Kensington-Cedar Cottage townhome listings

Townhomes for Sale in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver, BC

8 active townhomes for sale in Kensington-Cedar Cottage on MultiLiving. Median ask: $1,463,500. Range: $1,099,900–$1,699,000.

Listings shown reflect MLS® data as of August 19, 2026.

Active listings

Median ask

$1,463,500

Lowest ask

$1,099,900

Highest ask

$1,699,000

Living in Kensington-Cedar Cottage

Kensington-Cedar Cottage covers a large east-side area from about Knight east to Nanaimo, between Broadway and 41st. Trout Lake (John Hendry Park) is the green centre; Kingsway cuts diagonally through. The neighbourhood feels established and family-oriented with strong civic identity, weekly farmers' markets, and well-used community centres. Charles Dickens, Tecumseh, and Sir Charles Tupper serve the schools.

Families upgrading from east-side condos, established residents downsizing within the neighbourhood, and a strong share of multigenerational buyers — the neighbourhood has a long-standing cluster of Filipino, Chinese, and South Asian families.

Kensington-Cedar Cottage duplex and townhome supply has grown meaningfully under the small-scale multi-unit rules. Pricing is mid-range for the east side — more affordable than Main but firmer than further south.

Written by MultiLiving Editorial, sourced from REBGV/FVREB transaction data, BC Housing permit records, and local neighbourhood knowledge. Listed by Grand Central Realty, BC Financial Services Authority licence X035686.

Why buy a townhome in Kensington-Cedar Cottage

Kensington-Cedar Cottage townhomes are a strong east-side family product — Trout Lake (John Hendry Park) as the green centre, weekly farmers' markets, and well-used community centres anchor civic life. Most new townhomes run 1,200 to 1,600 sf with rooftop decks or small patios. The Charles Dickens Elementary and Sir Charles Tupper Secondary catchments support a long family stay. Buyers are families upgrading from east-side condos and a strong share of multigenerational households continuing the neighbourhood's Filipino, Chinese, and South Asian family clusters.

What to watch for when buying a townhome in Kensington-Cedar Cottage

Kensington-Cedar Cottage has a wide mix of older and newer townhome stratas — verify the strata's actual age and any envelope or building science review history. Some 2010–2015 product had early issues that have since been remediated. Verify parking and visitor parking allocation in writing; lot widths here are narrower than west-side neighbourhoods.

Compare with nearby neighbourhoods

Buyers shopping townhomes in Kensington-Cedar Cottage often also look at these adjacent neighbourhoods. The townhome price band and inventory mix differ noticeably between them — worth a side-by-side comparison.

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Buyer questions about townhomes in Kensington-Cedar Cottage

There are 8 active MLS® townhomes listed for sale in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver on MultiLiving right now. The list updates daily as agents add or remove listings from the MLS® feed, so the count and every price you see reflect what's currently on the market, not a cached snapshot. You can sort by price, filter by bedroom count, or save the search to receive email alerts whenever a new townhome appears in Kensington-Cedar Cottage. Some townhomes in this area are sold pre-construction before hitting MLS® — MultiLiving lists those pre-sale options too, so you see inventory other listing sites miss. MultiLiving's own agent team also tracks new-build multiplex projects across Vancouver directly with local developers, which is how some townhomes appear here before they reach the general public MLS® search.

The median asking price for townhomes currently listed in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver is $1,463,500. Most townhomes in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver are brand new construction, so prices reflect current land and building costs in Vancouver. Final sale prices on new builds are often within 2–5% of the asking price. Owner-occupied buyers can use CMHC-insured mortgages with as little as 5% down on the first $500,000 of the price (10% on the portion above, on homes up to $1.5M), and lenders can count 50% of projected rental income from the other units toward your qualifying income — which meaningfully lowers the effective cost of entry.

A townhome in Kensington-Cedar Cottage is a ground-oriented home with its own front door, private outdoor space, and typically two or three storeys above grade. Compared to a condo, you get more living space, no shared building corridors, and land ownership directly under your unit — no strata tower management. Compared to a detached house in Vancouver, you get a lower purchase price because the land cost is shared across the townhome's units. Under BC Bill 44 (2024), most lots in Kensington-Cedar Cottage now allow townhome-scale development, which is expanding the supply of brand new ground-oriented homes.

Most townhomes listed in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Vancouver are brand new construction or recently completed under BC's Bill 44 small-scale multi-unit housing rules (in force June 2024). New builds typically come with a 2-5-10 BC Home Warranty, and first-time buyers purchasing new construction qualify for 30-year amortization on CMHC-insured mortgages (versus 25 years for resales). Resale townhomes also appear when listed — look for "year built" on individual listings to distinguish new from resale, and ask your agent to pull the strata documents and depreciation report on any resale over five years old.

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