Residential · Surrey, Greater Vancouver

Surrey Semiahmoo

Semiahmoo's mall, apartments and seniors' housing beside White Rock

Seniors
Renters
Quiet streets

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

At a glance

Semiahmoo is a South Surrey area near White Rock with a mall, older apartments and one of Surrey's highest shares of seniors. About 51% of homes are detached and 33% are apartments, 22% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $893K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $884K^*
Residents: 22,630
Households renting: 22%
Homes that are apartments: 33%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $893K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Greater Vancouver MLS® Home Price Index (-7% since then), that is about $884K, 19% below the Vancouver suburbs median of $1.09M. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
22% of households rent, well below the 36% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
32% are 65 or older, versus 17% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
51% 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 20,992 at the 2021 census.

0-1413%

15-195%

20-244%

25-348%

35-4410%

45-5413%

55-6414%

65+32%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 20,992 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached51%

Semi-detached3%

Row house7%

Duplex flat6%

Apartment under 5 storeys33%

Apartment 5+ storeys0%

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: $15,680

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 Surrey. 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.