Nanaimo, British Columbia
As of November 12, 2026, the median asking price in Hammond Bay, Nanaimo is $1,441,500, across 22 active public listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 86 days.
4 new listings came to market in Hammond Bay in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $411 per square foot, based on the 22 listings that report floor area.
Detached homes in Hammond Bay are listed at an average of $1,460,809 across 22 active listings.
Nanaimo had a population of 99,863, a median household income of $75,500, 67% of households owning their home at the 2021 Census of Population. These figures describe the broader census geography, not Hammond Bay specifically.
Coastal residential neighbourhood by parks and beaches
Hammond Bay is a shoreline-oriented residential area in Nanaimo built mostly around detached houses and access to nearby green space.
This is a coastal neighbourhood where the day-to-day identity is defined by the waterfront and a network of parks, including Neck Point Park and Linley Valley Park. It has some nearby essentials—such as Hammond Bay Elementary School and Serious Coffee—but it is not organized around walkable errands or a dense commercial main street, reflected in its mobility scores (Walkability score of 10, Transit access score of 33, Bikeability score of 7).
Hammond Bay’s housing mix is mostly detached houses, giving the neighbourhood a primarily residential character. That built form aligns with an area where outdoor access—parks and shoreline—plays a central role, while commercial amenities appear in smaller, scattered nodes.
A typical home in Hammond Bay is a detached house in a largely residential setting.
Selling in Hammond Bay comes down to two comparisons buyers make: your home against what else is for sale, and this location against the alternatives.
Buyers weigh your home against the homes listed in Hammond Bay right now. The current listings and asking prices are in the Market section of this page.
Put the places a buyer will use in the listing: Wheatcroft Park, Morningside Park and Pipers Lagoon Park.
Hammond Bay has a Walkability score of 10: almost all errands require a car. State it plainly, so the buyers it suits find your home.
Photography, condition and first impressions decide which listings buyers book to see. Have the home ready before it goes live.
Hammond Bay is a coastal Nanaimo neighbourhood where the defining draw is access to the shoreline and a park network that includes Neck Point Park and Linley Valley Park. The housing character is primarily detached homes, with day-to-day amenities present but not central to the area’s identity. It is a stronger match for people who want a residential setting organized around parks and beaches, and less aligned with those who prioritize walkable errands or cycling as a primary way to get around.
This description is compiled from the figures above and from published sources. It is not a statistic.
Hammond Bay currently has 22 active for-sale listings with a median asking price of $1,441,500 and an average of $411 per square foot, positioning it firmly in the higher-end segment of the Nanaimo market. Homes are sitting an average of 86 days on market so far, suggesting buyers may have time to be selective and negotiate on pricing or terms depending on property fit. With 4 new listings in the past 30 days, inventory is adding gradually rather than surging, which helps keep conditions relatively balanced for both buyers and long-term investors.
AI-written commentary on the active public listing snapshot as of November 12, 2026. Not financial advice.
Walkability 10 · Transit access 33 · Bikeability 7
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