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What’s My Home Worth in Coquitlam West? — September 2026 benchmarks + free valuation
GVR's September 2026 Coquitlam West benchmarks: detached $1,634,400 (−8.6% year over year), townhome $1,029,900 (−9.3%) and condo $664,800 (−8.7%). The table below compares each with the Coquitlam-wide benchmark for the same property type. The detached figure rests on 2 sales that month, so it moves a lot. Your home's value depends on the lot or building, condition, layout and what the City's plans allow on your site. For a figure on your address, request a free home evaluation from Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960, Royal LePage Elite West.
Coquitlam West benchmarks — GVR, September 2026
Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS® REALTOR® Report, Coquitlam neighbourhood table, September 2026. A benchmark describes a typical home in the sub-area, not any one property.
The month in numbers
The table puts the three property types side by side, with each benchmark compared with the Coquitlam-wide figure for the same type (detached $1,584,400, townhome $976,600, condo $640,100).
| Detached | Townhome | Condo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benchmark | $1,634,400 | $1,029,900 | $664,800 |
| Year over year | −8.6% | −9.3% | −8.7% |
| Vs Coquitlam-wide | $50,000 above | $53,300 above | $24,700 above |
| Sales in the month | 2 | 4 | 31 |
| Active listings | 85 | 50 | 300 |
| Sales-to-active | 2.4% | 8.0% | 10.3% |
Two things stand out. First, supply: 300 condos and 85 detached homes were listed against a small number of sales, which gives buyers room to compare and negotiate. Second, the samples: 2 detached and 4 townhome sales are too few for the benchmark to be precise, so watch the direction over several months rather than any single reading.
Neighbourhood read
Coquitlam West is the GVR neighbourhood for the Burquitlam and Austin Heights side of southwest Coquitlam, on the Burnaby border. It mixes older detached streets, townhome complexes and a growing number of condo towers around the Millennium Line. Maillardville, to the south, is reported by GVR as its own neighbourhood.
Much of the area's value story is land use. The City's Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan guides growth near North and Clarke Roads, the Austin Heights Neighbourhood Plan covers the Austin Avenue area, and land within 800 metres of Burquitlam and Lougheed Town Centre stations is a provincially designated Transit-Oriented Area. On May 27, 2026, Council adopted the Southwest Shoulders and Corridors amendments, allowing new medium-density housing and townhousing near the two stations and along Austin Avenue.
For a detached owner, that means two separate questions: what your home is worth to someone who wants to live in it, and whether your lot is worth more to a builder under the new rules. For condo and townhome owners, the neighbourhood matters less than the specific building or complex. Local detail lives in the Burquitlam guide and the Austin Heights guide.
What lifts value
None of these has a fixed dollar value — recent comparable sales decide what each is worth at the time.
What holds value back
Coquitlam West · who actually buys here
Coquitlam West has more than one buyer pool. Condo buyers are often first-time buyers and downsizers who want SkyTrain and shops within walking distance. Townhome buyers are usually young families who want more space without a detached price. Detached buyers include families who want a yard close to transit — and, on some lots, builders looking at what the new land-use rules allow.
The costly mistake is marketing to the wrong pool. A detached lot with genuine redevelopment potential, marketed only as a family home, can leave money on the table. The reverse is just as common: a lot with no realistic redevelopment path, priced as though a builder will pay land value, sits while the market moves on.
On the strata side, the mistake is pricing off the neighbourhood benchmark instead of the building. Two condos of the same size in Coquitlam West can be far apart in value because of strata health, age, exposure and parking.
Coquitlam West · what an estimator misses
Automated estimates average recent nearby sales. In Coquitlam West, recent nearby sales can be very different products: a 1970s bungalow, a new tower suite and a 1990s townhome may sit within a few blocks.
A model cannot see the land-use designation on your lot, the depreciation report for your building, or whether a suite is permitted. Those are often the items that decide the price here.
Land-use changes also run ahead of the data. When rules change, as they did in spring 2026, it takes time for sales that reflect the new rules to appear — and a model only knows the sales that have already closed.
What this means practically: treat any online figure — including the assessed value on your tax notice — as a starting point for a conversation, not as a number to price against. An assessment is a mass-appraisal estimate set at a fixed date for taxation; market value is what a real buyer will pay for your specific property today. They routinely differ, in both directions.
General information for Coquitlam West homeowners, not an appraisal or a formal valuation. Every property is assessed on its own facts — condition, lot or building, land use and timing. Market figures are current as at the date shown on this page.
How Craig values your home
The result is a price range with the reasoning behind it and a short list of what to fix, document or disclose before listing. It starts with a free 20-minute home-evaluation (Equity Map) call, with a same-day response when you reach out.
Who prepares your valuation
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Frequently asked
For September 2026, Greater Vancouver REALTORS® benchmarked a typical Coquitlam West detached home at $1,634,400, a townhome at $1,029,900 and a condo at $664,800. A benchmark describes a typical home, not an average and not your home. Your value depends on the lot or the building, age, condition, layout, and — increasingly in this area — what the City's land-use plans allow on your site.
Yes. Coquitlam West is the GVR neighbourhood that takes in the Burquitlam and Austin Heights area of southwest Coquitlam. Maillardville is reported separately, with its own benchmark — see the Maillardville guide. The exact boundaries follow GVR's map, so ask which sub-area your address is coded to on MLS® before comparing.
It can. Areas within 800 metres of SkyTrain stations, including Burquitlam and Lougheed Town Centre, are designated Transit-Oriented Areas under provincial rules: the Province sets minimum allowable heights and densities, and minimum residential parking requirements have been removed (except accessible parking). Whether that adds value to your property depends on lot size, shape, the City's land-use designation and what neighbouring owners do, so it is assessed site by site.
On May 27, 2026, Coquitlam Council adopted amendments that complete the City-led Southwest Shoulders and Corridors review for the neighbourhoods near Burquitlam and Lougheed Town Centre stations and along Austin Avenue. They allow new medium-density housing, townhousing and local-serving commercial space, and the City expects about 2,300 additional homes. Some small-scale residential areas were kept as they were, so check your own address against the adopted plan.
Compare inside your own building and against the closest similar buildings. In September 2026 GVR counted 31 condo sales against 300 active listings in Coquitlam West, so buyers have choice. What separates one unit from another: the strata's finances and depreciation report, upcoming levies, building age and any remaining new-home warranty, exposure and floor, parking and storage, and the bylaws on rentals and pets.
Your assessment is a mass-appraisal estimate set at a valuation date of July 1 of the previous year, built for property tax. It values the property as it stands and can lag both the market and land-use changes. In a market that has moved since that date, or where redevelopment potential matters, the gap between assessment and sale price can be wide in either direction.
In September 2026 all three property types read as a buyer's market on GVR's rule of thumb, which treats a sales-to-active ratio under 12% as buyer's and over 20% as seller's. The ratios were 2.4% for detached, 8.0% for townhomes and 10.3% for condos. The detached figure rests on 2 sales, so it moves a lot month to month.
Sources & methodology
Market figures are GVR MLS® HPI benchmarks and counts for September 2026, kept current through the site's monthly stats update. A benchmark describes a typical home, not any one property. Land-use facts are from the City of Coquitlam; confirm the designation for any specific address with the City before relying on it.
Keep exploring
Home evaluation
Free home evaluation and Equity Map from Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960.
Neighbourhood guide
SkyTrain, towers and the older detached streets around Burquitlam Station.
Neighbourhood guide
Walkable Austin Avenue, established streets and newer low-rise condos.
Market report
The monthly Coquitlam read across every property type.
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