Douglas sits 81% above British Columbia’s towns on home values
The 2021 census gives $1,300,000 as the median value; British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021. Sales are published too: 14,620 buyers in 2023, at a median $810,000. Douglas doesn’t get its own sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits figures; the ones here come from the city of Surrey.
Three ways to price a home in Douglas
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
- $1.27M
- Owners
- 1,480
- 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).
A detached house in Surrey is assessed at 2.1 times the middle of British Columbia’s towns
Assessors listed 157,375 residential properties in Surrey for 2024, 34% of them detached houses and 20% 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.
79% of Douglas’s homes are from 2001 or later, against 24% for British Columbia’s towns
1,720 occupied homes stood in Douglas in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 46% of them. 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 British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Douglas | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 14% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | under 1% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
Surrey permitted 29.4 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 18.1 of British Columbia’s towns
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Surrey created 31,037 homes, about 5,173 a year. Apartments and other multi-unit buildings dominate: only 4% were single-unit, against 27% for British Columbia’s towns. Douglas shares its monthly permits numbers with the rest of the Vancouver metro area.
A peak in 2019: 6,634 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Down 11%: 26,358 new homes in the year to August 2026
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.
Douglas is dearer than most of British Columbia’s towns: 81% above their $720,000 median
The census values of British Columbia’s towns, 254 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 Douglas: White Rock, Semiahmoo Town Centre and Sunnyside
The places around Douglas at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | $1.3M | $1.27M | 86% | |
| Grandview | $1.3M | $1.46M | 79% | 4.2 |
| White Rock | $900K | $1.14M | 65% | 4.4 |
| Semiahmoo Town Centre | $880K | $933K | 75% | 4.5 |
| Sunnyside | $785K | $869K | 79% | 5.3 |
| South Surrey | $1.2M | $1.41M | 84% | 7.1 |
| Morgan Creek | $1.51M | $1.51M | 91% | 7.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Douglas
Is Douglas expensive for British Columbia?
On census values, Douglas ranks among the dearer of British Columbia’s towns (median $720,000).
How many households in Douglas are in core housing need?
6% of Douglas’s households, under the 10% of British Columbia’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Canada has no open register of individual sales; Statistics Canada publishes medians and averages by town only.
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).