Strathcona houses: what they cost in July 2026
$1.47M
Houses in Strathcona benchmark at $1.47M as of July 2026, 19.3% below the Metro Vancouver detached benchmark of $1.82M. The benchmark is down 9.0% over the past year and down 5.5% over the past month. The region as a whole moved -7.0% over the same year, so Strathcona houses have softened 2.0 points faster than the market. Of the 21 Vancouver neighbourhoods with a published detached benchmark, Strathcona ranks 21 of 21.
Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS® • MLS® HPI Benchmark Summary • July 2026 · GVR sub-area “Strathcona”
What this means if you are looking here
Houses sit at the top of what Strathcona costs — about 128% above the entry point here. That gap is worth sitting with before you start looking. Some buyers stretch for it and are glad they did; others find that the same money in a neighbouring area buys more space than the address is worth to them. There is no right answer, only the one that fits how you actually live.
It is down 9% over the year against 7% for the region, so Strathcona has softened faster than the wider market. It came off another 5.5% just in the last month. I would rather tell you that plainly than let you find it out later. For a buyer, $1.47M is a better entry than it would have been a year ago. For an owner thinking about selling, it means pricing to today rather than to what a neighbour achieved eighteen months ago.
With a house, a good part of what you are buying is the lot, and lots are where the differences hide: frontage, lane access, what the zoning would let you or a future owner build. Two Strathcona homes listed near $1.47M on the same street can have quite different long-term value for reasons that never appear in a listing photo. A Walk Score of 91 on detached stock is unusual — most areas trade walkability away as lots get larger, and this one has not.
If you are weighing a house in Strathcona against somewhere else, or wondering what yours would fetch against this $1.47M benchmark, just ask me. No obligation and no sales pitch — I would rather you had a real number and a straight answer than a good feeling about an index.
— Aparna Kapur, Real Estate Agent with Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
How it compares with the rest of the region
| Benchmark | Price | 1 year | 1 month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strathcona houses | $1.47M | -9.0% | -5.5% |
| Metro Vancouver detached | $1.82M | -7.0% | -1.1% |
Strathcona ranks 21 of 21 Vancouver neighbourhoods with a published detached benchmark.
Neighbourhoods at a similar price
- Renfrew-Collingwood houses — $1.49M (+1.6% vs Strathcona)
- Hastings-Sunrise houses — $1.56M (+6.0% vs Strathcona)
- Kensington-Cedar Cottage houses — $1.58M (+7.5% vs Strathcona)
- Sunset houses — $1.58M (+7.7% vs Strathcona)
Other property types in Strathcona
- Strathcona townhouses — $900K
- Strathcona condos — $644K
What you get in Strathcona
Vancouver's Oldest Residential Neighbourhood. Walk Score 91, Transit Score 88.
- 1890s heritage architecture
- Adjacent to historic Chinatown
- Strathcona Park & farmers market
- Artist studios & creative community
Questions people ask
How much does a house cost in Strathcona?
The MLS® HPI benchmark for houses in Strathcona is $1.47M as of July 2026. The benchmark describes a typical property of that type in the area, so an individual home can sit well above or below it depending on size, condition, outlook, and lot.
Are Strathcona houses going up or down in price?
Down 9.0% over the past year and down 5.5% over the past month, on the July 2026 release. Metro Vancouver detached moved -7.0% over the same year.
Is Strathcona expensive for houses compared with the rest of Vancouver?
Strathcona sits -19.3% against the Metro Vancouver detached benchmark, and ranks 21 of 21 neighbourhoods with a published benchmark for this type. The closest on price are Renfrew-Collingwood, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage.
What is a benchmark price, and is it the same as an appraisal?
No — a benchmark is not an appraisal. The MLS® Home Price Index models a typical property for an area and property type, which makes it a good way to track a market over time, but it values no particular home. For that you need a comparative market analysis on the actual property, which Aparna provides at no cost.
Want the number for an actual property?
A benchmark tracks a market; it does not value a home. A comparative market analysis looks at the specific property — its size, condition, outlook, and what comparable homes actually sold for. Aparna Kapur prepares one at no cost and no obligation.
Aparna Kapur, Real Estate Agent licensed in British Columbia, Oakwyn Realty Ltd., 3195 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 2L2, Canada. 604-612-7694. Benchmark figures are Greater Vancouver REALTORS® MLS® Home Price Index values for the Strathcona sub-area, July 2026, and are not an appraisal of any specific property. MLS® and REALTOR® are trademarks owned by the Canadian Real Estate Association.