Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0West Point Grey’s home values run 4.1 times those of the middle of British Columbia’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $2,920,000, where British Columbia’s towns sit at $720,000. The median sale in 2023 was $1,100,000, across 10,140 buyers. Behind sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits sits data gathered across the city of Vancouver, with West Point Grey one part of it.
What West Point Grey’s homes are worth, three ways
Every figure here is compared within the province, against British Columbia’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $3.47M
- Owners
- 3,375
- British Columbia’s towns
- $720K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale, wider area
- Average sale
- $1.47M
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 6.5×
- Buyers
- 10,140
- 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, Vancouver’s houses sit at 3.4 times British Columbia’s towns
Assessors listed 203,470 residential properties in Vancouver for 2024, 52% of them 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.
37% of West Point Grey’s homes predate 1961, against 11% for British Columbia’s towns
West Point Grey had 5,660 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 44% of them single-detached houses. 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
| West Point Grey | British Columbia | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 13% | 10% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 13% | 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 at the pace of British Columbia’s towns: 19 new homes a year per 1,000 in Vancouver, against 18.1
Building permits added 36,663 homes in Vancouver between 2018 and 2023: some 6,111 a year. Only 9% went into single-unit buildings, beside 27% for British Columbia’s towns.
A peak in 2022: 8,052 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.
West Point Grey against British Columbia’s towns: 306% 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 West Point Grey: Greektown, Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver and Kitsilano
Next to West Point Grey: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Point Grey | $2.92M | $3.47M | 60% | |
| Greektown | $2M | $2.14M | 49% | 1.8 |
| Dunbar-Southlands | $3M | $3.33M | 73% | 2.4 |
| Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver | $1.1M | $1.79M | 43% | 2.5 |
| Arbutus Ridge | $3M | $2.79M | 60% | 3.5 |
| Kitsilano | $900K | $1.32M | 39% | 3.5 |
| Musqueam 2 | – | – | 50% | 3.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in West Point Grey
Is West Point Grey expensive for British Columbia?
On census values, West Point Grey ranks among the dearer of British Columbia’s towns (median $720,000).
How many households in West Point Grey are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 13% of West Point Grey’s households in core housing need, a higher share than the 10% of British Columbia’s towns.
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).