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Barrie's East End
The east end is the most mixed part of Barrie — post-war bungalows, seventies houses and new builds on the same streets, running down to the North Shore of Kempenfelt Bay. Big lots, mature trees, two city beaches, and buyers who come here specifically to add on or rebuild.
What Barrie's East End is actually like.
The east end is a genuine mix, and that is the point of it. Post-war bungalows, seventies houses and new builds sit on the same streets, on the northeast side of the city running down to the North Shore of Kempenfelt Bay. Tourism Barrie describes it as large lots, shady trees and brick bungalows, which is fair as far as it goes.
Prices vary more here than in any other Barrie neighbourhood, and I would not trust a single east-end average — it averages a waterfront rebuild against a bungalow that has not been touched since 1974, and tells you nothing about either. Ask for a range on your specific street instead.
What people are actually doing here is buying to add on, renovate or rebuild. All three, not just teardowns. The lots are large enough to make it worth doing and the locations are good enough to justify the spend. This is the part of Barrie where my twenty years in renovation earns its keep, because the gap between a house that looks tired and a house that is expensive is wider here than anywhere else in the city.
Schools in and around Barrie's East End.
These are the schools in and near the neighbourhood, with the board each one belongs to. They are not a catchment list. Both boards set attendance areas by address and both say plainly that boundaries change, so confirm your specific address with the board before you let a school decide your offer.
- Codrington Public School217 Codrington StreetSCDSB · JK–8
- Steele Street Public School36 Steel StreetSCDSB · JK–8
- Oakley Park Public School22 Davidson StreetSCDSB · JK–8
- Eastview Secondary School421 Grove Street EastSCDSB · 9–12
- Barrie North Collegiate Institute110 Grove Street EastSCDSB · 9–12
- Monsignor Clair Catholic School345 Livingstone Street EastSMCDSB
- St. Joseph's Catholic High School243 Cundles Road EastSMCDSB
Two beaches and the North Shore Trail.
- Tyndale Park & Beach, 45 Tyndale Road — 15 acres with a beach, barbecues, gazebo, playground, volleyball court and parking.
- Johnson's Beach Park, 2 Johnson Street — a city beach with lifeguards in summer, a life-jacket loan service and seasonal washrooms.
- North Shore Trail — about 3 km from Heritage Park to Penetanguishene Road along the north shore, four metres wide and accessible.
- Shear Park, 21 Holgate Street — 10.5 acres with an accessible playground, baseball, basketball, tennis, a rink, washrooms and a community garden and orchard.
- Eastview Community Park, 453 Grove Street East — 9.9 acres with pickleball, tennis, soccer, a playground and a creek.
- St. Vincent Park, 60 Blake Street — 2.2 acres with accessible play structures, a wheelchair-accessible swing and a nature play circuit.
The City is building new access points from Kempenfelt Drive down to the North Shore Trail at Kempenfelt Park, St. Vincent Park and Nelson Square. Work began in late August 2026 and runs to about July 2027, with trail closures near those three parks while it happens. Worth knowing if you are viewing nearby.
Where you'd shop.
- Zehrs — 607 Cundles Road East
- A1 South Asian Grocery — 477 Grove Street East
- Metro — 400 Bayfield Street
Cundles Road East is the main run for groceries and chain restaurants from the east end.
Where you'd eat.
- St. Louis Bar & Grill — 353 Duckworth Street
- Symposium Cafe Restaurant & Lounge — 307 Cundles Road East
- State & Main Kitchen & Bar — 467 Cundles Road East
- Montana's BBQ and Bar — 407 Cundles Road East
- Rim Thanon Thai Kitchen — 221 Cundles Road East, Unit 11
- The Lockeroom Sports Bar & Grill — 201 Cundles Road East
The highway, and the commute.
Highway 400 access: Duckworth Street, Exit 102 is the nearest, with Highway 26 / Bayfield Street, Exit 98 next.
The furthest part of Barrie from Highway 400, which runs along the western edge of the city. If your commute is south down the 400 every morning, the east end is the hardest of these six to make work, and I would drive it at 7am before deciding. What you get in exchange is the North Shore, the biggest lots in the city and Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre and Georgian College on your doorstep — which is why it suits people who work at either of them very well indeed.
On drive times
I have deliberately not published minute-by-minute drive times here. They depend on the hour, the season and which end of the neighbourhood you are in, and a number that looks precise on a website is worse than no number at all. Ask me and I will tell you what the drive is actually like from the street you are looking at, at the time you would be doing it.
About Barrie's East End.
What is the east end of Barrie like?
What is the average house price in Barrie's east end?
Is the east end good for renovating?
How far is the east end from Highway 400?
Thinking about Barrie's East End?
Tell me which streets you are looking at and I will tell you what is actually selling there, what the drive is like at the hour you would be doing it, and what any work the house needs is likely to cost. A real answer within 24 hours.
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