At a glance

Gordon Head is a large Saanich area of houses and apartments around the University of Victoria, with many students and young families. About 55% of homes are detached and 10% are apartments, 30% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $1.02M in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $1.13M^*
Residents: 25,740
Households renting: 30%
Homes that are apartments: 10%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $1.02M in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Victoria MLS® Home Price Index (+11% since then), that is about $1.13M, 14% above the Victoria median of $987K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
30% of households rent, below the 39% city-wide.
55% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 37% city-wide.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 23,721 at the 2021 census.

0-1413%

15-197%

20-2412%

25-3411%

35-4410%

45-5412%

55-6412%

65+23%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 23,721 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached55%

Semi-detached3%

Row house7%

Duplex flat26%

Apartment under 5 storeys11%

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: $20,580

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 Saanich. 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.

Gordon Head