this neighbourhood is multi-generational ownership.
What should you know before buying in Glenora?
Worth knowing before you fall in love with a house:
- Heritage and renovation rules. The Mature Neighbourhood Overlay, the Carruthers Caveat where it still applies, and any property-specific heritage designation can restrict roof pitch, front-yard setback, and side-yard ratios on new builds and major renovations. Run any teardown-and-rebuild plan past the City’s permit process before you write an offer.
- Older mechanicals on heritage stock. Many homes still have original or 1960s-era electrical, plumbing, and foundations. Insurers increasingly scrutinise knob-and-tube wiring, galvanized supply lines, and clay sewer laterals. A pre-purchase inspection is non-negotiable. For legal questions on heritage rules, talk to a real estate lawyer.
- Property tax assessment lag. Long-held Glenora properties sometimes show assessed values well below current market. You can see a meaningful first-year tax bump after a sale. See our explainer on Edmonton property tax for how the assessment cycle works. For specific tax planning, talk to an accountant or tax professional.
- Slope stability on river-valley properties. Homes along Glenora’s south edge backing onto the escarpment carry slope-stability and erosion considerations. Read any disclosure carefully and bring in an engineer if needed.
- Thin inventory. Heritage-core Glenora rarely has more than a handful of true character homes listed at once. Six to 18 months of patient searching is normal here. Build the timeline into your plan; don’t fight it.
- LRT construction disruption. Stony Plain Road frontage is under active construction through the LRT’s 2028 target. Pricing on those properties generally reflects the disruption. After the line opens, the transit access flips into a value-add.
Glenora gets searched as part of homes for sale in west Edmonton a lot, especially by buyers who are also looking at Crestwood, Laurier Heights, and Parkview. Geographically Glenora sits in Edmonton’s central area east of 142 Street, but the search overlap with west Edmonton is real and shows up in how MLS® System data sometimes groups the neighbourhood. A future central Edmonton landing page will pick this neighbourhood up under its canonical quadrant.
About the Author
Rory O’Shea is a REALTOR® with Homes & Gardens Real Estate Ltd. in Edmonton. He covers the full residential market across Edmonton and 11 surrounding municipalities, from apartment condos starting at $200K through detached homes to $1.2M-plus. Rory works alongside Bev O’Shea-Thomas: a 45+ year Edmonton REALTOR®, SRES®, CREA member, Re/Max Hall of Fame member, Re/Max Platinum Club recipient, and Edmonton Real Estate Board Medallion Club winner. She provides advisory support across the practice. The brokerage was founded in 1953 and has helped 1,100+ families. Reach Rory at 780-220-4490 or rory@edmontoncityhomes.com.
Market figures shown as ranges. Actual prices depend on home size, condition, and exact location. For a current CMA on a specific property, contact us. Listing data, where referenced, is provided through the REALTORS® Association of Edmonton MLS® System and is believed reliable but not guaranteed.
Talk to Rory
If you’re looking at homes for sale in Glenora and want a working view of what’s listed, what’s about to come up, and where the value actually sits between detached and condo, I’m happy to talk. I can run a current CMA on a specific Glenora address, walk you through the school catchment chain in person, or line Glenora up against Crestwood, Westmount, Laurier Heights, or one of the West Block condo lines. Call or text Rory O’Shea at 780-220-4490, email rory@edmontoncityhomes.com, or use the contact page. Homes & Gardens Real Estate Ltd., 3659 99 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 6K5. More about Rory and Bev.
About this page
This page was researched and drafted with AI assistance to gather and synthesize public data from the Realtors Association of Edmonton, Statistics Canada, CMHC, and the City of Edmonton. Local market commentary and neighbourhood observations reflect the direct experience of Rory O’Shea and Bev O’Shea-Thomas working this market — Bev’s 45+ years of Edmonton real estate experience and Rory’s front-line transaction work. Every figure, claim, and recommendation was reviewed and signed off by Rory before publishing.
Last reviewed: May 26, 2026