Centennial Scarborough, Toronto

Centennial Scarborough is a low-rise residential neighbourhood in the east end of Toronto, made up mostly of detached houses on local streets, with parks, a community centre and a library within its boundaries. The streets are mainly residential, with houses set close together and density that stays low. Most homes sold in the last 24 months were built between 1985 and 2003, so the housing is largely late-20th-century construction rather than older stock. Of the 191 homes sold in that period, 76% were detached houses, 13% were freehold townhouses and 8% were condo townhouses. The typical home had 3 bedrooms. The median sale price was $1,060,000, and the median time on the market was 13 days. Right now 8 homes are for sale. No train or subway stations are on record inside the area. Getting around relies on the road network and bus service, with Highway 401 to the north, Lawrence Avenue East and Kingston Road as major routes nearby, and TTC bus routes running along the main roads. For everyday needs, the surrounding main roads have the usual mix of grocery stores, cafes, restaurants and pharmacies, along with other neighbourhood services. The area has eight parks: Adams Park, Bill Hancox Park, Centennial Park, Charlottetown Park, Colonel Danforth Park, Highland Creek Parkette, Port Union Waterfront Park and Wanita Park. Port Union Community Centre is inside the area, as is the Toronto Public Library - Port Union branch. Five schools are inside the area. Centennial Road Junior Public School, Charlottetown Junior Public School and Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute are part of the Toronto DSB. St Brendan Catholic School belongs to the Toronto CDSB, and ÉÉC Saint-Michel belongs to the CS catholique MonAvenir.