For Sale · Nanaimo · Brechin Hill
$839,900
About This Home
Classic Westcoast post and beam ocean view home with extensive updates. Located above Brechin Hill with quality views of Departure Bay and Coastal Mountains, this true to character home boasts tongue-in-groove vaulted ceilings, open plan with island kitchen, wide plank floors, floor to ceiling brick gas fireplace, dining area, and adjoining newly constructed sun-room. Updated electrical and plumbing fixtures,...
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Property Details
Market intelligence
69 new this week of 475 active listings in Nanaimo, blended with typical days on market.
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Location
Run The Numbers
Monthly mortgage payment
$3,928
$671,920 financed over 25 years at 5%. For guidance only, not a quote or approval.
Monthly cost (mortgage + tax + maintenance)
$3,928
Cash flow
-$3,928
Estimates for education only. Talk to a JULY advisor for real numbers on this home.
Nanaimo right now
Live snapshot from the MLS® feed. Sold-price history and trend charts arrive with our VOW data feed.
The Area
The neighbourhood
A varied corner of Nanaimo
Brechin Hill, Nanaimo is a part of Nanaimo where single-family houses make up most of what comes to market. JULY is tracking 9 active listings here right now. The median asking price is $724,900. It lands within a few percent of Nanaimo as a whole. The housing is older, centring on about 1962, which usually means larger lots and mature trees.
The going rate is roughly $402 a square foot.
The nearest rapid transit station is about 23 minutes on foot, with groceries about 7 minutes, the nearest park about 1 minute, a school about 9 minutes.
JULY's own measure of how much daily life sits within a short walk of this address.
Nearest station: Nanaimo (Departure Bay) Berth 2 · 11 min walk
The Neighbourhood
Household and demographic stats for Nanaimo, from the Statistics Canada 2021 Census.
The immediate block around this home (right here): about 633 residents in 315 homes, 2,680 people/km² (urban).
Source: Statistics Canada 2021 Census, Nanaimo, City (CY); block-level figures from dissemination area 59210402.
Schools
K-12 schools closest to this home, with straight-line distances.
Oceane
40 mpublic · elementary
Rank 94 of 1,272 in BC (2025/2026) · FSA literacy + numeracy
Secondaire de Nanaimo
40 mpublic · secondary
Discover Montessori School
610 mindependent · elementary
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Rank 309 of 1,272 in BC (2025/2026) · FSA literacy + numeracy
Brechin Elementary
1.4 kmpublic · elementary
Rank 947 of 1,272 in BC (2025/2026) · FSA literacy + numeracy
Quarterway Elementary
1.5 kmpublic · elementary
Rank 1,079 of 1,272 in BC (2025/2026) · FSA literacy + numeracy
Forest Park Elementary
2.0 kmpublic · elementary
Rank 1,186 of 1,272 in BC (2025/2026) · FSA literacy + numeracy
Locations: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Educational Facilities; straight-line distances. Scores are JULY's percentile rating (0-10) of BC Ministry of Education results: FSA literacy + numeracy averages for elementary grades 4 and 7, first-time Grade 12 graduation + honours rates for secondary. Catchment boundaries change; always confirm with the school district.
