Living in Millwood

Homes in Millwood

Mostly detached two-storey homes and semi-detached homes roughly 25 to 31 years old in recent listings, on quiet streets and cul-de-sacs. Homes in the subdivision are on municipal water and sewer.

Who Millwood suits

Families who want to be walking distance to schools in a settled 1990s-era subdivision on city services.

Schools near Millwood

• Millwood HighSenior high (grades 9-12, late French Immersion), 141 Millwood Drive, Middle Sackville
• Sackville Heights Junior HighJunior high (grades 6-8; French 7-8), 956 Sackville Drive, Lower Sackville
• Millwood ElementaryElementary (Primary to grade 5), 190 Beaver Bank Cross Road, Middle Sackville
• Sackville Heights ElementaryElementary (Primary to grade 5), 1225 Old Sackville Road, Middle Sackville
• Harry R. Hamilton ElementaryElementary (Pre-Primary to grade 5; hosts Pre-Primary for the Millwood family), 40 Hamilton Drive, Middle Sackville

Millwood High is on Millwood Drive and Millwood Elementary is on Beaver Bank Cross Road. Millwood High opened in 1986 and moved into its own building in 1989. Families should confirm the catchment for a specific address with HRCE's School Finder (Home Address Lookup), because boundaries can change.

Parks, lakes and recreation

• Millwood Common Park (155 Millwood Drive), playground with rock wall and monkey bars
• Neighbourhood walking trails mentioned in listings
• Millwood High gym and outdoor fields used by community sport groups
• Lost Creek golf course a few minutes away (per listings)

Shopping, transit and services

• Halifax Transit routes 85 Millwood and 185 Millwood Express
• Sackville Drive shopping, plus Bedford Commons a short drive away

Commute from Millwood

Reach Highway 101 via Margeson Drive or Sackville Drive toward Lower Sackville. No sourced drive time for Millwood specifically; Lower Sackville is about 25 km, approx. 20 minutes, from downtown Halifax.

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