Old North, London Ontario

This page offers a data-driven profile of the Old North neighbourhood in London, Ontario, featuring an interactive map that outlines the neighbourhood boundary and shows the area in context, plus housing, population, and school-catchment insights.

Old North is a residential neighbourhood in London, Ontario with a population of about 9,560. Homeownership is lower the London average. Housing is primarily detached homes with a mix of other housing types.

Neighbourhood Facts

Population (2021): Old North: 9,560
London: 422,033
Population density: Old North: 1,812
London: 943
Homeownership rate: Old North: 51.7%
London: 58.2%
Median household income: Old North: $87,458
London: $81,043
Average household size: Old North: 2.4
London: 2.4
Immigrant share: Old North: 15.0%
London: 26.0%
Dominant housing type: Old North: Detached homes
London: Detached homes
Land area: Old North: 5.28 km2
London: 447.37 km2

Housing Profile

Indicator	Old North	London overall
Homeownership %	51.7%	58.2%
Detached %	51.7%	49.0%
Semi-detached %	1.3%	3.4%
Row %	1.1%	13.3%
Apartment %	45.9%	34.3%
Average household size	2.4	2.4

Housing mix reflects the share of dwelling types reported in Census 2021.

Population and Demographics

Household and Family Context

Indicator	Old North	London overall
Family households share	52.4%	60.8%
Households with children	45.3%	50.9%
Average household size	2.4	2.4

Income and Education

Indicator	Old North	London overall
Median household income (2020)	$87,458	$81,043
Post-secondary attainment	82.3%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.8%	35.0%

Language and Newcomer Context

Indicator	Old North	London overall
Immigrant share of population	15.0%	26.0%
Top non-English languages reported		n/a
Refugee share of population	0.6%	6.7%

Schools Serving the Neighbourhood

Schools listed below have residential addresses inside the neighbourhood boundary.

School	Board	Grades	Program
London Central Secondary School	TVDSB	Secondary	Regular Track
Old North Public School	TVDSB	Elementary	Regular Track
St. John French Immersion School	LDCSB	Elementary	French Immersion
St Georges Public School	TVDSB	Elementary	Regular Track
Woodfield French Immersion Public School	TVDSB	Elementary	French Immersion
Louise Arbour French Immersion Public School	TVDSB	Elementary	French Immersion
Catholic Central High School	LDCSB	Secondary	Regular
H B Beal Secondary School	TVDSB	Secondary	Regular Track
St Michael Separate School	LDCSB	Elementary	Regular

Commuting and Transportation

Commute mode share	Old North	London overall
Car, truck, or van	77.7%	88.2%
Public transit	8.9%	6.0%
Walk	12.4%	4.2%
Other	0.9%	1.6%

Commute mode shares are based on adult travel-to-work data.

Summary

Old North is a neighbourhood in London, Ontario that mainly consists of detached homes. Income and education indicators are mixed relative to the city average, pointing to a varied socioeconomic profile. Newcomer presence appears lower than the city average, pointing to a more established population. Transit plays a larger role than the city overall, suggesting better access to routes and services. School options span LDCSB and TVDSB, and the map shows residential addresses within each catchment to help families explore boundaries.

Data Sources, Methodology & Notes

Census data: Statistics Canada Census 2021 indicators aggregated from Dissemination Areas to neighbourhoods using area-weighted areal interpolation, with residential groups weighted by address unit counts (Canada Post unit counts where available; otherwise address = 1).

London overall comparisons: Statistics Canada Census 2021 indicators for the City of London, Ontario.

Development activity: City of London residential permits (single/semi) and additional residential unit (ARU) permit records from 2020 to 2026.

Rental licences and property standards violations (PSV): City of London licensing and by-law enforcement records with geocoded addresses (point-in-polygon assignment).

School catchments: address-level school range data joined to neighbourhoods; school locations from the official catchment file.

Zoning and address roll: municipal address dataset with zoning codes (Zoning_main and Zoning_All); zoning category groupings follow the City of London zoning by-law sections.

Disclaimer: Information on this page is not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. Please do your own research and confirm details with official sources.

Interpretation: Summaries are descriptive and based on reported data. Rate-based indicators are suppressed when neighbourhood denominators are small.

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