Photo: Shawn from Airdrie, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Homes in Newton are worth 67% more than the median of British Columbia’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $1,200,000, where British Columbia’s towns sit at $720,000. In 2023, 14,620 homes changed hands at a median price of $810,000, by Statistics Canada’s count. For sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits, the only official count covers all of the city of Surrey, Newton included.
Newton’s homes, by three sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against British Columbia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.02M
- Owners
- 9,240
- 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
Detached houses account for 34% of the 157,375 properties on Surrey’s 2024 roll; condos for 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.
16% of Newton’s households are in core housing need, against 10% for British Columbia’s towns
Of the 14,960 homes people lived in across Newton at the 2021 census, 29% were flats in a duplex. At least half predate 2001. 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
| Newton | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 17% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 21% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 16% | 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
Building permits added 31,037 homes in Surrey between 2018 and 2023: some 5,173 a year. Very few were houses: 4% in single-unit buildings (British Columbia’s towns: 27%).
A peak in 2019: 6,634 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Slowing: 26,358 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 11% 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 Vancouver metro area
Newton against British Columbia’s towns: 67% over the $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 Newton: Strawberry Hill, Panorama Ridge and Fleetwood
Next to Newton: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton | $1.2M | $1.02M | 62% | |
| Sullivan | $1.2M | $1.17M | 71% | 3.1 |
| Strawberry Hill | $650K | $912K | 64% | 3.1 |
| Panorama Ridge | $1.1M | $1.18M | 72% | 3.2 |
| Fleetwood | $1.1M | $1.1M | 75% | 3.8 |
| Brownsville | $1.2M | $1.12M | 58% | 4.3 |
| Johnston Heights | $645K | $810K | 68% | 4.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Newton
Is Newton expensive for British Columbia?
Yes: Newton’s census median is above the $720,000 of British Columbia’s towns.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Sales are published as town figures (median, average, buyers); street-level or single sales aren’t released.
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).