Photo: Bplimley · CC BY-SA 4.0Around Surrey Centre, 8 historic places within 25 km
Few homes are old by the census: 3% before 1961, against 18%. For the highest designations, the closest town is Langley, 9.5 km off.
Within 25 km of Surrey Centre: 8 places on the registers
Among them are 3 provincial or municipal listings, 3 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings and a National Historic Site. Its 2 places of national rank start with Fort Langley, at 15 km. The earliest date is Fort Langley’s, 1839, 15 km away.
The 8 nearest, within 25 km
| Peace ArchNational Register of Historic Places listed place · 1921 · 13 km away, in Douglas |
| Saint Andrew's United ChurchListed in a community heritage register · 14 km away, in Langley |
| Big HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1958–1960 · 15 km away, in Langley |
| Servants' QuartersRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1957–1958 · 15 km away, in Langley |
| Fort LangleyNational Historic Site · 1839–1841 · 15 km away, in Langley |
| Holy Trinity CathedralListed in a community heritage register · 1902 · 15 km away, in New Westminster |
| StorehouseClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1840–1872 · 15 km away, in Langley |
| Northeast BastionRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1957–1958 · 15 km away, in Langley |
Most of what stands within 25 km of Surrey Centre dates from the years since 1946
No place near Surrey Centre is close: these lie up to 25 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
The oldest is Fort Langley in Langley, from 1839. The bars count 7 dated places within 25 km. Before Confederation: 2.
A growing town: 14% of Surrey Centre’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
51% of Surrey Centre’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up just 10% of Surrey Centre’s, against 27% in the typical town. Building from 1981 to 2000 gave Surrey Centre 20% of its homes, near the usual 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Surrey Centre and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey Centre | 16,482 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cloverdale | 13,615 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Provinceton | 11,625 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rosewood Park | 9,004 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sullivan | 42,135 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sunrise Estates | 4,292 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Clayton Heights | 8,961 | 0 | 0 | — |
Surrey Centre in brief
Most of its homes are post-1960: only 3% came earlier, against 18% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
- 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.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
Questions about Surrey Centre’s history
How many historic places does Surrey Centre have on the registers?
Inside Surrey Centre, none so far; Peace Arch, 13 km away in Douglas, is the closest.
How old are the homes in Surrey Centre?
3% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Why might a heritage building in Surrey Centre be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; one further listing in Surrey Centre shows up only as a Wikidata number.
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).