Arbutus homes for sale

What does a home cost in Arbutus?

Arbutus has 20 active MLS® listings. The median asking price is $3.59M, with homes listed from $2.29M to $6.38M. That is about 157% above the Vancouver median of $1.40M. Figures reflect current asking prices on active listings, refreshed hourly, not sold prices.

What types of homes are for sale in Arbutus?

Detached listings make up 85% of what is for sale in Arbutus (17 of 20 listings), with a median asking price of $4.19M. Half-duplex listings are next at 15%, typically asking $2.75M.

How does Arbutus compare to other areas?

For context across the region: Whalley (median $549K), Willoughby Heights (median $837K), Abbotsford West (median $700K). Arbutus carries the highest median asking price of this group. Comparing a few adjacent areas is often the fastest way to see whether a listing is priced with its street or against it.

What kind of homes are in Arbutus?

Arbutus is a detached-house neighbourhood. 85% of the homes on the market are single-family houses on their own lot, so the supply is set by how many owners decide to sell in a given season.

Construction dates are spread out. The median home for sale dates to 2013, with most of the market falling between 1945 and 2026, so condition and updates vary a lot from listing to listing.

30% of the current listings were built in the last five years, so new-construction inventory is a real option here rather than an exception.

What do you actually get for the money?

85% of the homes for sale have four or more bedrooms, with the 6-bedroom plan the most common of all. Family-sized space is the norm rather than the premium option.

A typical listing here offers about 3,558 sq ft of living space and 5 bathrooms.

Where a lot is reported, the median is 6,100 sq ft, which is what sets the ceiling on additions, laneway homes and future redevelopment.

60% of the listings report a finished basement, which in this city usually means either extra family space or a mortgage helper.

Enclosed parking is standard: 85% of listings include a garage.

Strata or freehold?

Only 15% of the listings in Arbutus are strata-titled. Most buyers here are purchasing freehold, with no monthly fee and no strata council to answer to.

Getting around Arbutus

There is no rapid-transit station in Arbutus, but 55% of the listings are within reach of a frequent bus route.

Across 15 scored listings the median walk score is 49 out of 100, computed from real walking routes. Day-to-day errands here usually involve a drive or a bus.

Cycling scores better than walking in a lot of the city, and it does here too: the median bike score across scored listings is 79.

Setting and surroundings

55% of the listings fall near a top-ranked school catchment, which tends to hold value in this part of the market even when the wider market cools.