Brambleton, Ashburn: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 19, 2026. The boundary is the U.S. Census Bureau’s Brambleton census-designated place (TIGERweb); people and homes come from the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 American Community Survey (data.census.gov) and Loudoun County’s Residential Communities layer (July 1, 2025); school zones are the county’s 2026-27 elementary, middle and high school zone layers, counted over the county’s address points; ratings are the Virginia Department of Education’s School Quality Profiles; home values are the Zillow Home Value Index (Zillow Research); buses are Loudoun County Transit’s GTFS feed (Sept. 27, 2026); parks, stores and road distances come from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and park pages.

Brambleton is the largest planned community with an Ashburn address, south of Broadlands between Belmont Ridge Road and Loudoun County Parkway. The Census Bureau counts it as its own place, the Brambleton census-designated place: 5.75 square miles and 24,537 residents, more than half the population of the Census Bureau’s Ashburn. Its mailing addresses say Ashburn, ZIP code 20148. Most of it is in the county’s Dulles planning subarea and the northern quarter in the Ashburn subarea.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: split three ways; about 69% Independence High, 20% Briar Woods High and 11% Rock Ridge High
• Typical home value, ZIP 20148: $869,300 in September 2026, according to Zillow; the Census median home value for Brambleton is $865,800
• Nearest Dulles Greenway exit: Exit 7 (Loudoun County Parkway), about 4.9 miles by road from the middle
• School zone questions: LCPS Planning and GIS Services, 571-252-1050

Where it is

The Census place spreads across Belmont Ridge Road, Northstar Boulevard, Creighton Road, Evergreen Mills Road and Ryan Road, with Loudoun County Parkway and Claiborne Parkway on its eastern side. Broadlands is to the north, Moorefield Station to the northeast and Loudoun Valley Estates to the east. Beaverdam Reservoir is on its northern side.

Homes and people

Loudoun County’s Residential Communities layer places these inside the Census place, as of July 1, 2025:

That is about 9,400 homes built. The county lists the main Brambleton community as partially age-restricted and Birchwood at Brambleton, which it also calls Brambleton Active Adult, as age-restricted; both are still building. The Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 American Community Survey counts 7,961 households, 6,776 of them, or 85%, in owner-occupied homes, and a median home value of $865,800.

Schools

Brambleton has six public schools inside it, and its addresses are split among several zones. Of the 8,866 county address points in the Census place, for 2026-27:

About 5% of addresses are zoned for Sycolin Creek, Moorefield Station or Mill Run elementary. The rating is the school’s level in Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework; Distinguished is the top level, and all are Fully Accredited for 2025-26. Check one address in the LCPS LABEL lookup and see our schools guide.

Home values

Zillow’s Home Value Index for ZIP 20148 was $869,300 in September 2026, up 0.4% from $865,482 in September 2025, according to Zillow’s ZIP code file. Zillow’s figure for all of Ashburn was $795,910, up 0.5%. ZIP 20148 also covers Broadlands, Moorefield Station and Loudoun Valley Estates. The index is a modeled typical value, not a sale price. See our home prices guide.

Parks and trails

• Reservoir Park, run by NOVA Parks and Loudoun Water on Beaverdam Reservoir: trails, waterfront boardwalks, boat rentals and a welcome center at 22211 Water Vista Drive. Trails open dawn to dusk; enter through the Brambleton Community Park west complex off Belmont Ridge Road.
• Brambleton Community Park, 22388 and 22389 Belmont Ridge Road: 61 acres, with diamonds on the west side and rectangle fields on the east.
• Hal and Berni Hanson Regional Park, 22831 Hanson Park Drive, a regional park in the southern part of the Census place, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.
• Legacy Park, a neighborhood park on OpenStreetMap.

Brambleton Library, 22850 Brambleton Plaza, is inside the community. See our parks and trails guide.

Getting around

Distances are measured on the road network from the middle of the Census place (OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data); they are not drive times.

Loudoun County Transit’s GTFS data show fare-free Route 374 (Creighton and Evergreen Ridge) and Route 375 (Evergreen Mills) running through Brambleton to the Ashburn Metro station, with a few stops on Routes 371 and 373. See our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists Harris Teeter, 42415 Ryan Road, and CVS Pharmacy, 23684 Strickland Drive, inside the Census place.

How to check an address

Search the parcel on Loudoun County’s WebLogis map for zoning and the assessed value, then check the schools in LABEL. Real estate tax is billed by Loudoun County; see our property tax guide. All 10 areas are on our Ashburn neighborhoods guide.

Frequently asked questions

What high school is Brambleton zoned for?

It depends on the street. For 2026-27, about 69% of the county’s address points in the Brambleton Census place are zoned for Brambleton Middle and Independence High, 20% for Eagle Ridge Middle and Briar Woods High and 11% for Stone Hill Middle and Rock Ridge High.

Is Brambleton in Ashburn?

Brambleton is its own census-designated place, but its homes have Ashburn mailing addresses in ZIP code 20148. It is unincorporated, so Loudoun County is the local government.

How many people live in Brambleton, Virginia?

24,537, according to the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 American Community Survey estimate for the Brambleton census-designated place.

Is Brambleton a good place to live?

That depends on the household. The facts: Brambleton is a 5.75-square-mile Census place with six public schools, a library, a regional park and Reservoir Park inside it. The Census median home value was $865,800, and Zillow’s typical value for ZIP 20148 was $869,300 in September 2026.