Vancouver Westside
Dunbar-SouthlandsBritish Columbia
A house-lot neighbourhood on the west edge of the Vancouver Westside: Pacific Spirit Regional Park on its west side, the Dunbar Street shops, and the agricultural land of Southlands along the Fraser River.
West 16th Avenue to the Fraser River
The City's house-lot zone, by land area
Agricultural land, mostly Southlands
At 7025 Macdonald Street
The market in Dunbar-Southlands
Market snapshot · October 2026
Dunbar-Southlands · HPI Benchmark
Benchmark price
$2.41M
Month over month
-4.8%
Year over year
-9.1%
Sales (month)
16
Detached, townhouse and apartment only
Active listings
99
Detached, townhouse and apartment only
Months of inventory
8.8
Active listings divided by average monthly sales over the past 12 months, so it will not equal this month’s active listings divided by this month’s sales.
Greater Vancouver REALTORS® composite Home Price Index (HPI), the industry-standard measure of typical home value, adjusted for property mix. Sales were 16.2% of active listings in the month, a balanced market by board convention. Boards call under 12% a buyers’ market and over 20% a sellers’ market.
See the Dunbar-Southlands HPI chart on Market Insights
Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS®. The benchmark is the composite index; sales and active listings count detached, townhouse and apartment homes only. HPI benchmarks are aggregate measures; specific properties may transact above or below.
Market insights · the long view
A in Dunbar-Southlands, bought in 2019
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Overview
Dunbar-Southlands is a City of Vancouver local area of about 910 hectares. It runs from West 16th Avenue to the Fraser River, and from Macdonald Street to the edge of Pacific Spirit Regional Park.
About 81% of the land is zoned R1-1, the City's house-lot zone, and about 16% is zoned RA-1 for agriculture, mostly in Southlands south of Southwest Marine Drive. Commercial zones (C-2 and C-2A) are about 1%, along Dunbar Street. The zone of the lot sets what can be built, so check it on the City's VanMap.
Dunbar Street is the shopping street. Stong's Market is at 4221 Dunbar Street, the Dunbar Theatre at 4555 and the Dunbar Community Centre at 4747.
Three secondary catchments overlap the area: Point Grey Secondary covers about 60% of the land, Lord Byng Secondary (3939 West 16th Avenue) about 27% and Prince of Wales Secondary about 9%. Four elementary catchments overlap it: Southlands, Kerrisdale, Lord Kitchener and Queen Elizabeth. Verify the live SD #39 catchment map for the specific address.
Dunbar is served by buses only. Routes 2, 7, 25, 33, 41 and 49, the R4 41st Avenue RapidBus and the N22 night bus have stops inside the area.
Inside Dunbar-Southlands
Dunbar-Southlands reads as one neighbourhood from a distance, but on the ground the housing fabric is layered. Each piece has its own rules, its own inventory, and its own buyer.
Dunbar Street
Stong's Market (4221 Dunbar Street), the Dunbar Theatre (4555) and the Dunbar Community Centre (4747), with Dunbar Loop just north of West 41st Avenue. Commercial zoning is about 1% of the area.
Read more →Crown and Camosun streets
The western residential streets. Pacific Spirit Regional Park is 150 to 270 metres from Crown Street, measured on a map.
Read more →Southlands
Agricultural land zoned RA-1 between Southwest Marine Drive and the Fraser River, with the Southlands Riding Club at 7025 Macdonald Street.
Read more →Schools
Three secondary catchments overlap the area: Point Grey Secondary (about 60% of the land), Lord Byng Secondary at 3939 West 16th Avenue (about 27%) and Prince of Wales Secondary (about 9%).
Four elementary catchments overlap it: Southlands Elementary (5351 Camosun Street), Kerrisdale Elementary, Lord Kitchener Elementary (3455 West King Edward Avenue) and Queen Elizabeth Elementary (4102 West 16th Avenue). The school locator shows the school for one address.
Estimated catchments in and around Dunbar-Southlands
Tap one to see what is for sale inside it. Boundaries come from the school district and shift on their review cycles, so call or text me and I’ll confirm one before you remove subjects.
Heritage + history
About 81% of the area is zoned R1-1, the City's house-lot zone, and about 16% is zoned RA-1 for agriculture.
Bill 44 (royal assent November 30, 2023) requires municipalities to allow 3 or 4 homes on most lots once limited to single-family use. Check the zone and lot size before pricing in a multiplex.
Daily life
Daily life concentrates on Dunbar Street: Stong's Market at 4221, the Dunbar Theatre at 4555 and the Dunbar Community Centre at 4747.
Pacific Spirit Regional Park runs along the western side of the area, managed by Metro Vancouver Parks. The Southlands Riding Club is at 7025 Macdonald Street.
Commute math
Dunbar has no SkyTrain or Canada Line station. Bus routes 2, 7, 25, 33, 41 and 49, the R4 41st Avenue RapidBus and the N22 night bus have stops inside the area.
Dunbar Loop, just north of West 41st Avenue on Dunbar Street, is the local bus terminal.
Property types
- R1-1 detached house lots (most of Dunbar)
- Houses near Pacific Spirit Regional Park (Camosun and Crown streets)
- C-2 and C-2A commercial (Dunbar Street)
- RA-1 agricultural land (Southlands)
Compare Dunbar-Southlands to nearby
Kerrisdale →
The Westside neighbour to the east. Both areas are mostly house lots; Kerrisdale has its own village high street and Crofton House School.
Kitsilano →
The Westside neighbour north of West 16th Avenue. Both are in the Vancouver School Board district, with different secondary catchments.
Frequently asked
A few of the questions that come up most often about Dunbar-Southlands.
Which secondary school serves Dunbar-Southlands?
Is Dunbar the same as Dunbar-Southlands?
Is there SkyTrain access from Dunbar?
What is the zoning in Dunbar?
Will small-scale multi-unit housing change Dunbar?
What private schools are near Dunbar?
What's Southlands and how is it different from Dunbar proper?
What tax exposure should a Dunbar buyer model?
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Bronson Job PREC, REALTOR® at Momentum Realty Inc.. GVR Member #6015742 · FVREB Member #FJOBBR