Market data
New Westminster, BC — Home Prices
What a typical home costs in New Westminster, by property type, as of August 2026 — the benchmark price the board publishes each month, with a decade of the same month behind it.
Average house price in New Westminster
$810,067
Across the 916 homes that sold in New Westminster from September 2025 to August 2026, averaging 40 days on market.
Average house price in New Westminster
What homes actually sold for, September 2025 to August 2026. A full year of sales rather than one month, so a slow month cannot swing the number.
| Property type | Average sale price | Homes sold | Average days on market | Median sale price, August 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | $810,067 | 916 | 40 | $679,000 |
| Detached house | $1,516,946 | 179 | 36 | $1,525,750 |
| Townhouse | $903,846 | 86 | 39 | 5 sold that month |
| Apartment / condo | $606,230 | 655 | 44 | $595,000 |
The average is every sale price over the period divided by the number of sales, weighted month by month. The median is the middle sale, and it is shown for a single month only where fewer than twelve homes sold, one sale decides it. Source: the board’s monthly release.
New Westminster home prices by property type
Benchmark price for August 2026, with how it moved over the month and over the year, and the supply and demand behind it.
| Property type | Benchmark price | Over the month | Over the year | Sales | Active listings | Months of inventory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached house | $1,377,600 | -0.5% | -14.6% | 16 | 154 | 10.3buyers’ territory |
| Townhouse | $873,400 | +0.1% | -4.2% | 5 | 62 | 9.1buyers’ territory |
| Apartment / condo | $576,100 | -1.1% | -8.9% | 56 | 372 | 6.8buyers gaining |
A benchmark is the board’s modelled typical home of that type, not an average of what sold — so a month with few sales still has one. Sales and active listings are counts for August 2026.
New Westminster home prices, 2016 to 2026
The benchmark price each August, a decade back. Same month every year, so the comparison carries no seasonal distortion.
| August | Detached | Townhouse | Apartment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1,121,300 | $541,500 | $373,300 |
| 2017 | $1,184,500 | $630,600 | $469,600 |
| 2018 | $1,131,500 | $694,500 | $533,100 |
| 2019 | $1,060,800 | $632,600 | $494,800 |
| 2020 | $1,156,100 | $673,100 | $514,300 |
| 2021 | $1,376,300 | $785,200 | $561,200 |
| 2022 | $1,456,000 | $917,600 | $640,100 |
| 2023 | $1,590,400 | $945,400 | $660,400 |
| 2024 | $1,631,100 | $948,300 | $661,400 |
| 2025 | $1,613,500 | $911,600 | $632,300 |
| 2026 | $1,377,600 | $873,400 | $576,100 |
Over those 10 years detached moved from $1,121,300 to $1,377,600 — +22.9%, townhouse moved from $541,500 to $873,400 — +61.3%, and apartment moved from $373,300 to $576,100 — +54.3%.
Build your own New Westminster chart — every property type and metric the board publishes, back to 2000.
Common questions about New Westminster prices
- What is the average house price in New Westminster?
- $810,067, averaged across the 916 homes that sold in New Westminster from September 2025 to August 2026.
- What is the average house price in New Westminster?
- $810,067, averaged across the 916 homes that sold in New Westminster from September 2025 to August 2026. By type: detached $1,516,946, townhouse $903,846, apartment $606,230. A full year of sales rather than a single month, so one quiet month cannot move it.
- How long does it take to sell a home in New Westminster?
- 40 days on market on average across 916 sales, September 2025 to August 2026. That is the time from listing to an accepted offer, not to completion.
- What is the benchmark price for a house in New Westminster?
- The benchmark price for a detached house in New Westminster is $1,377,600 as of August 2026, -14.6% over the year. The benchmark is the board's modelled typical home of that type, not an average of what sold.
- How much is a townhouse in New Westminster?
- The benchmark price for a townhouse in New Westminster is $873,400 as of August 2026, -4.2% over the year.
- How much is a condo in New Westminster?
- The benchmark price for an apartment or condo in New Westminster is $576,100 as of August 2026, -8.9% over the year.
- Have home prices gone up in New Westminster over the last ten years?
- Between 2016 and 2026, detached moved from $1,121,300 to $1,377,600 (+22.9%), townhouse moved from $541,500 to $873,400 (+61.3%), apartment moved from $373,300 to $576,100 (+54.3%). Each figure is the benchmark price for the same calendar month, so the comparison carries no seasonal distortion.
- Is New Westminster a buyers' or sellers' market?
- As of August 2026, detached sits at 10.3 months of inventory (buyers’ territory), townhouse sits at 9.1 months of inventory (buyers’ territory), apartment sits at 6.8 months of inventory (buyers gaining). Four months or less typically reads as sellers' territory, four to six balanced, six to eight buyers gaining leverage, and over eight buyers' territory.
How to read these numbers
The Home Price Index (HPI) benchmark is the industry-standard measure of typical home value in a defined market, mix-adjusted to control for the property types selling that month. Unlike a median, it compares like to like — a benchmark detached home this month against the same benchmark home last month — which is what makes month-over-month and year-over-year comparisons meaningful.
Months of inventory divides active listings by recent monthly sales. Four months or less typically reads as sellers’ territory, four to six balanced, six to eight buyers gaining leverage, and over eight buyers’ territory. Both metrics are aggregate; specific property types and price bands can read differently.
Benchmarks are aggregate figures — a specific property may transact above or below depending on lot, condition, age and the active buyer pool. Use the benchmark as the trend line, not the listing price. Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS® monthly board release. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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