New Westminster, British Columbia
As of October 16, 2026, the median asking price in Uptown, New Westminster is $699,000, across 564 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 82 days.
165 new listings came to market in Uptown in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $664 per square foot, based on the 564 listings that report floor area.
Condos in Uptown are listed at an average of $594,190 across 340 active listings.
Detached homes in Uptown are listed at an average of $1,688,897 across 152 active listings.
Townhouses in Uptown are listed at an average of $870,326 across 60 active listings.
Duplexes in Uptown are listed at an average of $1,387,386 across 7 active listings.
New Westminster had a population of 78,916, a median household income of $82,000, 55% of households owning their home at the 2021 Census of Population. These figures describe the broader census geography, not Uptown specifically.
A Sixth Street-centred, walkable New West district
Uptown is a daily-errands neighbourhood with a strong apartment-and-main-street core.
This is a practical, amenity-first part of New Westminster: you live close to shopping, services, and dining rather than behind gates or at the edge of town. The appeal is the ability to run most routines on foot with parks and civic destinations nearby; it is not a quiet, purely residential enclave, and it is not defined by sprawling single-family streets.
Uptown’s identity is tied to the Sixth Street commercial district, where day-to-day shopping, food, and services concentrate into a walkable main-street environment.
With a Walk Score of 96/100, the neighbourhood supports doing many errands and local outings without relying on a car for every trip.
Queens Park New West and Moody Park Off-Leash Dog Areas are nearby options that add real outdoor space to a denser, apartment-forward area.
Access to places like Anvil Centre, New Westminster Public Library, and Landmark Cinemas 10 New Westminster gives Uptown an everyday-city feel beyond just retail.
Uptown is built around a large share of condominium apartments, supported by low- and mid-rise forms and complemented by pockets of detached houses. The result is a neighbourhood where buyers can choose between building-oriented living close to the commercial core and more traditional detached ownership without leaving the area entirely.
A typical home in Uptown is a condominium apartment in a multi-unit building near the Sixth Street commercial district.
A weekend here can revolve around staying local: browsing Columbia Square Plaza, picking up something from Pink Ribbon Bakery, and getting outside at Queens Park New West or Moody Park Off-Leash Dog Areas. For indoor plans, options like Landmark Cinemas 10 New Westminster and New Westminster Public Library add easy, close-to-home destinations.
In Uptown, buyers should look beyond the unit or house itself and evaluate how the immediate location and (for condos) the building’s operating reality shapes day-to-day ownership.
For condominium apartments, compare strata documents, what fees cover, and the building’s overall upkeep. In a condo-forward neighbourhood, building quality can matter as much as the suite.
Uptown’s core is commercial and active, so pay attention to what the home faces and how it handles street activity. The same floorplan can live very differently depending on orientation.
Confirm the practical setup for parking, visitor parking, and storage—especially if you’re choosing Uptown for walkability but still keep a vehicle or bikes.
Even with New Westminster station and Columbia station nearby, convenience varies by address; check your actual walking connection to the bus stops and stations you’ll use.
Selling in Uptown means making the day-to-day value of your exact location and housing type easy to understand. Buyers compare buildings against buildings and houses against houses, so the marketing needs to clearly show how your home fits the way Uptown is used: close-in, walkable, and amenity-centred.
Show what’s walkable from the home—shopping nodes, parks, and nearby amenities—because Uptown’s appeal depends heavily on proximity within a compact area.
If it’s a condominium apartment, make the building story legible: fees, what they cover, and how the building is maintained. Buyers will weigh the building as a long-term system.
Highlight the features that change daily comfort in a denser area—light, outlook, and separation from street activity—using straightforward listing information and visuals.
Make parking, storage, and any included amenities easy to verify. In Uptown’s mix of older and newer housing, these basics often differentiate otherwise similar options.
Uptown offers a walk-first New Westminster lifestyle anchored by the Sixth Street commercial district and a housing mix led by condominium apartments with detached houses also present. It stands out for how much of daily life can happen locally, with parks and civic destinations nearby. It is not the right fit for someone prioritizing a strictly low-density, residential-only environment or a transit experience that feels uniformly strong from every address.
This description is compiled from the figures above and from published sources. It is not a statistic.
Uptown in New Westminster currently has 567 active for-sale listings with a median asking price of $699,900 and an average asking $663 per square foot, giving buyers and investors a broad range of inventory to compare. Homes are sitting an average of 81 days on market so far, and with 181 new listings added in the past 30 days, selection is expanding, suggesting a more competitive environment for sellers and potential leverage for well-prepared buyers negotiating on price and terms.
AI-written commentary on the active MLS® listing snapshot as of October 12, 2026. Not financial advice.
Walk Score 96 · Transit Score 57 · Bike Score 76
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