Whalley, #1 on this list · Photo: Reg Natarajan from Vancouver, Bogotá (CC BY 2.0)

Surrey · 2026

Most walkable neighbourhoods in Surrey

At the other end is Anniedale, with C. Across Canada, the same list puts Whalley #246 of 2,589. Canada’s top 100 on this list includes no neighbourhood in Surrey. Whalley tops the list in Surrey, at A+. Second place goes to Guildford, at A+, and third to Birdland, at A+. The A range holds 19 of the 31 on this list.

Walkability grade: residents within 800 metres of a pharmacy, and commuters who walk, cycle or take transit How grades work

#1

Whalley

British Columbia · 52,642 people

A⁺Walkability

Overall D·#2,366 of 2,556

Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

#2

Guildford

British Columbia · 14,663 people

A⁺Walkability

Overall D·#2,335 of 2,556

Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

#3

Birdland

British Columbia · 10,745 people

A⁺Walkability

Overall D·#2,320 of 2,556

Strongest: walkability A⁺, health A·lowest: cost of living D⁻

Photos: Whalley, Reg Natarajan from Vancouver, Bogotá (CC BY 2.0) · Guildford, Northwest (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Birdland, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. 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).