The Ridgeway, London Ontario

This page offers a data-driven profile of the The Ridgeway 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.

The Ridgeway is a residential neighbourhood in London, Ontario with a population of about 508. Homeownership is lower the London average. Housing is primarily apartments with a mix of other housing types.

Neighbourhood Facts

Population (2021): The Ridgeway: 508
London: 422,033
Population density: The Ridgeway: 1,121
London: 943
Homeownership rate: The Ridgeway: N/A - denominator under 500
London: 58.2%
Median household income: The Ridgeway: $62,571
London: $81,043
Average household size: The Ridgeway: N/A - denominator under 500
London: 2.4
Immigrant share: The Ridgeway: N/A - denominator under 500
London: 26.0%
Dominant housing type: The Ridgeway: N/A - denominator under 500
London: Detached homes
Land area: The Ridgeway: 0.45 km2
London: 447.37 km2

Housing Profile

Indicator	The Ridgeway	London overall
Homeownership %	N/A - denominator under 500	58.2%
Detached %	N/A - denominator under 500	49.0%
Semi-detached %	N/A - denominator under 500	3.4%
Row %	N/A - denominator under 500	13.3%
Apartment %	N/A - denominator under 500	34.3%
Average household size	N/A - denominator under 500	2.4

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

Population and Demographics

Household and Family Context

Indicator	The Ridgeway	London overall
Family households share	N/A - denominator under 500	60.8%
Households with children	N/A - denominator under 500	50.9%
Average household size	N/A - denominator under 500	2.4

Income and Education

Indicator	The Ridgeway	London overall
Median household income (2020)	$62,571	$81,043
Post-secondary attainment	N/A - denominator under 500	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	N/A - denominator under 500	35.0%

Language and Newcomer Context

Indicator	The Ridgeway	London overall
Immigrant share of population	N/A - denominator under 500	26.0%
Top non-English languages reported		n/a
Refugee share of population	N/A - denominator under 500	6.7%

Schools Serving the Neighbourhood

Schools listed below have residential addresses inside the neighbourhood boundary.

School	Board	Grades	Program
St. John French Immersion School	LDCSB	Elementary	French Immersion
Woodfield French Immersion Public School	TVDSB	Elementary	French Immersion
St Anthony Catholic French Immersion School	LDCSB	Elementary	French Immersion
St. Andre Bessette Secondary School	LDCSB	Secondary	Regular
Catholic Central High School	LDCSB	Secondary	Regular
London South Collegiate Institute	TVDSB	Secondary	Regular Track
St Michael Separate School	LDCSB	Elementary	Regular
St Thomas More Separate School	LDCSB	Elementary	Regular
Victoria Public School	TVDSB	Elementary	Regular Track

Commuting and Transportation

Commute mode share	The Ridgeway	London overall
Car, truck, or van	N/A - denominator under 500	88.2%
Public transit	N/A - denominator under 500	6.0%
Walk	N/A - denominator under 500	4.2%
Other	n/a	1.6%

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

Summary

The Ridgeway is a residential neighbourhood in London, Ontario with a local, community feel. Income and education indicators are mixed relative to the city average, pointing to a varied socioeconomic profile. School options span LDCSB and TVDSB, and the map shows residential addresses within each catchment to help families explore boundaries. Several rate-based indicators are suppressed here because the population base is small, so comparisons should be treated cautiously.

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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