Malvern West, Toronto

Malvern West is a Scarborough neighbourhood in Toronto made up mostly of condominium apartments, condo townhouses and lower-rise houses, with several parks spread through it. Most of the housing was built between 1985 and 2003, so the buildings are largely late-twentieth-century construction rather than older stock. Apartment buildings and townhouse complexes sit alongside detached and semi-detached houses, and the area is moderately dense. Over the last 24 months, 175 homes sold. Condo apartments made up 34% of sales, condo townhouses 25%, detached houses 23%, semi-detached houses 11% and freehold townhouses 6%. The typical home sold has 3 bedrooms. The median sale price was $615,000, and the median home spent 27 days on the market. There are currently 14 homes for sale. No train or subway stations are on record inside the area. Getting around relies on major roads and TTC bus service. Sheppard Avenue East, Markham Road, McCowan Road and Neilson Road are the main routes nearby, and Highway 401 lies to the south, giving access across the city and region. Everyday shops and services are found mainly along the larger roads. These include grocery stores, pharmacies, cafes and restaurants, along with other neighbourhood retail and service businesses. Six parks lie inside the area: Berner Trail Park, Horseley Hill Park, Major Abbas Ali Park, Malvern Rock Garden, Neilson Park and Telfer Park. No community centres or libraries are on record inside the area. Six schools are inside the area. The Toronto District School Board runs Berner Trail Junior Public School, Lester B Pearson Collegiate Institute, Malvern Junior Public School and Tom Longboat Junior Public School. The Toronto Catholic District School Board runs St Barnabas Catholic School and St Gabriel Lalemant Catholic School.