Photo: Bplimley · CC BY-SA 4.0Homes from 2001 on make up 64% of Surrey Centre, where British Columbia’s towns have 24%
The 2021 census put the median home at $1,050,000, with an average of $1,119,198. Statistics Canada counted 14,620 buyers in 2023, paying a median $810,000. Nobody publishes sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits for Surrey Centre alone, so this card uses the figure for the city of Surrey.
Surrey Centre’s homes, by three sources
Each source sits beside its own median for British Columbia’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $1.12M
- Owners
- 4,225
- 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 Surrey Centre, by period and type
5,250 occupied homes stood in Surrey Centre in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 45% of them. 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
| Surrey Centre | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 15% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 2% | 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.
Building ahead of British Columbia’s towns: 29.4 new homes a year per 1,000 in Surrey, against 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%).
The busiest year: 2019, with 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
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.
Surrey Centre against British Columbia’s towns: 46% 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 Surrey Centre: Clayton Heights
Next to Surrey Centre: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey Centre | $1.05M | $1.12M | 81% | |
| Cloverdale | $1M | $986K | 74% | 2.5 |
| Provinceton | $1M | $1.09M | 86% | 2.8 |
| Rosewood Park | $1.2M | $1.08M | 87% | 4.3 |
| Sullivan | $1.2M | $1.17M | 71% | 4.4 |
| Sunrise Estates | $1.6M | $1.36M | 74% | 4.5 |
| Clayton Heights | $800K | $993K | 75% | 5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Surrey Centre
Is Surrey Centre expensive for British Columbia?
More than most: British Columbia’s towns have a median of $720,000, and Surrey Centre sits above it.
How many households in Surrey Centre are in core housing need?
8% of Surrey Centre’s households, near 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. 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).