Saxe Point is the MLS sub-area at the south end of Esquimalt around Saxe Point Park, the forested headland at the end of Fraser Street with trails, beach access and views across Juan de Fuca Strait to the Olympic Mountains. Esquimalt describes Saxe Point and neighbouring Rockheights as its most attractive residential areas. Macaulay Point Park next door preserves the 1878 Fort Macaulay battery and a Garry oak meadow, Fleming Beach has the anglers' boat launch, and Buxton Green sits between them along the shore.
Housing is a mix of mid-century houses, apartment buildings from the 1960s and 1970s, many converted to strata, and newer condominium and townhouse projects, with a premium on the waterfront and water-view streets. CFB Esquimalt, the navy's Pacific base, is the township's largest employer and sits immediately west, and the Esquimalt Road shops, the recreation centre and Esquimalt Town Square are a short walk north. Esquimalt Road buses run to downtown, which is about four kilometres and ten minutes away by car or a short ride on the E&N Rail Trail.
