Homes in Ocean Park are worth 2.2 times the median of British Columbia’s towns
That is a median of $1,600,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $720,000 for British Columbia’s towns. Sales are published too: 14,620 buyers in 2023, at a median $810,000. Nobody publishes sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits for Ocean Park alone, so this card uses the figure for the city of Surrey.
Three ways to price a home in Ocean Park
Each source sits beside its own median for British Columbia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.67M
- Owners
- 3,425
- 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.
The homes of Ocean Park, by period and type
Ocean Park had 4,005 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 81% of them single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 2001. Summed from small census areas, a neighbourhood’s parts may add up to a little less than its total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of British Columbia’s towns
Homes by kind
| Ocean Park | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 11% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 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.
Most 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
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.
Ocean Park against British Columbia’s towns: 122% over 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.
Lower values near Ocean Park: White Rock, South Surrey and Semiahmoo Town Centre
Next to Ocean Park: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Park | $1.6M | $1.67M | 86% | |
| Crescent Heights | $1.8M | $2.15M | 78% | 1.7 |
| White Rock | $900K | $1.14M | 65% | 3.9 |
| South Surrey | $1.2M | $1.41M | 84% | 3.9 |
| Semiahmoo Town Centre | $880K | $933K | 75% | 4.1 |
| Sunnyside | $785K | $869K | 79% | 4.9 |
| Anderson Walk | $695K | $1.06M | 74% | 5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Ocean Park
Is Ocean Park expensive for British Columbia?
Yes: Ocean Park’s census median is above the $720,000 of British Columbia’s towns.
How many households in Ocean Park are in core housing need?
In Ocean Park, 7% of households are in core housing need, against 10% for 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.
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).