Owners in Morgan Creek value their homes at 2.1 times the median of British Columbia’s towns
The 2021 census gives $1,510,000 as the median value; British Columbia’s towns come to $720,000. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. In 2023, 14,620 homes changed hands at a median price of $810,000, by Statistics Canada’s count. Behind sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits sits data gathered across the city of Surrey, with Morgan Creek one part of it.
What Morgan Creek’s homes are worth, three ways
Three sources, each set against British Columbia’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.51M
- Owners
- 2,465
- 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
Of Surrey’s 157,375 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 34% are detached houses and 20% are 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.
73% of Morgan Creek’s homes are from 2001 or later, against 24% for British Columbia’s towns
Of the 2,725 homes people lived in across Morgan Creek at the 2021 census, 55% were single-detached houses. 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
| Morgan Creek | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 18% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 1% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 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.
Permits in Surrey ran at 29.4 homes a year per 1,000, where British Columbia’s towns ran at 18.1
Surrey issued permits for 31,037 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 5,173 a year. Multi-unit buildings took most: single-unit ones were just 4%, where British Columbia’s towns built 27%.
Most in 2019: 6,634 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
26,358 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, down 11% on the year before
Area-wide: monthly permits, counted over the Vancouver metro area
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.
Morgan Creek is dearer than most of British Columbia’s towns: 110% above their $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.
Lower values near Morgan Creek: Anderson Walk, South Surrey and Sunnyside
The places around Morgan Creek at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Creek | $1.51M | $1.51M | 91% | |
| Anderson Walk | $695K | $1.06M | 74% | 0.8 |
| South Surrey | $1.2M | $1.41M | 84% | 1.7 |
| Sunnyside | $785K | $869K | 79% | 2.1 |
| Grandview | $1.3M | $1.46M | 79% | 3.3 |
| Semiahmoo Town Centre | $880K | $933K | 75% | 3.7 |
| White Rock | $900K | $1.14M | 65% | 4.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Morgan Creek
Is Morgan Creek expensive for British Columbia?
On census values, Morgan Creek ranks among the dearer of British Columbia’s towns (median $720,000).
How many households in Morgan Creek are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: 6% of households in Morgan Creek, where British Columbia’s towns sit at 10%.
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).