Name: Ashland Heights
Address: Clearwater

About the neighborhood

Ashland Heights offers a peaceful atmosphere with low noise levels, making it ideal for anyone seeking calm surroundings. This neighborhood features primarily single detached homes alongside a variety of apartments, providing diverse housing options that range from cozy lofts to spacious residences with four or more bedrooms. Residents have convenient access to several green spaces, including the nearby Countryside Sports Complex, perfect for outdoor relaxation and recreational activities. Public transportation is available through a few bus lines with stops conveniently located, while parking is plentiful and easy to find. The neighborhood’s charm is enhanced by its well-maintained, quiet streets and thoughtfully designed living environment.

Characteristics

Transportation

The favored approach to move around in this part of the city is usually a car. Accessing a place to park is easy. However, the public transit in Ashland Heights is quite bad. Nonetheless, there are a few bus lines crossing the neighborhood, and bus stops are typically a short distance away. Traveling by bicycle is difficult in this part of the city because there are a good number of hills, and there are few bike lanes. It is also sometimes difficult for pedestrians to move around in Ashland Heights as few common errands can be run without a car.

Services

Residents will appreciate that wherever their property is situated in this area, primary schools are nearby. On the other hand, it can be very hard to access high schools without a car. With respect to eating, buying one's groceries often necessitates the use of a vehicle in Ashland Heights. On the other hand, those who like to dine in restaurants will have a fair number of opportunities.

Character

The character of Ashland Heights is exemplified by its slower-paced atmosphere. Most areas in this neighborhood are very quiet, as noise from streets and other parts of the city is rarely an issue. Finally, there are a few green spaces close by for residents to relax in, including Forest Run Park, and they are very well-spread out, making it easy to get to them.

Car friendly8.0

Excellent access to freeways and/or major arteries, with a very low chance of parking problems

Cycling friendly3.6

Not very suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly4.0

Some day-to-day needs are within walking distance

Transit friendly0.8

Few transit options

Restaurants5.4

Variety of restaurants within a short drive

Groceries3.6

Some groceries within a short drive