Living near Sperling–Burnaby Lake
This is the second-quietest station in the system at 574,000 annual boardings, and it functions as a neighbourhood station for the family streets between Burnaby Lake and the mountain. The 144 to SFU is the useful detail most buyers miss: it makes this a practical base for a household with someone working or studying at the university.
574,000 annual boardings in 2025, ranking 52 of 54 SkyTrain stations. Source: station records via Wikipedia, retrieved August 2026.
Getting around from here
Routes 144 to Metrotown and SFU, 110 to Metrotown and Lougheed, and 134 to Brentwood and Lake City.
Burnaby Lake Regional Park is nearby and gives the station the second half of its name. The station sits at Sperling Avenue and Lougheed Highway.
What you can buy nearby
Detached family homes on the Sperling and Duthie streets, with the Government Road estate lots to the north and very little condo product.
This station sits in Sperling-Duthie, where the full area guide covers streets, schools, price context, and what tends to come up for sale.
Who this station area suits
Families who want space and parkland, and SFU-connected households who want a direct bus without living on the mountain.
Very little walkable retail, and the Lougheed Highway frontage is not a pleasant walking environment.
What the TOA rules mean here
Sperling–Burnaby Lake station, like every SkyTrain station in BC, sits at the centre of a designated transit-oriented area under Bill 47. Within 200 metres of the station, municipalities must permit at least 20 storeys. From 200 to 400 metres, the minimum is 12 storeys. From 400 to 800 metres, it is 8 storeys. Minimum parking requirements cannot be imposed on new housing inside the ring.
For a buyer, this is the difference between a lot that is worth what the house on it is worth, and a lot that is worth what someone could eventually build on it. It also means the view from a unit near this station is less permanent than it looks. The main SkyTrain guide covers the tiers in full, and the SSMUH zoning guide explains how the separate Bill 44 multiplex rules interact with it.
A note on how I use this page
Station facts here are verified. The read on who an area suits is my professional opinion, and it does not replace pricing a specific address. Two units the same distance from this platform can be worth meaningfully different amounts depending on which street they face, what is approved next door, and how the building is run.