Living in Guildwood, Toronto

The short answer

Guildwood is a detached-house neighbourhood in southeast Scarborough, set on top of the Scarborough Bluffs. From April to June 2026 TRREB recorded 29 sales in its Guildwood community. Of those, 20 were detached houses. The median sale across all property types was $1,000,000 and the detached median was about $1,088,000.

The neighbourhood’s link to downtown is the train rather than the subway. Guildwood GO station is on the Lakeshore East line. Metrolinx lists four stops from Guildwood GO to Union Station. TTC buses on Kingston Road and Morningside Avenue connect the area to Kennedy station on Line 2 and Line 5.

What homes cost

The table above breaks the quarter down by property type. With 29 sales in three months, the headline median rests on a small number of homes, so the rows by type tell you more than the single number.

Detached houses make up most of the market. The 20 detached sales had a median of about $1,088,000 and an average of about $1,075,000. Here the detached median sits slightly above the median for all property types, because the condo apartment sales pull the overall figure down.

Condo apartments were the second group, with 7 sales at a median of about $808,000 and an average of about $843,000. TRREB recorded one semi-detached sale and one condo townhouse sale, too few for it to publish a price for either. There were no freehold townhouse sales.

The figures by type are read from TRREB’s charts, which print values in thousands, so treat them as approximate. A quarter with 29 sales can shift noticeably from the next one. Compare several quarters and recent sales on the same street before you set a price or an offer.

How quickly homes are selling

The same TRREB report also shows how fast the quarter moved. Across all property types Guildwood had 60 new listings from April to June 2026 against 29 sales. Homes sold in an average of 32 days on the market, at an average of 97% of the list price. At the end of the period TRREB counted 27 active listings.

The two main property types behaved differently. Detached houses had 36 new listings and 20 sales, a sales-to-new-listings ratio of 56%. They sold in an average of 21 days at an average of 97% of the list price.

Condo apartments were slower. There were 20 new listings and 7 sales, a ratio of 35%, with an average of 63 days on the market and an average sale price of 95% of the list price. For a condo buyer that means more units to look at and more time to compare. For a condo seller it means pricing against the listings still on the market as well as against past sales.

These are three months of figures for a small community, so read them as a snapshot. A quarter with a few more or fewer listings can change the ratios a great deal.

Housing stock

The City of Toronto’s 2021 Census profile for its Guildwood neighbourhood counted 9,680 residents in 3,935 private dwellings.

55.0% of those dwellings (2,165) were single-detached houses. Another 26.9% (1,060) were in apartment buildings of five or more storeys. The rest were row houses (295), apartments or flats in duplexes (175), semi-detached houses (140) and apartments in buildings under five storeys (100).

78.1% of households owned their home and 21.9% rented. Most streets are low-rise, but more than a quarter of dwellings are in apartment buildings of five or more storeys. That apartment stock is where the condo apartment sales come from.

The City’s heritage conservation district list has no district in Guildwood, so there is no area-wide heritage plan here. Individual properties can still be designated.

Renovating or rebuilding in Guildwood

In July 2026 the City of Toronto published the Guildwood Village Neighbourhood Character Guidelines. Council asked for them in 2024 through motion 2024.MM24.13. Staff prepared them in 2025 with community input. The City describes Guildwood Village as planned and developed in the 1950s and 1960s, with low horizontal house forms, broad low-pitched roofs, large picture windows and earth-toned brick and stone. Houses sit back from curving streets behind generous setbacks and mature trees.

The guidelines do not replace the Zoning By-law. The City says they complement it and may be considered by homeowners and builders planning new homes, additions or exterior renovations. Among other points they encourage low-pitched rooflines, wide horizontal windows, brick or masonry as the main cladding, front entrances close to grade and soft landscaping in front yards. New development must also follow the City’s Private Tree By-law.

Guildwood Parkway is treated separately. The City notes that it is designated a Major Street with a planned 27-metre right-of-way. Properties on it are subject to the City’s Major Streets zoning permissions, which allow townhouses and small apartment buildings up to six storeys, along with site-specific exceptions in Zoning By-law 569-2013 that cover matters such as front yard setbacks.

For a buyer, the practical point is simple. If you plan a second storey, a rebuild or a multiplex, read the guidelines and check the zoning for the exact lot before you firm up an offer. For a seller on Guildwood Parkway, the Major Street permissions are worth confirming with the City, because they can matter to some buyers.

Transit and getting downtown

Guildwood GO station is on the Lakeshore East line. On Metrolinx’s line schedule, the stations west of Guildwood GO are Eglinton GO, Scarborough GO, Danforth GO and Union Station, which makes Union Station four stops away. Metrolinx rebuilt the station in a project completed in 2019, with a larger building, new tunnels, upgraded platforms and improved parking lots. Metrolinx says the rebuilt station was the first in the GO network with a green-roofed atrium and was designed to meet LEED Silver certification.

