Photo: Kyle Wilson · CC BY-SA 4.0New building in Sooke runs at 43.9 homes a year per 1,000, beside 18.1 for British Columbia’s towns
A median of $650,000 and a mean of $673,000: that is how owners valued their homes in 2021. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. Statistics Canada counted 470 buyers in 2023, paying a median $785,000.
What Sooke’s homes are worth, three ways
Each source sits beside its own median for British Columbia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $673K
- Owners
- 4,915
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $810K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 4.8×
- Buyers
- 470
- British Columbia’s towns
- $682K
all residential
- British Columbia’s towns
- $671K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
A detached house in Sooke is assessed 87% above a condo
Assessors listed 5,545 residential properties in Sooke for 2024, 56% of them detached houses and 8% condos.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of British Columbia’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 British Columbia’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
Since 2001: 44% of the homes in Sooke, where British Columbia’s towns have 24%
The 2021 census counted 6,130 occupied homes in Sooke; 62% of them are single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Sooke | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 11% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 11% | 10% | 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.
The peak came in 2021, when Sooke permitted 483 new homes
Sooke issued permits for 1,589 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 265 a year. Only 20% went into single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Slowing: 4,220 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 5% 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. · Not measured by town: monthly permits (the Victoria metro area)
Sooke against British Columbia’s towns: 10% under the $720,000 median
254 of British Columbia’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Home values around Sooke
Next to Sooke: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sooke | $650K | $673K | 80% | |
| Juan de Fuca (Part 1) | $850K | $916K | 87% | 4.3 |
| Metchosin | $1M | $1.16M | 82% | 12.7 |
| Langford | $730K | $752K | 65% | 17.1 |
| Colwood | $800K | $823K | 74% | 17.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Sooke
How many households in Sooke are in core housing need?
In Sooke, 11% of households are in core housing need, close to the 10% of British Columbia’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Is Sooke expensive for British Columbia?
Cheaper than the middle: British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000, Sooke to less.
What is the average house price in Sooke?
The average sale was $810,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 4.8 times their income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Not here: individual sales sit with provincial registries and aren’t open, so the published figures are town medians and averages.
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).