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Lindenlea

A planned garden suburb from 1919 in Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward, between Beechwood Avenue and Maple Lane, with its own park and community centre.

1,702Population, Lindenlea (2016 census, per Wikipedia) · source
5,615Population* · source
2,880Private dwellings* · source
5Schools inside
13Parks & places inside
0Homes for sale here

* Ottawa Neighbourhood Study figures for its “New Edinburgh' area (neighbouring)” area, which is larger than Lindenlea alone.

Lindenlea is a neighbourhood in Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward, northeast of downtown Ottawa. Population: 1,702 (2016).

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The neighbourhood

About Lindenlea

Lindenlea is a neighbourhood in Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward, northeast of downtown Ottawa. Wikipedia says it is bordered by Maple Lane to the north, Acacia Avenue to the east, Beechwood Avenue to the south and Springfield Road to the west. It dates to 1919 and was planned by Thomas Adams in the garden suburb style, and most homes have large back yards. The community is split into upper Lindenlea, north of Rideau Terrace, and lower Lindenlea, which was developed later. Wikipedia notes a children's park, tennis courts, a bowling green and a community centre. Its 2016 census population was 1,702. ONS (Ottawa Neighbourhood Study) figures below are for neighbouring New Edinburgh, because our files have no separate ONS figures for Lindenlea.

Boundaries

Wikipedia gives Lindenlea's borders as Maple Lane to the north, Acacia Avenue to the east, Beechwood Avenue to the south and Springfield Road to the west. It sits in Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward, northeast of downtown Ottawa. New Edinburgh is the neighbouring community. Upper Lindenlea lies north of Rideau Terrace and lower Lindenlea to the south. Our files have no mapped boundary polygon for Lindenlea, so the map marks its centre only.

Homes

Wikipedia describes Lindenlea as having picturesque architecture and large back yards, a feature of its garden suburb planning. Lower Lindenlea contains what it calls a "melange of 1950s brick apartments", including the Champlain Towers. For the mix of dwellings, see the ONS figures for neighbouring New Edinburgh below, which may differ from Lindenlea. en.wikipedia.org

Highlights
  • Planned by Thomas Adams in 1919 as a garden suburb; Wikipedia calls it the earliest planned community in Ottawa
  • Lindenlea Park and the Lindenlea community centre at 15 Rockcliffe Way
  • Optimiste Park nearby, with an ice rink and a wading pool
  • Beechwood Avenue, on the southern edge, has a Metro, a butcher and a bakery
  • Straight-line distance to Parliament Hill is 3.1 km
  • Commemorative street signs were installed in 2019 for the neighbourhood's 100th anniversary

Community

History

How Lindenlea came to be

  1. 1919

    Lindenlea was founded in 1919. Before that there were some homes in the area on Beechwood Avenue, next to the community of Clarkstown (now part of Vanier), and on Rideau Terrace. en.wikipedia.org

  2. 1919

    Wikipedia calls Lindenlea the earliest planned community in Ottawa. It was planned by Thomas Adams as a garden suburb, and most homes have large back yards. en.wikipedia.org

  3. 1962

    The Champlain Towers apartment complex was built by the Campeau Corporation in lower Lindenlea in 1962. A further development there, Springfield Mews, was built in the 1980s. en.wikipedia.org

  4. 2019

    To mark the neighbourhood's 100th anniversary, the City of Ottawa installed commemorative street signs, replacing the regular blue and white municipal signs. en.wikipedia.org

  5. Only upper Lindenlea, north of Rideau Terrace, was planned by Adams and developed by the Ottawa Housing Corporation. Lower Lindenlea was developed later but followed many garden suburb principles, including the large back yards. en.wikipedia.org

Map

Around Lindenlea

Walking rings at 5, 10 and 15 minutes from the neighbourhood centre.

Schools

10 nearby

Straight-line distances from the Lindenlea centre. Living near a school does not guarantee a place: confirm the designated school for an address with each board. All schools and board locators.

Parks & places

10 nearby

The full parks & trails guide.

Shops & dining

7 nearby

The full shops & dining guide.

Getting around

Transit

  • Downtown

    Parliament Hill (downtown Ottawa) is 3.1 km in a straight line from the area centre. By road it is 4.0 km, about 7 minutes (free-flow, no traffic), from the OSRM demo router on OpenStreetMap roads, as of 2026-10-30.

    router.project-osrm.org openstreetmap.org

  • O-Train

    Rideau station (Confederation Line), open. We have no distance for it.

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  • O-Train

    uOttawa station (301 Nicholas Street), open. We have no distance for it.

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  • O-Train

    Lees station (191 Lees Avenue), open. We have no distance for it.

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The full transit guide.

Homes

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    Questions people ask

    Quick answers

    Short answers first; each links to the full answer and its sources.

    All 31 questions

    1. Is Lindenlea a good place to live?

      Lindenlea is a small planned neighbourhood in Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward, northeast of downtown Ottawa and about 3.1 km in a straight line from Parliament Hill. Metro (50 Beechwood Avenue) and a butcher (127 Beechwood Avenue) are on Beechwood, and Lindenlea Park and a community centre are at 15 Rockcliffe Way.

      As of 2026-10 · en.wikipedia.org router.project-osrm.org

    2. What schools serve Lindenlea?

      Schools mapped near Lindenlea include Trille-des-Bois Public Elementary School (140 Genest Street, CEPEO, French-language), St. Brigid School (200 Springfield Road, Ottawa Catholic School Board) and Rockcliffe Park Public School (350 Buena Vista Road, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board). Fern Hill School (50 Vaughan Street) is also nearby, with its board not confirmed.

      As of 2026-10 · openstreetmap.org openstreetmap.org

    3. How far is Lindenlea from downtown Ottawa?

      Parliament Hill is about 3.1 km in a straight line from the centre of Lindenlea. By road it is about 4.0 km, or roughly 7 minutes in free-flowing traffic.

      As of 2026-10 · router.project-osrm.org openstreetmap.org

    4. What are homes like in Lindenlea?

      Lindenlea was planned in the garden suburb style, and most of its homes have large back yards. Upper Lindenlea is the older, Thomas Adams–planned section, while lower Lindenlea includes a mix of 1950s brick apartments, the Champlain Towers complex (built in 1962) and Springfield Mews (built in the 1980s).

      As of 2026-10 · en.wikipedia.org

    5. What is the nearest O-Train station to Lindenlea?

      Three open O-Train stations are mapped around Lindenlea: Rideau, uOttawa (301 Nicholas Street) and Lees (191 Lees Avenue). Judging by their coordinates, Rideau is the closest to the neighbourhood centre.

      As of 2026-10 · openstreetmap.org openstreetmap.org

    6. Where do people in Lindenlea buy groceries?

      The closest grocery store mapped to Lindenlea is Metro at 50 Beechwood Avenue. Green Fresh, also mapped as a grocery, is further south, and Muckleston & Brockwell, a butcher, is at 127 Beechwood Avenue.

      As of 2026-10 · openstreetmap.org openstreetmap.org

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