Metrolinx has served this station since 1977, which makes it one of the older stops on the GO network. If you plan to drive to the train, check the current parking arrangements with Metrolinx before counting on a space.

TTC stops on Kingston Road at Celeste Drive serve the GO station. The routes there include 12 Kingston Rd, 86 Scarborough and 905 Eglinton East Express. The 116 Morningside runs along Guildwood Parkway past Guild Park and Gardens.

Westbound, the 86 Scarborough, 116 Morningside and 905 Eglinton East Express all run toward Kennedy station, according to the TTC’s published schedule data. Kennedy station at Eglinton Avenue East is where Line 2 Bloor Danforth and Line 5 Eglinton meet. The 12 Kingston Rd runs west toward Victoria Park station on Line 2.

Line 5 Eglinton opened in February 2026 and runs west from Kennedy station along Eglinton Avenue to Mount Dennis, so a bus to Kennedy also connects Guildwood to the Eglinton corridor.

Because the GO train and the buses both run on schedules, the walk from the exact address to the station or the nearest stop matters. Check the timetable at the hour you would travel before you rely on either.

Parks, libraries and everyday life

Guild Park and Gardens at 201 Guildwood Parkway sits on top of the Scarborough Bluffs. The City describes it as a site of woods, waterfront, formal gardens and a collection of public art and architectural fragments. It has six kilometres of forested, floral and cultural trails with views of Lake Ontario and the bluffs. The City’s park page also lists a Greek Theatre built from columns of the former Bank of Toronto building.

The Clark Centre for the Arts at 191 Guildwood Parkway is a City cultural facility inside the park, with art studios and gallery space. The City notes that Guild Park has no swimming beach. It also warns that the bluff edge is unstable and asks visitors to stay behind the fences. Its Scarborough Bluffs page says the bluffs run about 15 kilometres along the Lake Ontario shore, from the Eastern Beaches to East Point Park.

The Toronto Public Library’s Guildwood branch is at 123 Guildwood Parkway, in Guildwood Plaza at the southwest corner of Guildwood Parkway and Livingston Road.

Homes for sale in Guildwood

Most listings here are detached houses, many of them built in the 1950s and 1960s according to the City, with condo apartments in the area’s apartment buildings. Semi-detached houses and townhouses come up rarely. You can browse current homes for sale in Guildwood and see what homes sold for across Toronto.

If you own in Guildwood and want a number before deciding anything, start with a free home valuation. With about 20 detached sales a quarter, a valuation built on comparable houses on similar lots matters more than the area median. Buyers moving up from a condo or a smaller house can read our upsizing guide.

Downsizing in Guildwood

Guildwood has a real stock of condo apartments for a detached-house neighbourhood. In the 2021 Census 1,060 dwellings were in apartment buildings of five or more storeys. From April to June 2026 TRREB recorded 7 condo apartment sales at a median of about $808,000, against 20 detached sales at a median of about $1,088,000.

On those figures, an owner selling a detached house at about the area median and buying a condo apartment in Guildwood would free up a smaller share of the sale price than in Leaside or The Beaches, where the gap between detached and condo apartment medians is wider. On the other hand, the condo apartments that did sell took an average of 63 days, so a buyer had time to compare.

The other point to weigh is choice. Seven sales in a quarter means few units to compare at any one time. Townhouses and semis are scarce.

Some downsizers widen the search. The Beaches is served by Danforth GO, three stops west of Guildwood GO on the Lakeshore East line. Agincourt is in north Scarborough. Our downsizing guide covers the order of selling and buying and the costs of each step. Owners selling a house that is part of an estate can read our guide to selling an estate home.

What Guildwood offers

Homes: mostly detached houses from the 1950s and 1960s on curving streets with deep setbacks, plus condo apartments in buildings of five or more storeys. 55.0% of dwellings were single-detached and 26.9% were in buildings of five or more storeys in the 2021 Census. 78.1% of households owned their home.

Prices: from April to June 2026 the median sale was $1,000,000 across 29 sales. Detached houses had a median of about $1,088,000 and condo apartments about $808,000 (TRREB).

Transit: Guildwood GO on the Lakeshore East line, four stops from Union Station, with TTC buses to Kennedy station on Line 2 and Line 5. Everyday amenities: Guild Park and Gardens and the Clark Centre for the Arts on the Scarborough Bluffs. The Toronto Public Library’s Guildwood branch is on Guildwood Parkway.