
Vancouver West › Arbutus
Arbutus in short: a small MLS® sub-area of detached houses between about 16th and 25th Avenues, west of Arbutus Street, on wide, tree-lined lots. Houses were 38 of 48 sales in the last year, at a median of $3,100,000.
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Arbutus at a glance
Typical house
$3,100,000
Median sale, last 12 months
Across 38 detached sales.
Half duplexes
10 sales
median $2,056,500
Almost all built in the last two years.
Arbutus Greenway
1905–1958
former interurban line
Now a walking and cycling path.
Schools
Prince of Wales
Secondary for every address
Through Trafalgar or Carnarvon elementary.
Neighbourhood facts: Wikipedia: Arbutus Ridge. Sales: Greater Vancouver Realtors MLS® data, November 9, 2025 to November 9, 2026.
Arbutus by the numbers
Every Arbutus sale on the MLS® from November 9, 2025 to November 9, 2026, closed or firm and waiting to complete. That's 48 homes. The figures are medians, the middle sale, so one big outlier can't skew them.
Detached house
$3,100,000
Median sale price, 38 sales
Median 22.5 days on the market. Sold for a median 94.5% of asking, and 3 of the 38 went at or over asking.
Half duplex
$2,056,500
Median sale price, 10 sales
Median 23.5 days on the market. Sold for a median 98.3% of asking, and 2 of the 10 went at or over asking.
Source: Greater Vancouver Realtors MLS® data, Arbutus sub-area (Vancouver West), closed and pending sales recorded November 9, 2025 to November 9, 2026, pulled November 9, 2026. Days on market and asking prices as reported on each listing. Not every home sells for the median.
What your budget buys
Every Arbutus sale on the MLS® from November 9, 2025 to November 9, 2026, grouped by sale price, so you can see what each budget actually bought here.
| Sale price | Sales | What sold |
|---|---|---|
| $1.6M to $2.2M | 10 | Mostly 3-bedroom half duplexes, around 1,460 sq ft; also 3 detached houses |
| $2.2M to $3M | 15 | Mostly 4-bedroom detached houses, around 2,600 sq ft; also 3 half duplexes |
| $3M to $5M | 21 | 5-bedroom detached houses, around 3,660 sq ft |
| $5M and up | 2 | 4-bedroom detached houses, around 3,760 sq ft |
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Source: Greater Vancouver Realtors MLS® data, Arbutus sub-area, closed and pending sales recorded November 9, 2025 to November 9, 2026, pulled November 9, 2026. Sizes are finished floor area as listed.
Living here
Detached houses on lots typically 50 by 120 feet, plus new half duplexes. The area is known for its cherry blossoms in spring.
The Arbutus Greenway follows the old BC Electric interurban line, which ran from Vancouver to Steveston from 1905 to 1958.
West Broadway and West 4th Avenue in Kitsilano are a short drive north, and Kerrisdale's shops are south along Arbutus.
The Broadway Subway's Arbutus Station, at Broadway and Arbutus, has a latest stated opening of late 2027.
Schools
Of the 40 Arbutus homes sold in the last 12 months, 25 were in the Trafalgar Elementary catchment, 15 in Carnarvon's.
All of them are in the Prince of Wales Secondary catchment.
These catchments come from the Vancouver School Board's 2026 catchment boundaries, matched to the homes sold here in the last 12 months. Catchment lines can split a street and popular schools can fill up, so confirm any address with the Vancouver School Board.
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Good questions
Over the 12 months to November 9, 2026, the median detached sale was $3,100,000 across 38 sales, and the median half duplex $2,056,500 across 10.
Trafalgar or Carnarvon Elementary, and Prince of Wales Secondary. Trafalgar offers French immersion. Confirm any address with the Vancouver School Board.
A walking and cycling path along the route of the old BC Electric interurban line, which ran from Vancouver to Steveston between 1905 and 1958.
In the 12 months to November 9, 2026, 25 of the 48 homes sold here went for under $3,000,000: mostly 4-bedroom detached houses, around 2,500 sq ft; also 10 half duplexes. The lowest sale was $1,620,000, a 4-bedroom half duplex.
Some do, but most don't. In the 12 months to November 9, 2026, homes here sold for a median 95.1% of their asking price, and 5 of 48 sold at or over asking. The median home took 22.5 days to sell. Pricing and condition decide which group a home lands in.
Yes. In the 12 months to November 9, 2026, 38 detached houses at a median of $3,100,000 and 10 half duplexes at a median of $2,056,500 sold here, and those usually come with private outdoor space. Lot size and yard layout vary a lot, so check each listing.
In the 12 months to November 9, 2026, 11 of the 48 homes sold here were built in 2016 or later: mostly 4-bedroom half duplexes, around 1,580 sq ft; also 1 detached house. The median build year across all sales was 1998.
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Check my home's priceTalk to JoshCall 604-313-9805Sources: Greater Vancouver Realtors MLS® data for the Arbutus sub-area, November 9, 2025 to November 9, 2026; Wikipedia: Arbutus Ridge; Wikipedia: Millennium Line and Broadway Subway; Vancouver School Board: Catchment Boundaries (2026). Last updated November 9, 2026.