East Saanich 2 and its setting: 91 historic places within 25 km
Homes from before 1961 are 1.1% of the stock, under the 18% of the typical town. The closest top-tier heritage is in Central Saanich, 3.5 km from here.
Within 25 km of East Saanich 2, 32 top designations
All told, 91 places are within 25 km. The first one out is Butchart Gardens, 6.5 km away in Central Saanich. Among them are 56 provincial or municipal listings, 30 National Historic Sites and 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Butchart GardensNational Historic Site · 1904–1940 · 6.5 km away, in Central Saanich |
| Tod InletProvincially Recognized Heritage Site · 7 km away, in Juan de Fuca (Part 1) |
| Dominion Astrophysical ObservatoryNational Historic Site · 1914–1919 · 7.9 km away, in Saanich |
| Craigflower SchoolhouseNational Historic Site · 1854–1856 · 15 km away, in Saanich |
| Craigflower Manor HouseNational Historic Site · 1853–1857 · 15 km away, in View Royal |
| 1114 Arthur Currie LaneHeritage designation · 17 km away, in Victoria |
| Point Ellice House / O'Reilly HouseNational Historic Site · 1861–1865 · 17 km away, in Victoria |
| Bay Street SubstationListed in a community heritage register · 17 km away, in Victoria |
| Bay Street Drill HallNational Historic Site · 1914–1916 · 17 km away, in Victoria |
| Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway RoundhouseNational Historic Site · 1912–1914 · 18 km away, in Victoria |
| Hook Sin Tong Charity BuildingHeritage designation · 1911 · 18 km away, in Victoria |
| 223 Robert StreetNational Historic Site · 1905–1906 · 18 km away, in Victoria |
Around East Saanich 2, within 25 km, most dated places come from the decades after Confederation
The area here stretches to 25 km around East Saanich 2: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
First by date comes Fort Victoria in Victoria, from 1843. 59 places within 25 km have a date. 9 predate Confederation.
New homes stand out in East Saanich 2: 12% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 25% of East Saanich 2’s, against 15% in the typical town. Only 8.5% of East Saanich 2’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%. 52% of East Saanich 2’s homes date from 1981 to 2000, well above the typical 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
East Saanich 2 and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Saanich 2 | 1,962 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Central Saanich | 18,184 | 1 | 1 | 1904 |
| Sidney | 13,445 | 1 | 0 | 1916 |
| North Saanich | 12,986 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Highlands | 2,753 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saanich | 126,011 | 2 | 2 | 1854 |
| Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley | 5,156 | 0 | 0 | — |
East Saanich 2 in brief
Its housing is young: only 1.1% predates 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
Questions about East Saanich 2’s history
How many historic places does East Saanich 2 have on the registers?
Inside East Saanich 2, none so far. At 6.5 km, Butchart Gardens in Central Saanich is the nearest, with the top designation.
How old are the homes in East Saanich 2?
1.1% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).