Residential · New Westminster, Greater Vancouver

New Westminster Sapperton

A riverside neighbourhood next to Royal Columbian Hospital

Young professionals
Renters
Transit commuters

New Westminster Sapperton in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Vancouver and Statistics Canada (approximate areas).

At a glance

Sapperton is a mixed neighbourhood on the Fraser River with a brewery district and the Royal Columbian Hospital, and a SkyTrain stop. About 25% of homes are detached and 56% are apartments, 46% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $876K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $867K^*
Residents: 7,820
Households renting: 46%
Homes that are apartments: 56%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $876K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Vancouver MLS® Home Price Index (-7% since then), that is about $867K, 21% below the Vancouver suburbs median of $1.09M. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
46% of households rent, well above the 36% city-wide.
26% of residents are 25 to 34. It skews young-professional.
56% of homes are apartments (38% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 7,255 at the 2021 census.

0-1414%

15-194%

20-246%

25-3420%

35-4417%

45-5413%

55-6412%

65+13%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 7,255 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached25%

Semi-detached1%

Row house1%

Duplex flat17%

Apartment under 5 storeys29%

Apartment 5+ storeys27%

Upfront closing costs¹

BC charges a tiered property transfer tax: 1% on the first $200,000, 2% to $2 million, then 3%, and 5% above $3 million. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.

BC property transfer tax: $15,340

How it's changing

These municipalities don't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.

Safety

Neighbourhood-level crime figures aren't available for New Westminster. Policing there is by the RCMP or a municipal police department, and neither publishes open crime counts by neighbourhood. Check Statistics Canada's crime tables for municipality-wide trends, and the local police website for crime maps. Why this is missing.