Hodgson

What to know about Hodgson.

Hodgson is a compact southwest Edmonton neighbourhood in the Terwillegar Heights area, in the pihêsiwin ward. It is bounded by 23 Avenue to the south, the Whitemud Creek Ravine to the east, Rabbit Hill Road to the west, and a utility corridor north of 29 Avenue. Most streets date after 2001, giving it a finished, settled feel.

The land was farmed before the city planned it under the Terwillegar Heights Servicing Concept Design Brief, and construction ran through the early 2000s. Housing splits between low- and medium-density forms: detached homes on modest lots, low-rise apartment condominiums and a smaller share of duplexes, with high owner-occupancy and little land left to build on.

Hodgson's core is a large central park, with smaller parks and a wetland, and the Whitemud Creek Ravine forms the entire eastern edge. Families look to schools in the surrounding Riverbend and Terwillegar area, including Brander Gardens Elementary, Riverbend Junior High and Lillian Osborne High School; confirm your address against the division's attendance finder, because boundaries change. Shopping is a short drive to the Riverbend commercial area and Terwillegar Towne Centre, with ETS buses to the Leger Transit Centre and Century Park LRT.

For buyers, Hodgson offers newer homes, ravine access and a quiet, low-through-traffic street pattern minutes from Whitemud Drive via Rabbit Hill Road. What a buyer gives up is walkable retail and on-site schooling, since most errands need a vehicle and the nearest LRT station is a bus ride away. Sellers benefit from settled, owner-occupied character and limited supply, but buyers compare these homes against newer southwest Edmonton builds.