Homes in the Velma E. Baker School Catchment: What Sold, and for How Much
In the most recent 12 months in the sold data — November 9, 2025 to November 8, 2026 — 90 single-family homes sold in the neighbourhoods that make up the Velma E. Baker School catchment, at a median sold price of $480,000 and a median of 26.5 days on market. Including condos, there were 156 sales in total. Velma E. Baker School is the designated Edmonton Public Schools (EPSB) elementary school (Kindergarten to Grade 6) for the neighbourhoods counted on this page.
This catchment covers 2 sold-data neighbourhoods: Larkspur, Wild Rose. Wild Rose supplied the most sales (79 of 156, 51%). Single-family prices ran from $355,000 to $894,000, and condos made up 66 of the 156 sales.
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The sold figures
Window for every figure in this table: November 9, 2025 – November 8, 2026. Source: Paragon MLS® sold data, counted by neighbourhood — see "How these numbers were worked out" below.
| Sales | Median sold price | Median days on market |
|---|
| Single-family homes | 90 | $480,000 | 26.5 days |
| Condos | 66 | $200,000 | 31.5 days |
| All property types | 156 | $432,500 | 28 days |
Single-family homes sold for between $355,000 and $894,000. Of the 90 sales, 66% sold under $500,000, 90% under $600,000 and 100% under $1,000,000. The median home took 26.5 days to sell.
Condos totalled 66 sales at a median of $200,000, with 74% under $300,000 — much of that volume in Larkspur (45 condo sales). Condos took a median of 31.5 days.
What the Velma E. Baker School catchment covers
Velma E. Baker School is an Edmonton Public Schools (EPSB) elementary school for Kindergarten to Grade 6. For the 2026–27 school year, EPSB designates these neighbourhoods to Velma E. Baker School: Larkspur, Wild Rose (Meadowbrook).
In the sold data, those designated areas are recorded under these neighbourhood names, which are the ones counted on this page: Larkspur, Wild Rose.
From the counted neighbourhoods, students are designated to Thelma Chalifoux School for Grades 7 to 9 and to Elder Dr. Francis Whiskeyjack School for Grades 10 to 12.
Two things buyers get wrong about this catchment:
Confusing proximity with designation. The designated school for an address is not always the closest school, and program catchments (immersion, bilingual, academies and other choice programs) draw from different areas than the regular-program catchment this page measures. Designation is settled by exact address in EPSB's Find a School tool, not by distance on a map.
Assuming designation guarantees a seat in every grade, every year. A designated school is a resident student's school, but popular schools can be full in planned classes in a given year and apply EPSB capacity rules. Confirm the current position with the school before you condition a purchase on it.
To confirm a specific address, use EPSB's Find a School tool or call EPSB Planning at 780-429-8539.
How these numbers were worked out — please read this before using them
School catchment boundaries do not line up exactly with Edmonton neighbourhood boundaries. These figures are based on the neighbourhoods listed on this page, which are the neighbourhoods wholly inside this school's attendance area as published by Edmonton Public Schools for the 2026–27 school year (EPSB's own neighbourhood designation data, file EPSB_Nbhd_2026_WGS84_20261029_v01.json, read November 11, 2026). Sales in neighbourhoods that are only partly inside the catchment are excluded, so these figures are a community-based approximation of the catchment, not an exact count of sales inside the catchment boundary. Catchments also change: confirm your designated school for a specific address with the board's Find a School tool before you buy.
Buying or selling in the Velma E. Baker School catchment
If you are buying for this school: plan around the split, not a blended number. A detached home at the $480,000 median is realistic planning; condos are a smaller part of this market (66 sales, $113,000 to $414,600). Do the school check first and the house hunt second — confirm your address designates Velma E. Baker School before you condition a purchase on it.
If you are selling in this catchment: the school is a genuine demand driver and 156 sales in a year says the market underneath it is real. Single-family homes sold in a median of 26.5 days — price against the in-catchment sales on this page, not a citywide average.
Either way, verify the address first. Designation is by exact address, not by neighbourhood nickname — confirm yours in EPSB's Find a School tool before you buy or list on the strength of this school.
See more sold prices, and get the next in-catchment listing first
- Browse sold prices across Edmonton: the Sold Explorer on Bridge Realty Group — https://bridgerealtygroup.ca/communities/sold-prices
- Browse homes by community: https://bridgerealtygroup.ca/communities
- Search homes and register for alerts: sign up for home search on bridgerealtygroup.ca — registration is how you get new in-catchment listings, and sold-price updates, as they happen.
- Talk it through: call Travis Bannert at 780-720-8240. Tell Travis the school matters and he will check the catchment address-by-address with you before you tour — and if you are selling, he will price your home against the actual in-catchment sales above, not a citywide average.
Travis Bannert, Realtor® | Bridge Realty Group, Maxwell Progressive Realty
780-720-8240 | bridgerealtygroup.ca
Sources for this page
- Edmonton Public Schools neighbourhood designation data (2026–27), published for the Find a School tool (file EPSB_Nbhd_2026_WGS84_20261029_v01.json), read November 11, 2026.
- Edmonton Public Schools — Find a School tool help: https://www.epsb.ca/schools/findaschool/fast/help/
- Sold figures: Paragon MLS® sold data, neighbourhoods listed above, November 9, 2025 – November 8, 2026, counted as described in "How these numbers were worked out."
Frequently asked questions
Which neighbourhoods are in the Velma E. Baker School catchment?
For 2026–27, EPSB designates Larkspur, Wild Rose (Meadowbrook) to Velma E. Baker School for Kindergarten to Grade 6. Confirm any specific address in EPSB's Find a School tool.
What did a single-family home in the Velma E. Baker School catchment sell for recently?
In the 12 months from November 9, 2025 to November 8, 2026, 90 single-family homes sold in the catchment neighbourhoods at a median sold price of $480,000, with a median of 26.5 days on market. Sales ranged from $355,000 to $894,000.
Where do students go after Velma E. Baker School?
For the neighbourhoods counted here, the designated junior high is Thelma Chalifoux School (Grades 7 to 9). Confirm the pathway for a specific address in EPSB's Find a School tool.
