Woburn North, Toronto

Woburn North is a mostly low-rise part of Scarborough in Toronto's east end, where residential streets of detached houses sit alongside condo apartment buildings. Its streets are a mix of curving crescents and connecting through roads, with the denser apartment buildings generally closer to the busier roads. Most homes sold in the area were built between 1951 and 2003, so the housing runs from mid-century houses to newer condo buildings. Condo apartments made up 57% of the 333 homes sold in the last 24 months, and detached houses made up 37%. The typical home sold had 2 bedrooms. The median sale price over that period was $575,000, and the median time on the market was 21 days. There are currently 20 homes for sale. For getting around, no train or subway stations are on record inside the area. Travel relies on TTC bus routes along major roads such as Markham Road, Ellesmere Road, McCowan Road and Lawrence Avenue East. Highway 401 runs nearby and connects the area to the rest of Toronto and the wider region. Shops and services are found mainly along the major roads. They include grocery stores, cafes, restaurants and pharmacies, with everyday errands generally handled along these corridors rather than on the quieter residential streets. The area has eight parks: Bendale Park, Confederation Park, Greenbrae Parkette, Hillsborough Park, Lee Center Park, Lusted Park, North Bendale Park and Woburn Park. No community centres are on record. The Centennial College Library is the library inside the area. The Toronto District School Board runs Bellmere Junior Public School, Bendale Junior Public School, North Bendale Junior Public School, Tredway Woodsworth Public School, Woburn Collegiate Institute and Woburn Junior Public School. The Toronto Catholic District School Board runs St Richard Catholic School, St Rose of Lima Catholic School and St Thomas More Catholic School.