280 Lester St

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 University of Waterloo LRT8 min walk
• 🚇 Laurier - Waterloo Park LRT11 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 105 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Rong Natural Food Store (100 m). Nearest park: Sunview park (50 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Winston Churchill Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 56%1.2 km
• Keatsway Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 50%1.9 km
• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 45%1.9 km
• Cedarbrae Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 76%, math 14%2.0 km

Secondary

• Waterloo Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 57%, literacy test 85%10 min walk
• MacGregor Public School15 min walk
• St. David Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 67%, literacy test 97%17 min walk

EQAO: share of students meeting the provincial standard (2024–25). Ontario average: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 51%; Gr 9 math 55%; literacy test 83%.

Closest schools, not school zones. Check which school serves this address with the school board before relying on it.

Who lives here postal area N2L

Owners / renters

37% / 63%

Median household income

$69,500

Average age

37

Children under 15

11%

Homes

29% detached, 40% high-rise

Commute by transit

12%

Population

37,953

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 5.5%, Arabic 1.4%, Hindi 0.9%, Punjabi (Panjabi) 0.9%.

Safety

Crime Severity Index for Waterloo Region (Kitchener) police: 67 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

Police-reported figures for the whole police service area, not this street. Rates use the area’s resident population.