Living in Bolivar Heights: What the Listings Say

Detached houses make up 73 of the 112 active listings in Bolivar Heights, or 65. 2 percent of what is for sale in this part of Surrey. The median home here was built in 1976. Condos and half duplexes each hold 11 listings, a 9. 8 percent share apiece, though they sit at opposite ends of the price range: condos carry a median of $399,000, half duplexes $1,394,000. There are 12 other homes and 5 townhouses. The typical listing runs 2,191 square feet at $542 per square foot. That is an older, house-heavy neighbourhood. New construction accounts for 23. 2 percent of the current listings, so the 1976 median sits alongside a steady stream of recent builds. The overall median list price is $1,199,000, with 68 of the 112 homes priced between $1 million and $1. 5 million.

At 2,191 square feet, the typical home here gives you room to spread out, and the median list price of $1,199,000 sets the terms for a mortgage on a house that size. Strata fees run a median of $337 a month, so if you land in one of the condo or townhouse options, that figure shapes your carrying cost on top of the loan. Condos sit at a $399,000 median, which puts monthly ownership within reach of a smaller budget. The Birdland building holds 7 of the current listings, the most of any single address. Bolivar Heights has 5, Woodbridge and Maverick 2 each. Those are your concentrations if strata living appeals to you. For the 68 homes priced between $1 million and $1. 5 million, expect a detached-house lifestyle: yard maintenance, no shared fees, full control of the property. The trade is a higher entry price. Five bedrooms is the most common count at 23 listings, carrying a $1,248,000 median. Pick your footprint, then run the numbers.

That flow tells you the neighbourhood keeps turning over, so a listing you like today has company arriving behind it. Book a viewing week rather than a single afternoon. Line up the four-bedroom options at their $1,099,000 median against the five-bedroom homes at $1,248,000, and walk both before you decide which footprint you actually need. If a smaller entry point suits you, the 8 listings under $500,000 move faster and warrant a quicker call. Sort the 68 homes in the $1 million to $1. 5 million band by square footage, then rank them. Bring your financing sorted. That is the step that separates a shortlist from an offer.