Exploring PEI's Hidden Gems: A Guide to 4 Unique Neighbourhoods around Charlottetown

As an agent, I love finding these new, hidden neighbourhoods as I’m out running the roads. This list is only a small taste of neighbourhoods for the Greater Charlottetown Area. I will do a separate bit of writing for neighbourhoods surrounding other municipalities of PEI and continue to expand the list around Charlottetown too.

Maryland Subdivision

I’m not even sure where I was going when I came across this subdivision. All I know is that I was cutting across the back roads, with the kids in the car, and they were not too impressed with the idea that Mommy wanted to prolong the drive by exploring this newly found subdivision.

The Maryland Subdivision is located in Pleasant Grove so it is a rural area. The lots are all large and that is a major benefit of rural living versus town living, but it is just beyond the Greater Charlottetown area so easily accessible for those who work in town.

 

I did find many of the homes first built in this neighbourhood to be replications of the same home over and over again, but newer builds are unique and giving the subdivision a newer look. The roads are wide and straight and not a thruway for cars to get somewhere else which makes it an ideal place to let your kiddos be free range. Homes don’t come up in this area often so it is a seize it while you can neighbourhood. Property values in this area over the past two years are in the high $400’s and up to just over $600,000.

Clearview Estates

I have long admired this neighbourhood - like we are talking since I was a kid. We always stayed at “the farm” when we visited PEI and “the farm” was in Cherry Valley so we drove past this development for decades. Since it was first started, it has definitely gotten bigger and the homes in the neighbourhood have increased in size and details (some of the homes there now are 🤩).

Again, you have a neighbouhood with roads that are thruways to no where, with larger lots, an ideal neighbourhood to let your kiddos free-range. Property values here are mid $500’s up to $1M now so there is a wide range of homes in this area.

 

Windsor Park, Charlottetown

Located in West Royalty or actually it probably is Winsloe - (I will be honest, I get a bit mixed up where it changes over. I thought I lived in West Royalty for a while, but it is actually Winsloe.). But anyways, this is a newer subdivision that is continuing to expand the edges of Charlottetown.

Families in this area have the choice of sending their kids to Spring Park Elementary for French Immersion or West Royalty Elementary for English school. It is accessible by public transit and also, not a lot of thru traffic. There is a great park and green space for the neighbourhood.

Because this is a newer subdivision within the past 3-4 years, all the builds are newer and you will find prices a big higher. In the past 2 year, prices have ranged from just under $500 up to just over $600,000.

 

Sunrise Cove, Cornwall

Located just across the North River from Charlottetown, Sunrise Cove is a neighbourhood that has grown substantially over the last couple of years. It is connected to a neighbourhood that started in the 80’s-ish and today has some of the nicest homes in Cornwall.

This neighbourhood has integrated green space for kids to play, lots of quiet streets and a meandering coastline along the river to allow lots of waterfront and waterview properties.

Homes in the newer section of this neighbourhood range from $600 to over $1.2M but if you include the older connected neighbourhood, you can get into this coveted area for $400-$600,000.