Sooke, British Columbia, Canada
As of August 12, 2026, the median asking price in Sooke is $797,000, across 136 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 86 days.
31 new listings came to market in Sooke in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $440 per square foot, based on the 107 listings that report floor area.
Detached homes in Sooke are listed at an average of $1,059,830 across 70 active listings.
Vacant land in Sooke are listed at an average of $726,178 across 23 active listings.
Townhouses in Sooke are listed at an average of $662,375 across 12 active listings.
Duplexes in Sooke are listed at an average of $767,220 across 10 active listings.
Harbour breezes, forest edges, small-town pace
Sooke’s core neighbourhood wraps itself around Sooke Harbour and the Sooke River corridor—part working waterfront, part service-centre main street, and always framed by rain-soaked evergreens. The town grew from fishing, logging, and marine trades into a civic hub for the western edge of Greater Victoria, and you still feel that practical DNA in the mix of boat launches, gear shops, and weekday errands along Sooke Road. It’s West Coast in the truest sense: salt air, eagles overhead, and trails that start suspiciously close to the grocery store.
The people here are a blend of long-established Sooke families, trades and public-sector workers, retirees drawn by the gentler pace, and a steady stream of Victoria-area commuters who accept a longer drive in exchange for more space and immediate access to beaches and forest. Day-to-day life is not especially walkable (the area scores low on walkability), so most households plan around a car—yet the town centre still feels intimate, with coffee stops, school pick-ups, and quick harbour-side detours creating a familiar rhythm.
Real estate in the core leans toward practical, liveable housing: older single-family homes and modest subdivisions close to services, townhome and condo pockets near the commercial strip, and newer infill where parcels allow. Demand tends to rise with interest in outdoor recreation and relative affordability compared with Victoria, while buyers pay close attention to commuting realities, floodplain considerations near the river, and the trade-offs between views, privacy, and proximity to town amenities. The result is a market that rewards local knowledge—street by street, slope by slope, and often, by how much you value the sound of the harbour at dusk.
Sooke’s market is offering buyers solid selection, with 230 active listings and 50 new listings added in the past 30 days, while the median asking price sits at $749,900 (about $473 per square foot on average). Homes are taking an average of 87 days to sell, pointing to a more patient, negotiation-friendly environment where investors and buyers can be selective and focus on value and fundamentals.
Walk Score 16 · Bike Score 33
The median asking price in Sooke is $797,000, across 136 active MLS® listings as of August 12, 2026. The average asking price is $936,517. These are list prices on homes currently for sale, not sale prices.
There are 136 active MLS® listings in Sooke as of August 12, 2026. 31 of them came to market in the last 30 days.
Homes currently listed in Sooke have been on the market an average of 86 days as of August 12, 2026. This measures how long active listings have been available so far, not how long they take to sell.
Of the 136 homes currently listed in Sooke, 51% detached houses, 17% vacant land, 9% townhouses, 7% duplexes.
Sooke has a Walk Score of 16 out of 100, which Walk Score classifies as Car-Dependent — almost all errands require a car. Bike Score is 33.