Lions Bay homes for sale

What does a home cost in Lions Bay?

Lions Bay has 19 active MLS® listings. The median asking price is $2.29M, with homes listed from $1.27M to $17.80M. That is roughly in line with the Lions Bay median of $2.29M. Figures reflect current asking prices on active listings, refreshed hourly, not sold prices.

What types of homes are for sale in Lions Bay?

Detached listings make up 89% of what is for sale in Lions Bay (17 of 19 listings), with a median asking price of $2.29M. Land listings are next at 11%, typically asking $4.49M.

How does Lions Bay compare to other areas?

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

Lions Bay is a detached-house neighbourhood. 89% 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 1984, with most of the market falling between 1968 and 2017, so condition and updates vary a lot from listing to listing.

What do you actually get for the money?

71% of the homes for sale have four or more bedrooms, with the 4-bedroom plan the most common of all. Family-sized space is the norm rather than the premium option.

A typical listing here offers about 2,697 sq ft of living space and 4 bathrooms.

Where a lot is reported, the median is 11,200 sq ft, which is what sets the ceiling on additions, laneway homes and future redevelopment.

32% of the listings report a finished basement, which in this city usually means either extra family space or a mortgage helper.

Strata or freehold?

Only 0% of the listings in Lions Bay are strata-titled. Most buyers here are purchasing freehold, with no monthly fee and no strata council to answer to.

Getting around Lions Bay

There is no rapid-transit station in Lions Bay, but 53% of the listings are within reach of a frequent bus route.

Across 18 scored listings the median walk score is 22 out of 100, computed from real walking routes. Day-to-day errands here usually involve a drive or a bus.