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Residential · Richmond, Greater Vancouver

Terra Nova

Quiet north-west Richmond, with dyke trails and Terra Nova Rural Park

  • Families
  • Established homeowners
  • Nature lovers
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Terra Nova in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Vancouver and Statistics Canada (approximate areas).

At a glance

A mostly residential area on Richmond's north-west edge. About 55% of homes are detached, 16% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $1.56M in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.)
$1.54M*
* est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $1.09M
Residents
10,120
scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 9,387 at the 2021 census
Households renting
16%
city 36%
Homes that are apartments
4%
city 38%

What the numbers mean

  • Owners valued the median home at $1.56M in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Vancouver MLS® Home Price Index (-7% since then), that is about $1.54M, 42% above the Vancouver suburbs median of $1.09M. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
  • 16% of households rent, well below the 36% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
  • 55% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 30% city-wide.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 9,387 at the 2021 census.

0-1415%
15-196%
20-246%
25-3411%
35-4412%
45-5416%
55-6416%
65+19%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 9,387 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached55%
Semi-detached2%
Row house31%
Duplex flat8%
Apartment under 5 storeys4%
Apartment 5+ storeys0%

Daily errands on foot1

Places within the neighbourhood or a 5-minute walk of its edge, compared with the typical neighbourhood in Greater Vancouver.

Supermarkets
1
city median 4
Cafés and bakeries
13
city median 14
Pharmacies and clinics
3
city median 8
Playgrounds and dog parks
11
city median 28

Upfront closing costs2

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
$28,880
on $1.54M

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 Richmond. 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.

Sources and notes

  1. Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), counted October 19, 2026. Counts places inside the neighbourhood or within 400 m (about a 5-minute walk) of its edge, in a straight line. Volunteers map OpenStreetMap, so some places may be missing and counts are a guide, not a census. Supermarkets are tagged shop=supermarket; cafés amenity=cafe and shop=bakery; pharmacies and clinics amenity=pharmacy and amenity=clinic; playgrounds and dog parks leisure=playground and leisure=dog_park. Medians are across the neighbourhoods in this guide. ↩
  2. Source: Province of British Columbia, Property transfer tax. 2026 rules, applied to this community's median census home value, indexed to September 2026 with the MLS® HPI. First-time buyer and newly built home exemptions are not deducted. Legal fees, title insurance, inspection and adjustments are extra. ↩