Vancouver

Pop. 2,977 61.40% owner occupied Median age 40.8 6.5 km to downtown 14.4 km to YVR

Kensington-Cedar Cottage

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Data is sourced from public government databases and is provided for general information only. It does not constitute professional real estate, legal, or safety advice.

Safety & Crime

Vancouver Police Department

Total incidents

1,621

Latest

↑ 95% above city median

City median: 830

Violent crime

224

14% of total

Property crime

1,397

86% of total

Year by year

2025

1,621

Source: Vancouver Police Department · 2025–2025 · Data available to end of 2025

Reported incidents only. Does not reflect overall safety. Higher or lower than the city median is not a rating or recommendation.

Lord Selkirk Elementary

Public (VSB) · Elementary

0.8 km

away

Sir Richard McBride Elementary

Public (VSB) · Elementary

1.0 km

away

St Joseph's

Independent · Elementary

1.4 km

away

Gladstone Secondary

Public (VSB) · Senior High

1.4 km

away

Charles Dickens Elementary

Public (VSB) · Elementary

1.4 km

away

Stratford Hall

Independent · Elementary

1.5 km

away

David Livingstone Elementary

Public (VSB) · Elementary

1.9 km

away

Sir Charles Tupper Secondary

Public (VSB) · Senior High

2.0 km

away

John Norquay Elementary

Public (VSB) · Elementary

2.1 km

away

Lord Beaconsfield Elementary

Public (VSB) · Elementary

2.1 km

away

School locations sourced from open city data · Distances measured from centre of community · Proximity only. Not a quality rating or recommendation.

8 nearby

Hospitals and Clinics

Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate. Data may be incomplete.

Simply Wellness

0.6 km

Mid-main Community Health Centre

2.4 km

Providence Health Care - Mount Saint Joseph Hospital

2.4 km

Broadway Station Medical Clinic

2.7 km

Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children

3.2 km

Care Point Medical And Wellness Clinics

3.5 km

Pacific Medical Clinic

3.6 km

Forensic Psychiatric Hospital (Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission)

4.3 km

Source: City of Vancouver Open Data, ODHF · Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate · Data may be incomplete or change over time

2026 assessments

2026 assessed values by property type

All Residential

ACS 2026

$2,045,360

Average assessed value

Based on 4207 sales

Source: City of Vancouver Open Data - Average assessed value shown across all residential zoning types. Assessed values are used for property tax purposes and do not represent market value or sale price. Not a substitute for a professional appraisal.

Source: · Active businesses within 2km

17 nearby

Supermarkets

Save-On-Foods

0.3 km

88 Supermarket

0.8 km

New Fresh Supermarket

0.8 km

Parks

Kingcrest Park

0.4 km

Brewers Park

0.9 km

Glen Park

1.1 km

Kensington Park

1.3 km

Sunnyside Park

1.3 km

Community Centres

Kensington

1.3 km

Trout Lake

1.4 km

Mount Pleasant

3.2 km

Libraries

Kensington

0.5 km

Collingwood

2.9 km

Renfrew

3.6 km

Fire Stations

No 13

1.4 km

No 20

1.8 km

No 3

3.1 km

Source: City of Vancouver Open Data, ODHF · Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate · Data may be incomplete or change over time

59 bus stops within 1 km

5 SkyTrain stations within 3 km

SkyTrain Stations

Commercial-Broadway Station

Expo Line

1.8 km

VCC-Clark Station

Millennium Line

2.2 km

Nanaimo Station

Expo Line

2.4 km

29th Avenue Station

Expo Line

2.7 km

Renfrew Station

Millennium Line

4.2 km

Nearest Bus Stops

Eastbound Kingsway @ Perry St

N19 019 025

0.2 km

Westbound E King Edward Ave @ Kingsway

025

0.3 km

Eastbound Kingsway @ Dumfries St

N19 019

0.3 km

Westbound Kingsway @ Dumfries St

N19 019

0.3 km

Northbound Knight St @ E 28 Ave

022

0.3 km

Source: NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate.

Major Parks

Name	Area	Distance
Trout Lake Park	14 acres	0.2 km
Queen Elizabeth Park	52 acres	2.9 km
Fraserview Park	35 acres	3.0 km
Everett Crowley Park	40 acres	4.2 km
VanDusen Botanical Garden	22 acres	4.3 km

Source: municipal open data.

Air Quality

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping model

Air quality data is not currently available for this location.

Don Davies

Vancouver Kingsway · NDP

[email protected] · 1 604 775-6263

MLA

Mable Elmore

Vancouver-Kensington · British Columbia New Democratic Party

[email protected]

Source: Represent API by Open North

Community Quality

City of Vancouver Open Data · Service request counts only. Does not reflect overall neighbourhood quality.

2025 service requests

Parks & Trees 6,142

Waste & Recycling 3,318

Other 2,047

Streets & Roads 908

Property & Buildings 713

Animal Control 665

Water & Sewers 575

Noise & Nuisance 370

Graffiti & Vandalism 308

2026 so far

7,596

Parks & Trees 3,080

Waste & Recycling 1,544

Other 1,095

Water & Sewers 422

Streets & Roads 412

Property & Buildings 405

Animal Control 317

Noise & Nuisance 168

Graffiti & Vandalism 153

Source: City of Vancouver Open Data · Excludes routine waste & recycling requests

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