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Half Duplexes on the North Shore
A smaller market than Vancouver or Burnaby, with its own economics and a geography that makes the commute the defining question.
The short answer
The North Shore's newly built ground-oriented stock is modest and concentrated around Lower Lonsdale and Central Lonsdale. Strata fees here are the highest of any city in the region, and with no SkyTrain the SeaBus is the only rapid transit connection.
Newly built half duplexs on the market
670 active listings
- Median list price
- $1,586,500
- Median price per sq ft
- $876
- Median size
- 1,895 sq ft
- Median strata fee
- $365
- Median annual property tax
- $5,070
typical range $1,148,000 to $2,338,000
typical range $482 to $1,290
typical range 1,435 sq ft to 3,084 sq ft
typical range $109 to $629
43 of 670 listings state one
typical range $2,117 to $8,529
236 of 670 listings state one
Measured across 670 active listings on .
Where these homes are
Click a pin for the photo, the price, and a Street View link.
300 of 670 homes plotted. 355 more have coordinates but were left off to keep the map readable. The ones shown are spread evenly across the price range rather than taken from one end. 15 listings have no coordinates in the feed and cannot be placed. Click a pin for the photo, the price, and a Street View link. Zoom with the plus and minus buttons or by pinching.
Homes behind these numbers
$599,000B 2020 VIEWMOUNT COURT
FVREB Out of Town · 3 bed · 1,648 sq ft
$798,0002485 BECK ROAD
Abbotsford East · 3 bed · 1,609 sq ft
$812,0002473 BECK ROAD
Central Abbotsford · 3 bed · 1,609 sq ft
$859,900
Freehold
8576 DUNBAR WAY
Mission · 4 bed · 2,233 sq ft
$859,900
Freehold
8548 DUNBAR WAY
Mission · 4 bed · 2,233 sq ft
$869,90044720 WILLOWSTREAM ROAD
Lower Landing · 4 bed · 2,306 sq ft
$899,000
Freehold
1 46018 BONNY AVENUE
Chilliwack Proper East · 5 bed · 2,201 sq ft
$899,000
Freehold
32529 HIGGINBOTTOM COURT
Mission · 6 bed · 3,149 sq ft
$899,000
Freehold
32531 HIGGINBOTTOM COURT
Mission · 6 bed · 3,145 sq ft
$899,9003143 E 19 AVENUE
Renfrew Heights · 2 bed · 1,073 sq ft
$899,9002 552 KASLO STREET
Renfrew · 2 bed · 971 sq ft
$899,9001051 CELIA CRESCENT
Gibsons & Area · 3 bed · 1,702 sq ft
658 more active listings are not shown here. Search every active listing . Prices are the list price. Most new homes have GST added on top.
A thinner market
There is far less newly built ground-oriented housing here than in Vancouver or Burnaby, which means fewer comparable sales to price against and generally slower movement in both directions.
That is worth factoring in on both sides of the transaction. Thin markets are harder to price confidently when buying and harder to exit quickly when selling.
The fees are the highest in the region
North Vancouver has the highest median strata fee of any city in this data. Before comparing that with a suburban complex, check what the fee actually covers, because the buildings and the services differ.
Bridges decide the commute
There is no SkyTrain on the North Shore. The SeaBus runs from Lonsdale Quay to Waterfront and connects to the Expo and Canada lines, which makes Lower Lonsdale genuinely well connected.
Everywhere else relies on buses and bridges, and the bridges are why travel time here is far less predictable than distance suggests. Test the actual commute at the hour you would make it.
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Common questions
Can you commute from the North Shore without a car?
From Lower Lonsdale, realistically yes, using the SeaBus to Waterfront and connecting to the Expo and Canada lines. From most of the rest of the North Shore you rely on buses across bridges, where travel time varies a great deal with traffic.
Why are North Shore strata fees so high?
It has the highest median fee of any city in this data. What the fee funds varies by building, so check the specific inclusions before comparing it with a suburban complex, since they are often paying for different things.
Is there much choice on the North Shore?
Less than in Vancouver or Burnaby. The newly built ground-oriented market here is modest and concentrated around Lonsdale, which means fewer comparables when you buy and a thinner market when you sell.
Where these figures come from
- VanPlex active listings, MLS® data
Active townhouses, half duplexes, and row houses built in the last two years across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
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