Marpole, Vancouver
Living in Marpole: homes and lots, what BC's new housing laws allow, who lives here, and the schools, shops and parks nearby.
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About Marpole
Marpole is one of Vancouver's official neighbourhoods, with 3,979 home lots and about 28,185 residents in the 2021 census. The most common zone is R1-1, and a typical lot is about 4,768 ft². Most homes were built in the 1990s.
Under BC's small-scale housing law (Bill 44), of the lots we could assess here 1,993 can have 6 homes, 120 can have 4 homes, 118 can have 3 homes. 1,033 lots are close enough to rapid transit that the city must consider buildings up to 20 storeys (Bill 47). The middle assessed value of a single-title home lot (not counting condos) is $2,434,000 (BC Assessment, from the city's property tax report).
41% of households own their home and 59% rent. 30% of commuters take transit, 6% walk and 64% drive. The median age is about 41.5.
Rapid transit stations here: Marine Drive Station. There are 3 grocery stores, including Granville Yummy Market, Safeway, 大統華 T&T Supermarket. 65 cafés and restaurants and 41 parks and playgrounds are inside the neighbourhood. 7 schools are inside the neighbourhood.
In Marpole
Schools
Groceries
- Granville Yummy Market
- Safeway
- 大統華 T&T Supermarket
Cafés & restaurants
- 65 inside the neighbourhood
- White Spot 240 m
- Mochido 330 m
- Cravings Restaurant and Sports Bar 330 m
- Oriole Cafe 410 m
Parks & playgrounds
- Ash Park
- Ebisu Park
- Eburne Park
- Marpole Park
- Oak Park
- Park Site on Shaughnessy Street
- Riverview Park
- Shannon Park
Rapid transit
- Marine Drive Station
Pharmacy
- Raindrop Pharmacy 400 m away
- Boomer Drugs 1.1 km away
Library & community centre
- Marpole Neighbourhood House
- Marpole Oakridge Community Centre
- Scottish Cultural Centre
- Soka Gakkei International Association of Canada
- VPL: Marpole Branch
Zones
- R1-1 2,617 lots
- RT-2 446 lots
- RM-8 361 lots
- RM-3A 302 lots
- RM-9 70 lots
- C-2 59 lots
Homes by type (2021 census)
| Type | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments under 5 storeys | 5,555 | 43% |
| Houses | 2,625 | 21% |
| Apartments 5+ storeys | 2,220 | 17% |
| Duplex units | 1,295 | 10% |
| Semi-detached | 615 | 5% |
| Row houses | 435 | 3% |
Statistics Canada 2021 census, added up from the dissemination areas whose centre falls in the neighbourhood.
Rezoning & development applications
27 open applications on the map. Most recent:
- 688 W 57th Ave (Parcel C) Rezoning in review
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ675 on the map city page ↗ - 8555 Cambie St Rezoning in review
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ684 on the map city page ↗ - 8072 Granville St Rezoning in review
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ686 on the map city page ↗ - 7807 Cambie St Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ123 on the map city page ↗ - 441-463 W 59th Ave Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ146 on the map city page ↗ - 7843-7845 Cambie St Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ243 on the map city page ↗ - 8655 Granville St Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ271 on the map city page ↗ - 8257-8273 Oak St and 1025-1035 West 67th Ave Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ272 on the map city page ↗ - 7730-7772 Cambie St Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ292 on the map city page ↗ - 255-285 SW Marine Dr Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ295 on the map city page ↗ - 7525 Cambie St Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ332 on the map city page ↗ - 8804 Osler St Rezoning approved
Rezoning: strata (condos/townhouses)
Strata (condos/townhouses) · RZ360 on the map city page ↗
Thinking of buying or selling in Marpole?
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Streets in Marpole
58th Ave W 62nd Ave W 63rd Ave W 64th Ave W 66th Ave W 67th Ave W 68th Ave W 70th Ave W 71st Ave W 73rd Ave W Adera St Angus Drive Ash St Avery Ave Birch St Cambie St Cartier Place Cartier St Columbia St Cornish St East Boulevard Fremlin St French St Granville St Haig St Heather St Hudson St Laurel St Logan St Lord St Manitoba St Marine Dr SW Montcalm St Oak St Ontario St Osler St Park Dr Park Drive Selkirk St Shaughnessy St SW Marine Drive W 57th Ave W 58th Ave W 59th Ave W 60th Ave W 61st Ave W 62nd Ave W 63rd Ave W 64th Ave W 65th Ave W 66th Ave W 67th Ave W 68th Ave W 69th Ave W 70th Ave W 71st Ave W 72nd Ave W 73rd Ave Wiltshire St Yukon St
Biggest condo buildings in Marpole
455 SW Marine Drive457 units8031 Nunavut Lane449 units450 SW Marine Drive415 units8191 Cambie St348 units603 W 59th Ave307 units8188 Manitoba St235 units7580 Columbia St188 units8488 Cornish St187 units8988 Hudson St133 units7465 Laurel St123 units7428 Alberta St120 units8555 Granville St96 units8415 Granville St82 units8888 Osler St76 units7928 Yukon St73 units1503 W 65th Ave57 units8811 Laurel St55 units8398 Oak St54 units1503 W 66th Ave48 units8680 Fremlin St44 units7401 Columbia St43 units488 W 58th Ave43 units477 W 59th Ave43 units8989 Hudson St40 units1018 Park Drive40 units7828 Granville St39 units7638 Cambie St38 units1568 W 75th Ave38 units8475 Ontario St37 units8655 Oak St35 units
Other neighbourhoods in Vancouver
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Boundaries: Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Lots: city open data and ParcelMap BC. Places: OpenStreetMap. Homes allowed is our estimate under BC's Bills 44 and 47; confirm with Vancouver before buying or building.