Living in Willoughby Heights: What the Listings Say

Willoughby Heights runs on townhouses. They make up 163 of the 419 active listings, a 38. 9 percent share, with a median price of 889,900. Condos follow at 135 listings and 32. 2 percent, priced around 599,900. Detached houses account for 89 listings, or 21. 2 percent, and carry a median of 1,790,000. Half duplexes and other homes round out the mix at 16 each. The median year built here is 2021, which tells you most of what you need to know. This is a young neighbourhood. New builds are 54. 7 percent of what is listed right now, so more than half the homes available have never been lived in. The median living area sits at 1,504 square feet, and the median strata fee is 356. If you want recent construction with a townhouse core, this is where you look.

A 1,504 square foot home with a strata fee of 356 sets the rhythm of daily life here. That fee covers the shared upkeep most of these buildings depend on, and at 583 per square foot, the median list price lands at 868,000. Your monthly carrying cost is more than the mortgage. Factor the strata in from the start. At 356 a month, the fee stays modest for a neighbourhood where more than half the listings are new construction, and buildings like The Hive 2 with 14 active listings and Union Park with 11 give you concrete options to compare. A two bedroom runs around 638,500. A three bedroom sits closer to 844,900. That gap of roughly 200,000 is the difference between a condo lifestyle and a townhouse with room to grow.

Start with the price bands, because they tell you where to aim. There are 127 listings priced between 750,000 and 1,000,000, and another 121 between 500,000 and 750,000, so the bulk of Willoughby Heights sits in that middle range. Pick your band first. If a three bedroom around 844,900 fits, pull the 101 active three bedroom listings and sort them by strata coverage and square footage. Cross-check against buildings like Heath West, which has 7 active listings, and Yorkson at 6. With 131 new listings in the past 30 days, fresh inventory arrives steadily. Book viewings for three or four units in one afternoon. Compare what each strata fee actually buys. That is your next move.