Photo: Larry LaRose · CC BY-SA 3.0Colebrook’s home values run 2.5 times those of the middle of British Columbia’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $1,800,000 in 2021, where the median of British Columbia’s towns was $720,000. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. The median sale in 2023 was $810,000, across 14,620 buyers. Figures for sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits are published for the city of Surrey as a whole, not for Colebrook alone.
Three ways to price a home in Colebrook
Every figure here is compared within the province, against British Columbia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.83M
- Owners
- 950
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale, wider area
- Average sale
- $970K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 6.1×
- Buyers
- 14,620
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Surrey’s houses sit at 2.1 times British Columbia’s towns
In 2024, Surrey had 157,375 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 34% of them and condos 20%.
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.
Colebrook’s homes: when they went up and what they are
Colebrook had 1,125 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 69% of them single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000. A neighbourhood’s counts are summed from small census areas, so its parts can fall a little short of the whole.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Colebrook | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 8% | 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.
29.4 new homes a year per 1,000 in Surrey: more than British Columbia’s towns (18.1)
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Surrey created 31,037 homes, about 5,173 a year. Only 4% went into single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
The busiest year: 2019, with 6,634 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Down 11%: 26,358 new homes in the year to August 2026
Measured across the Vancouver metro area: monthly permits
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.
Colebrook is 150% above the $720,000 median of British Columbia’s towns
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.
Lower values near Colebrook: Panorama Ridge, Strawberry Hill and Sullivan
The places around Colebrook at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colebrook | $1.8M | $1.83M | 84% | |
| Panorama Ridge | $1.1M | $1.18M | 72% | 2.1 |
| Strawberry Hill | $650K | $912K | 64% | 3.4 |
| Sullivan | $1.2M | $1.17M | 71% | 4.8 |
| Newton | $1.2M | $1.02M | 62% | 5 |
| Crescent Heights | $1.8M | $2.15M | 78% | 6.5 |
| Anderson Walk | $695K | $1.06M | 74% | 6.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Colebrook
Is Colebrook expensive for British Columbia?
Yes: Colebrook’s census median is above the $720,000 of British Columbia’s towns.
How many households in Colebrook are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 8% of Colebrook’s households in core housing need, much as for British Columbia’s towns (10%).
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).