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South Side Hills & Southlands Prestige

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South Side & Southlands

Harbour Views and Professional Prestige

The South Side Hills — across St. John's Harbour from the downtown core — deliver estate properties with unobstructed harbour views: custom homes on hillside lots accessible by the South Side Road, looking north across the Narrows to Signal Hill. Southlands, extending from Waterford Bridge Road through the Virginia Waters area, provides St. John's most established executive family neighbourhood: larger lots, mature tree coverage, and proximity to Memorial University and the Health Sciences Centre that drives consistent demand from academic and medical professionals.

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What are the South Side Hills and what views do they provide?
The South Side Hills are the elevated terrain south of St. John's Harbour, accessed by South Side Road (which hugs the harbour's southern shore). Properties on the uphill slopes have unobstructed north-facing views across the Narrows to Signal Hill, the harbour entrance, and downtown St. John's — some of the most dramatic harbour views available in any Canadian city.
What is the Southlands neighbourhood and who lives there?
Southlands is St. John's established executive family neighbourhood — the streets extending from Waterford Bridge Road and Topsail Road through the Virginia Waters and Elizabeth Avenue corridor. The neighbourhood houses Memorial University faculty, Health Sciences Centre specialists, oil industry executives and senior government officials. It is St. John's de facto professional-class residential district, with established schools, mature trees and larger lots than are available downtown.
How does proximity to Memorial University affect Southlands property values?
Memorial University of Newfoundland (approximately 18,000 students, one of Atlantic Canada's largest universities) is adjacent to the Southlands neighbourhood on Elizabeth Avenue. MUN's faculty, graduate student and administrative employment base provides consistent demand for quality residential properties in the surrounding area. The MUN Botanical Garden and the Marine Institute campus add recreational amenity.
What is Virginia Waters and how does it differ from Southlands?
Virginia Waters is a residential neighbourhood adjacent to Southlands, generally considered slightly newer and more suburban in character — custom homes on standard suburban lots, with good highway access via Thorburn Road. It delivers comparable school access and neighbourhood amenity to Southlands but at slightly lower price points, making it a strong value tier for St. John's luxury buyers entering at $650,000–$900,000.
What is the Health Sciences Centre and why does it drive Southlands demand?
The Health Sciences Centre (HSC) is Newfoundland's primary tertiary care hospital and the largest employer in the province — a 600-bed facility adjacent to Memorial University. The HSC's medical staff, research faculty and specialist community represent a stable, high-income professional class that consistently demands quality residential properties within comfortable commuting distance. Southlands and Virginia Waters are the primary residential choices for HSC medical professionals.

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