Subdivision5.5 acres

Lock Plat

Median $580K·Walk Score 6.5/10·Schools 8.6/10

Strong schools draw families here

🏙️6 mito Downtown GR
🏞️35 mito Lake Michigan
💰Top 18% home values
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🎓Schools
90

Meadow Brook Elementary School

  • Elementary — 1.2 mi away
  • Forest Hills
  • 8 rated schools in district
🚶Walkability
65

Very walkable

  • Forest Hills Park: 7 min walk
  • 10 places within a 10 min walk
💰Home Values

$580K median

  • 1 recent sale
🛝Walk to a playground

If someone asks where Lock Plat is, the honest answer is: it's a six-acre platted subdivision in the Vineyard Area where lots average just under half an acre and homes hover around $431K. The real story is access—you're eleven minutes from downtown Grand Rapids, less than fifteen from Gerald R. Ford Airport, and somehow still close enough to walk to a grocery store or one of eighteen restaurants within a mile. Forest Hills Park sits a six-minute walk away, and when you want actual distance, Hidden Lake is less than two miles out. Forest Hills Public Schools serves the area. The subdivision itself is small and straightforward, the kind of place where the appeal isn't what someone stamped onto the land but what was already there: location that doesn't force you to choose between convenience and not living on top of everyone else.

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Nearby Schools

8.6
/10 avg
Above average schools

Based on 14 rated schools nearby

Range: 6/10 to 10/10

School District: Forest Hills Public Schools

9Northern Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 07-08 · 546 students · 18:1 · 0.0 mi
9Northern High SchoolHigh · 09-12 · 1,134 students · 19:1 · 0.0 mi
9Northern Trails 56 SchoolMiddle · 05-06 · 478 students · 17:1 · 0.0 mi
7Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · PK-04 · 358 students · 18:1 · 0.0 mi

Walkability

6.5

Good

Overall walkability score out of 10

🛒Daily Errands
6.5
🍽️Dining
7.7
🌳Nature
4.3
🚌Transit
0.0
💪Fitness
0.0

Based on actual walk/bike/drive times to nearby amenities via Mapbox

Nearby Locations

🛒Grocery Stores
Walkable

Forest Hills Foods

12 minwalk· 4 min bike· 2 min drive
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6 mindrive
Meijer
8 mindrive
D&W Fresh Market
9 mindrive
🍽️Restaurants
Short walk

Brunch House GR

8 minwalk· 3 min bike· 1 min drive
Little Bangkok (Grand Rapids)
9 minwalk
Azul Agave
10 minwalk
Sip Organic Juice Bar
10 minwalk

+1 more

Coffee Shops
Short walk

The Pantry of Forest Hills

9 minwalk· 3 min bike· 1 min drive
Starbucks Coffee Company
12 minwalk
Johnny's Markets
9 minbike
Foxtail Coffee East Paris
4 mindrive
🍺Bars & Breweries
Walkable

Noco Provisions

10 minwalk· 4 min bike· 1 min drive
Bonefish Grill
5 mindrive
O’Briens Deli & Burgers
4 mindrive
Sticks Lounge
5 mindrive

+1 more

🧑‍🌾Farmers Markets
Quick drive

Fulton Street Farmers Market

9 mindrive
Unnamed farmers_market
10 mindrive
Momma D's Kitchen
10 mindrive
Rakowski Family Farm Market
10 mindrive
🌳Parks
Short walk

Forest Hills Park

7 minwalk· 3 min bike· <1 min drive
Northeast Park
9 mindrive
Carl Creek Wetlands Preserve
5 mindrive
John H. Bonnell Park
7 mindrive

+1 more

🛝Playgrounds
Short walk

Forest Hills Park Playground

7 minwalk· 3 min bike· <1 min drive
Unnamed playground
7 minwalk
🏞️Lakes & Water
Bikeable

Echo Lake

6 minbike· 17 min walk· 3 min drive
East Lake
10 minbike
Paradise Lake
4 mindrive
Hidden Lake
6 mindrive

+1 more

🏖️Beaches
Quick drive

Unnamed beach

7 mindrive
Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve Beach
12 mindrive
🥾Hiking Trails
Quick drive

Reeds Lake Trail

7 mindrive
🐕Dog Parks
Quick drive

dog_park

8 mindrive
Hillcrest Dog Park
10 mindrive
🚴Bike Paths
Walkable

Orchard Home Plat, Amended Plat Lots 1 Thru 8 Incl Lot 29 & Part of Adj Vacated Alley Area Trail

13 minwalk· 5 min bike· 1 min drive
Unnamed bike path
13 minwalk
Unnamed bike_path
13 minwalk
Apple Plat Area Trail
7 minbike
Boat Launches
Quick drive

Ada - Grand River Launch

9 mindrive
Knapp Street Bridge Launch
10 mindrive
Butterworth Park Launch
13 mindrive
Comstock Riverside Park Launch
14 mindrive

+1 more

Golf Courses
Bikeable

Cascade Hills Country Club

11 minbike· 5 min drive
Watermark Country Club
5 mindrive
Unnamed golf_course
6 mindrive
💪Gyms & Fitness
Quick drive

The Other Body Shop

7 mindrive
Planet Fitness
8 mindrive
Pure Barre
8 mindrive
Orangetheory Fitness
8 mindrive

+1 more

🚌Transit Stops
Quick drive

Burton/East Paris (EB)

5 mindrive· 19 min bike
Burton/East Paris (WB)
5 mindrive
Burton/Rowland (EB)
6 mindrive
Burton/Keyhill (WB)
6 mindrive

+1 more

💊Pharmacies
Walkable

Walgreens

12 minwalk· 4 min bike· 2 min drive
Rite Aid
9 mindrive
Grand Valley Pharmacist
7 mindrive
CVS Pharmacy
10 mindrive
📚Libraries
Quick drive

Hekman Library

8 mindrive
Miller Library
7 mindrive
Amy Van Andel Library (KDL)
7 mindrive
KDL - East Grand Rapids
9 mindrive

+1 more

👶Daycares
Quick drive

daycare

7 mindrive
🎬Movie Theaters
Quick drive

Phoenix Theatres Woodland Mall

9 mindrive
Celebration! Cinema North
7 mindrive
Wealthy Theater
11 mindrive
Celebration Cinema Studio Park
11 mindrive

+1 more

At a Glance

Recent Sale Price

$580K

1 recent sale

Parcels / Units

11

Median Lot Size

0.38 ac

0.36 ac – 0.53 ac

1 sold in the past 12 months — homes here go fast

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Data sources: parcels, sales, schools · Updated 5/13/2026