Photo: Joli Rumi · CC BY-SA 4.0Belgravia sits 88% above Alberta’s towns on home values
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $750,000, where Alberta’s towns sit at $400,000. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed. Sale prices aren’t published in Alberta: what owners told the census is the figure to go on for Belgravia.
Two ways to price a home in Belgravia
Two sources, each set against Alberta’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Belgravia shares its assessed values, values by property type and building permits numbers with the rest of the city of Edmonton.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $770K
- Owners
- 1,580
- Alberta’s towns
- $400K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Alberta’s towns
- $297K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
On the assessment roll, Edmonton’s houses sit 30% above Alberta’s towns
Of Edmonton’s 347,170 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 61% are detached houses and 18% are condos.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Alberta’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
An older stock than most: 51% of Belgravia’s homes go back before 1961 (Alberta’s towns: 5%)
Belgravia had 2,190 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 74% of them single-detached houses. Neighbourhood figures add up small census areas, and rounding can leave the parts a little under the total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Belgravia | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 11% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 8% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
26 new homes a year per 1,000 in Edmonton: more than Alberta’s towns (7.5)
Some 10,205 homes a year: 61,232 in all were permitted in Edmonton from 2018 to 2023. About 32% went into single-unit buildings, where Alberta’s towns built 69%.
The busiest year: 2022, with 12,256 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Slowing: 21,179 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 15% fewer
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021. · Monthly permits: one figure for all of the Edmonton metro area
Belgravia is dearer than most of Alberta’s towns: 88% above their $400,000 median
The census values of Alberta’s towns, 478 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Belgravia: McKernan, Garneau and Queen Alexandra
Next to Belgravia: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgravia | $750K | $770K | 72% | |
| McKernan | $600K | $670K | 52% | 1.1 |
| Garneau | $480K | $750K | 26% | 1.9 |
| Queen Alexandra | $380K | $423K | 26% | 1.9 |
| Allendale | $428K | $478K | 45% | 2 |
| Malmo Plains | $460K | $473K | 64% | 2.1 |
| Laurier Heights | $800K | $828K | 82% | 2.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Belgravia
Is Belgravia expensive for Alberta?
More than most: Alberta’s towns have a median of $400,000, and Belgravia sits above it.
How many households in Belgravia are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: 5% of households in Belgravia, where Alberta’s towns sit at 8%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).