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Buying a home in Renfrew

One of the clearest examples of what Vancouver's duplex rules actually built. Renfrew's newly built stock is almost entirely half duplexes on rebuilt single family lots, at a price per square foot well below the west side.

The short answer

34 newly built ground-oriented homes are active in Renfrew, Vancouver. The median lists at $1,399,000 for 1,435 sq ft at $993 per square foot. The stock is 5 townhouses and 29 half duplexes, 11% below the regional median size.

Active listings
34
Median price
$1,399,000
Median per sq ft
$993
Median size
1,435 sq ft

Newly built ground-oriented homes in Renfrew

34 active listings

Median list price
$1,399,000

typical range $1,099,999 to $1,634,970

Median price per sq ft
$993

typical range $865 to $1,121

Median size
1,435 sq ft

typical range 1,056 sq ft to 1,658 sq ft

Median strata fee
Not enough data

3 listings

3 of 34 listings state one

Median annual property tax
$4,959

typical range $3,000 to $5,251

9 of 34 listings state one

Measured across 34 active listings on .

What Renfrew is actually like

The overwhelming majority of active listings here are half duplexes. This is a neighbourhood being rebuilt one lot at a time, so you get an established street with a brand new home on it, and neighbours whose houses are forty years older than yours.

It is among the more affordable places to buy new inside Vancouver proper, which is the whole reason the area carries so much inventory. Buyers priced out of the west side end up comparing Renfrew against the inner suburbs.

The lots are standard Vancouver width, so expect three storeys and a compact floor plate. Many homes here include a suite, which is worth checking listing by listing.

Transit is bus-based within the area itself, with the Millennium Line stations at Renfrew and Rupert on the northern edge. Check the specific address rather than the neighbourhood name.

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
1.5 km

straight line, across 31homes

Closest station to any home here
620 m

Renfrew

Stations these homes are nearest to

  • RupertMillennium Line · nearest home 770 m
  • RenfrewMillennium Line · nearest home 620 m
  • Commercial-BroadwayExpo Line, Millennium Line · nearest home 1.3 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.

Renfrew against Vancouver, and against the region

Price per sq ft

$993

Vancouver: $1,140

Region: $812

Median size

1,435 sq ft

11% below the regional 1,607 sq ft

Freehold, no strata

8 of 34

Region: 245 of 1,322

Is Renfrew right for you

Works well if

  • Buyers who want a new home inside Vancouver without west side pricing
  • Anyone looking for a mortgage helper suite, which this area carries more of than most
  • People who want an established street rather than a new complex

Does not work if

  • You want a large home, since the lot width caps the floor plate
  • You need to walk to a SkyTrain station and the address is in the south of the area
  • You want a strata with professional management and a funded reserve

Check before you offer

  • Whether a suite is legal or unauthorized, because you inherit the consequence either way
  • The distance to Renfrew or Rupert station from the specific address
  • Front or back half, and what that means for the yard
  • Parking, which varies considerably here

Renfrew 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.

31 of 34 homes plotted. 3 listings have no coordinates in the feed and cannot be placed. 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 Renfrew

16 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 Renfrew?

The median list price across 34 active newly built ground-oriented listings in Renfrew is $1,399,000, at $993 per square foot for a median 1,435 sq ft. That compares to $1,140 across Vancouver as a whole.

Are homes in Renfrew townhouses or half duplexes?

Of the 34 active listings, 5 are townhouses and 29 are half duplexes. 8 are freehold with no strata and 26 are strata. That mix decides whether you get a complex with a monthly fee or half a house with one neighbour.

Why are there so many half duplexes in Renfrew?

Because the land is affordable enough by Vancouver standards that replacing one older house with two new homes pencils out for a builder, and the lots are the standard width the rules were written around. The result is a neighbourhood rebuilding itself one lot at a time.

Is Renfrew close to SkyTrain?

Parts of it. The Millennium Line has stations at Renfrew and Rupert on the northern edge of the area, but transit within the neighbourhood itself is bus-based. Check the walking distance from the specific address rather than the neighbourhood name.

Do Renfrew homes come with mortgage helper suites?

Many do, more than most Vancouver neighbourhoods, but it varies listing by listing. Always confirm whether a suite is legal or unauthorized, because as the buyer you inherit that status either way.

Is Renfrew cheaper than the west side of Vancouver?

Yes, by a wide margin. It is among the more affordable places to buy new inside Vancouver proper, which is the whole reason the area carries so much active listing volume from buyers priced out of the west side.

What should you check before buying a Renfrew half duplex?

Whether any suite is legal or unauthorized, the distance to Renfrew or Rupert station from the specific address, whether the home is the front or back half of the lot, and parking, which varies considerably across the area.

How current are these numbers?

They are recalculated from active MLS® listings every time the site is rebuilt, and were last measured on 2026-09-07. They describe what is on the market now, not what has sold.

Where these figures come from

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Every figure on these pages comes from listings you can open. Search the full set of newly built townhouses, half duplexes, and row houses, and filter by price, bedrooms, freehold or strata, pets, and parking.