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Sunset, Vancouver

Living in Sunset: homes and lots, what BC's new housing laws allow, who lives here, and the schools, shops and parks nearby.

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36,315people (2021 census)
7,849home lots
$1,894,000middle lot value (not condos)
4,026 ft²typical lot size

About Sunset

Sunset is one of Vancouver's official neighbourhoods, with 7,849 home lots and about 36,315 residents in the 2021 census. The most common zone is R1-1, and a typical lot is about 4,026 ft². Most homes were built in the 1990s.

Under BC's small-scale housing law (Bill 44), of the lots we could assess here 6,275 can have 6 homes, 1,069 can have 3 homes, 197 can have 4 homes. 9 lots are close enough to rapid transit that the city must consider buildings up to 8 storeys (Bill 47). The middle assessed value of a single-title home lot (not counting condos) is $1,894,000 (BC Assessment, from the city's property tax report).

51% of households own their home and 49% rent. 31% of commuters take transit, 3% walk and 66% drive. The median age is about 39.2.

The closest rapid transit is Marine Drive Station, about 2.0 km from the middle of the neighbourhood. There are 13 grocery stores, including Bangla Bazar, Buy-Low Foods, Day To Day Express Grocery & Produce. 74 cafés and restaurants and 25 parks and playgrounds are inside the neighbourhood. 5 schools are inside the neighbourhood.

In Sunset

Schools

Groceries

  • Bangla Bazar
  • Buy-Low Foods
  • Day To Day Express Grocery & Produce
  • Fruiticana
  • Garden Fresh Food & Grocery
  • Money BBQ & Produce
  • Persia Foods
  • Produce Marketplace

Cafés & restaurants

  • 74 inside the neighbourhood
  • The View's Dosa Hub 150 m
  • Quiznos 250 m
  • Barcelos Flame Grilled Chicken 260 m
  • Quesada 270 m

Parks & playgrounds

  • George Park
  • MacDonald Park
  • Memorial South Park
  • Moberly Park
  • Ross Park
  • Sunset Park

Rapid transit

  • Marine Drive Station 2.0 km away
  • Langara-49th Avenue Station 2.7 km away

Pharmacy

  • Guardian 260 m away
  • Marks Marine Pharmacy 940 m away

Library & community centre

  • Sunset Community Centre
  • VPL: South Hill Branch

Zones

  • R1-1 7,157 lots
  • RT-2 415 lots
  • C-2A 159 lots
  • RM-2 81 lots
  • C-1 37 lots

Homes by type (2021 census)

TypeHomesShare
Duplex units6,66554%
Apartments under 5 storeys2,92024%
Houses2,18018%
Semi-detached1952%
Row houses1551%
Apartments 5+ storeys50%

Statistics Canada 2021 census, added up from the dissemination areas whose centre falls in the neighbourhood.

Rezoning & development applications

4 open applications on the map. Most recent:

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Streets in Sunset

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Biggest condo buildings in Sunset

8138 Fraser St368 units6475 Chester St63 units618 E Kent Ave South59 units408 E Kent Ave South50 units189 Ontario Place40 units707 E 43rd Ave33 units566 E 44th Ave30 units8360 Ontario St28 units1083 E Kent Ave North27 units688 E 56th Ave26 units8210 Ross St24 units901 E Kent Ave North23 units6172 Fraser St22 units477 E 44th Ave18 units6904 Fraser St16 units458 E 43rd Ave16 units458 E 44th Ave16 units520 E Kent Ave South16 units5739 St. George St16 units431 E 44th Ave12 units198 Ontario Place12 units474 E 43rd Ave10 units5868 Fraser St9 units6460 Main St8 units8410 Fraser St8 units5958 St. George St8 units5810 Fraser St7 units707 E 51st Ave7 units8380 St. George St7 units201 E 50th Ave6 units

Other neighbourhoods in Vancouver

Arbutus Ridge Downtown Dunbar-Southlands Fairview Grandview-Woodland Hastings-Sunrise Kensington-Cedar Cottage Kerrisdale Killarney Kitsilano Marpole Mount Pleasant Oakridge Renfrew-Collingwood Riley Park Shaughnessy South Cambie Strathcona Victoria-Fraserview West End West Point Grey

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.