Chapman Mills, in Barrhaven
Chapman Mills is a neighbourhood in Barrhaven, a suburb about 17 km south-west of downtown Ottawa. It is mostly single-detached houses and row houses, with parks, schools and the Strandherd Drive shopping close by. Every fact on this site links to its source.
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chapmanmills.homes is an independent guide to Chapman Mills, Ottawa. It maps 4 schools, 27 parks and recreation places and 4 shops and restaurants, each with its source.
Updated · Facts on this page link to their sources
The neighbourhood
Where Chapman Mills starts and ends, how Barrhaven grew, and what is nearby.
For sale now
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No homes listed right now
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Latest guides
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- Parks & trails
Parks and green space
Neighbourhood parks, rinks and the conservation area.
Updated October 2026 
SchoolsSchools nearby
English and French schools from OpenStreetMap, with their boards.
Updated October 2026- Shops & dining
Shops and services
Groceries, a market and the Strandherd Drive shopping.
Updated October 2026 - Transit
Getting around
Distance to downtown, nearby stations and how residents commute.
Updated October 2026 - Market
The market, honestly
OREB's latest numbers for Ottawa, what they mean, and what they don't.
Updated October 2026
The area at a glance
Wikipedia describes Chapman Mills as the part of Barrhaven bounded by Prince of Wales Drive to the south and east, Woodroffe Avenue to the west and Stoneway Drive to the north. The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study (ONS) draws its own 'Chapman Mills' boundary, which we use for the census figures, so the two lines may not match exactly.
Neighbourhood centres
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The market, honestly
Citywide Ottawa figures from OREB's monthly MLS® report. They describe the whole city, not one neighbourhood.
- $705,100Single-family benchmark price (MLS® HPI)Nearly unchanged from Sept 2025; down 3.0% from August
- 4.4Months of inventory, single-familyAll homes: 4.8, up from 4.1 a year earlier
- $685,640Average sale price, all homesDown 1.0% from Sept 2025
- 1,010Homes sold in SeptemberDown 6.6% from Sept 2025
Figures for September 2026, released October 5, 2026 · Source: oreb.ca
Quick answers
Short answers first; each links to the full answer and its sources.
Is Chapman Mills a good place to live?
Chapman Mills is a Barrhaven community in south-west Ottawa, about 22 km by road from Parliament Hill. In the 2021 census it had 12,075 residents, a median age of 34.8 and an average household size of 3.2, and 72% of households owned their home. Whether it suits you depends on what you need, so here are the facts.
As of 2021 · ons-sqo.ca ons-sqo.ca
What schools serve Chapman Mills?
Four schools are mapped in and beside Chapman Mills: St. Emily School (500 Chapman Mills Drive, Ottawa Catholic School Board, English elementary), Chapman Mills Public School (260 Leamington Way, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, English elementary), Jean-Robert-Gauthier Catholic Elementary School (651 Chapman Mills Drive, Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est, French elementary) and Pierre-Savard Catholic Secondary School (1110 Longfields Drive, same French Catholic board).
As of 2026-10 · openstreetmap.org openstreetmap.org
How far is Chapman Mills from downtown Ottawa?
Parliament Hill is about 17.4 km in a straight line from the centre of Chapman Mills. By road it is about 22.3 km, or roughly 26 minutes in free-flowing traffic.
As of 2026-10 · router.project-osrm.org openstreetmap.org
What are homes like in Chapman Mills?
In the 2021 census, 48.0% of Chapman Mills dwellings were single-detached houses and 40.1% were row houses. Semi-detached houses made up 1.6%, apartments in buildings under five storeys 7.3%, and apartments in buildings of five or more storeys 3.0%.
As of 2021 · ons-sqo.ca ons-sqo.ca
What is the nearest O-Train station to Chapman Mills?
OpenStreetMap lists Barrhaven Centre as an open O-Train station (tagged Confederation Line), about 1.6 km west of the Chapman Mills centre in a straight line. The next O-Train station listed is Longfields, about 2.8 km to the north-west.
As of 2026-10 · openstreetmap.org openstreetmap.org
Where do people in Chapman Mills buy groceries?
Metro (3201 Strandherd Drive) is about 0.7 km from the Chapman Mills centre, and FreshCo (350 Cresthaven Drive) is about 1 km away. COBS Bread (3161 Strandherd Drive) is also about 0.7 km away.
As of 2026-10 · openstreetmap.org openstreetmap.org