At a glance

Uptown is a busy Saanich crossroads at Douglas Street and the Trans-Canada Highway, with Uptown Shopping Centre, apartments, townhouses and a transit hub. About 19% of homes are detached and 56% are apartments, 46% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $595K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $660K^*
Residents: 12,170
Households renting: 46%
Homes that are apartments: 56%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $595K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Victoria MLS® Home Price Index (+11% since then), that is about $660K, 33% below the Victoria median of $987K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
46% of households rent, above the 39% city-wide.
27% of residents are 20 to 34, versus 20% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
56% of homes are apartments (36% 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 11,215 at the 2021 census.

0-1412%

15-194%

20-247%

25-3420%

35-4416%

45-5412%

55-6413%

65+16%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 11,215 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached19%

Semi-detached2%

Row house7%

Duplex flat16%

Apartment under 5 storeys55%

Apartment 5+ storeys1%

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: $11,200

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.

Uptown