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Buying a home in Coquitlam West

The transit-oriented half of Coquitlam. Coquitlam West is denser, closer to the Evergreen extension and the Burquitlam and Lougheed stations, and prices per square foot well above Burke Mountain up the hill.

The short answer

40 newly built ground-oriented homes are active in Coquitlam West, Coquitlam. The median lists at $1,084,900 for 1,314 sq ft at $810 per square foot. The stock is 39 townhouses and 1 half duplex, 19% below the regional median size.

Active listings
40
Median price
$1,084,900
Median per sq ft
$810
Median size
1,314 sq ft

Newly built ground-oriented homes in Coquitlam West

40 active listings

Median list price
$1,084,900

typical range $845,800 to $1,285,400

Median price per sq ft
$810

typical range $728 to $898

Median size
1,314 sq ft

typical range 1,024 sq ft to 1,625 sq ft

Median strata fee
$504

typical range $322 to $660

39 of 40 listings state one

Median annual property tax
Not enough data

3 listings

3 of 40 listings state one

Measured across 40 active listings on .

What Coquitlam West is actually like

This is townhouse country built around rapid transit rather than around a road network. The homes are smaller than Burke Mountain's and the price per square foot is higher, which is exactly what you would expect when the station is the amenity.

Burquitlam and Lougheed Town Centre both sit in or against this area, and Lougheed is an interchange between the Expo and Millennium lines. That is meaningful reach for a suburban address.

The area has changed a great deal in a short time. Much of what is on the market did not exist a decade ago, and construction continues, which is worth factoring into what living there is like now.

It is one of the better value transit-adjacent options in the region. Compare its price per square foot against Cambie in Vancouver, which offers a similar transit proposition at a very different price.

Rapid transit

Rapid transit is close but generally beyond an easy walk from most homes here. Expect to drive, cycle, or take a bus to the station.

Median distance to the nearest station
810 m

straight line, across 40homes

Closest station to any home here
200 m

Burquitlam

Stations these homes are nearest to

  • BurquitlamMillennium Line · nearest home 200 m
  • Lougheed Town CentreExpo Line, Millennium Line · nearest home 780 m
  • BraidExpo Line · nearest home 1.1 km

Distances are measured in a straight line from each listing to the nearest SkyTrain, SeaBus, or West Coast Express station, using coordinates published by TransLink. A straight line is not a walk: a station 400 m away across a rail cut, a river, or a highway can be a twenty minute journey. Check the specific address on a map before treating any of these numbers as a commute.

Coquitlam West against Coquitlam, and against the region

Price per sq ft

$810

Coquitlam: $758

Region: $816

Median size

1,314 sq ft

19% below the regional 1,619 sq ft

Freehold, no strata

1 of 40

Region: 243 of 1,469

Is Coquitlam West right for you

Works well if

  • ✓ Commuters who want SkyTrain and cannot pay Vancouver prices for it
  • ✓ Buyers who would rather have the station than the extra bedroom
  • ✓ People who want to run one car instead of two

Does not work if

  • ✕ You want a large family home, which Burke Mountain does better at this price
  • ✕ Ongoing nearby construction would bother you
  • ✕ You want an established, settled streetscape

Check before you offer

  • → The real walking distance to Burquitlam or Lougheed, not the area name
  • → What is approved to be built on the adjacent lots
  • → The strata fee and whether the complex has amenities you will use
  • → Which floor the living space is on, since these are denser layouts

Coquitlam West on the map

Every home behind the figures above. Click a pin for the photo, the price, and a Street View link, so you can see the street before you plan a visit.

40 of 40 homes plotted. Click a pin for the photo, the price, and a Street View link. Zoom with the plus and minus buttons or by pinching.

Newly built homes for sale in Coquitlam West

22 more active listings are not shown here. Search every active listing . Prices are the list price. Most new homes have GST added on top.

Common questions

What does a newly built home cost in Coquitlam West?

The median list price across 40 active newly built ground-oriented listings in Coquitlam West is $1,084,900, at $810 per square foot for a median 1,314 sq ft. That compares to $758 across Coquitlam as a whole.

Are homes in Coquitlam West townhouses or half duplexes?

Of the 40 active listings, 39 are townhouses and 1 are half duplexes. 1 are freehold with no strata and 39 are strata. That mix decides whether you get a complex with a monthly fee or half a house with one neighbour.

How much does SkyTrain access cost in Coquitlam?

Compare the price per square foot figures for Coquitlam West and Burke Mountain on this hub. The two areas are the same city, the same build window, and largely the same product type, so the gap between them is about as clean a measure of transit access as this market offers.

Which SkyTrain stations serve Coquitlam West?

Burquitlam and Lougheed Town Centre both sit in or against the area, and Lougheed is an interchange between the Expo and Millennium lines. That is meaningful reach for a suburban address, though the real walking distance still depends on the specific street.

Is Coquitlam West still under construction?

Much of it. The area has changed a great deal in a short time, and construction continues in parts of it, which is worth factoring into what living there is like today versus what the finished neighbourhood will look like.

Are Coquitlam West homes smaller than Burke Mountain's?

Yes. This is townhouse country built around rapid transit rather than around a road network, and the homes are smaller with a higher price per square foot than Burke Mountain up the hill. You are paying for the station rather than the floor area.

What should you check before buying in Coquitlam West?

The real walking distance to Burquitlam or Lougheed rather than trusting the area name, what is approved to be built on the adjacent lots, the strata fee against amenities you will actually use, and which floor the living space is on, since these are denser layouts than a typical suburban townhouse.

How current are these numbers?

They are recalculated from active MLS® listings every time the site is rebuilt, and were last measured on 2026-10-23. They describe what is on the market now, not what has sold.

Where these figures come from

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