Bowen Island homes for sale

What does a home cost in Bowen Island?

Bowen Island has 69 active MLS® listings. The median asking price is $1.49M, with homes listed from $299K to $17M. That is roughly in line with the Bowen Island median of $1.46M. Figures reflect current asking prices on active listings, refreshed hourly, not sold prices.

What types of homes are for sale in Bowen Island?

Detached listings make up 62% of what is for sale in Bowen Island (43 of 69 listings), with a median asking price of $1.85M. Land listings are next at 36%, typically asking $850K.

How does Bowen Island compare to other areas?

For context across the region: Whalley (median $549K), Willoughby Heights (median $839K), Abbotsford West (median $700K). Bowen Island 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 Bowen Island?

Bowen Island is a detached-house neighbourhood. 62% 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.

The next largest group is other homes, at 36% of what is listed.

Construction dates are spread out. The median home for sale dates to 1997, with most of the market falling between 1951 and 2023, so condition and updates vary a lot from listing to listing.

23% 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?

The 3-bedroom plan is the most common listing, with smaller and larger homes on either side of it.

A typical listing here offers about 2,176 sq ft of living space and 3 bathrooms.

Where a lot is reported, the median is 21,998 sq ft, which is what sets the ceiling on additions, laneway homes and future redevelopment.

16% of the listings report a finished basement, which in this city usually means either extra family space or a mortgage helper.

Garages are uncommon here; the typical listing comes with 3 parking stalls instead.

Strata or freehold?

Only 20% of the listings in Bowen Island are strata-titled. Most buyers here are purchasing freehold, with no monthly fee and no strata council to answer to.

Across the 8 listings that disclose one, the median strata fee is $105 per month. Read it against what it covers before comparing two buildings on price alone.

Getting around Bowen Island

Transit coverage is thin here. Most listings in Bowen Island are not close to rapid transit or a frequent bus route, so plan on driving.

Across 32 scored listings the median walk score is 7 out of 100, computed from real walking routes. Day-to-day errands here usually involve a drive or a bus.