Auguston, Abbotsford: Neighbourhood Guide
Updated · By Jared Gibbons, REALTOR®
Quick answer
Over the last twelve months, houses sold for a median of $1,060,000, townhomes $720,000 and condos $456,000.
Jared’s verdict: Auguston suits families who want a serviced house on the Sumas Mountain bench. The catch is the City’s McKee Neighbourhood Plan, adopted in 2023, plans more homes and schools on this slope, so you’re buying into a neighbourhood that’s still growing.
Quick facts · Abbotsford East sub-area
- Typical sale price
- Houses $1.06MTownhomes $720,000Condos $456,000Duplexes $999,000
- Sold, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026
- 261 houses, 117 townhomes, 19 condos, 7 duplexes
- Typical house sold
- Built 1993 · 7,205 sq ft lot · 5 bedrooms
Median prices from closed MLS® sales (Paragon).
In my words
Jared’s take on Auguston
- Who it suits
- Families who want a serviced house on the Sumas Mountain bench.
- What I’d tell a friend
- I’d point families to Auguston if they want a serviced house on the Sumas Mountain bench, with Auguston Traditional Elementary in the neighbourhood. Middle and secondary students travel out to Clayburn Middle and Robert Bateman Secondary today. The catch is the City’s McKee Neighbourhood Plan, adopted in 2023, plans more homes and schools on this slope, so you’re buying into a neighbourhood that’s still growing.
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What works and what doesn’t in Auguston
What works
- A serviced house on the Sumas Mountain bench, with Auguston Traditional Elementary in the neighbourhood. Jared
- Mathers Park beside the school, and Sumas Mountain Regional Park up the hill.
What doesn’t
- The McKee plan adds more homes and schools on the slope, so it is still growing. Jared
- Middle and secondary students travel out to Clayburn Middle and Robert Bateman Secondary.
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Auguston is a planned neighbourhood on the lower slopes of Sumas Mountain, on Abbotsford’s east side. Its developers bought more than 1,000 acres from Clayburn Industries, started planning in 1988 and began building in 1998. The name joins “august”, meaning grand, with “ton”, an old English word for town, according to the Abbotsford School District’s history of the neighbourhood school.
It was designed as a self-contained village where children could walk to school, and its streets are named after Canadian artists and writers: Stephen Leacock Drive, Tom Thomson Crescent, Emily Carr Terrace. When the school opened in 2000 the plan was for up to 6,000 residents in about 2,000 homes. Because building only began in 1998, Auguston’s houses are newer than most of east Abbotsford. On MLS® Auguston is part of the Abbotsford East sub-area.
Homes for sale in Auguston
Auguston listings show up in the Abbotsford East searches: Abbotsford East houses for sale and Abbotsford East condos and townhomes.
What homes sold for in Abbotsford East
The board does not report Auguston separately, so the nearest figures are for the Abbotsford East sub-area it belongs to. From November 1, 2025 to October 22, 2026, 261 detached houses sold there at a median of $1,060,000, with the middle half between $939,900 and $1,285,000. Townhomes (117 sales) went for a median of $720,000 and condos (19 sales) for $456,000.
| Home type | Sales | Median price | Middle half of prices | Typical year built |
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| Detached houses | 261 | $1,060,000 | $939,900 to $1,285,000 | 1993 |
| Townhomes | 117 | $720,000 | $610,000 to $799,900 | 2003 |
| Condos | 19 | $456,000 | $402,500 to $527,500 | 2015 |
| Duplexes | 7 | $999,000 | — | 2026 |
Source: Paragon MLS® closed sales supplied by Jared, November 1, 2025 to October 22, 2026, for the whole MLS® sub-area. Medians are shown where at least 5 homes of a type sold. How these figures are defined and sourced
The typical detached house that sold in Abbotsford East was built in 1993 on a 7,205 square foot lot. Auguston homes all date from 1998 or later, so expect a house here to be newer than that typical sale, and price it against other Auguston and Sumas Mountain sales rather than the sub-area median.
The homes in Auguston
Most of Auguston is detached family houses on serviced hillside lots, many of them two storeys over a basement, and some were built with a basement suite. The main strata complex is Sage at Auguston, at 4401 Blauson Boulevard beside the school: 120 homes in three storeys, built in 2007, with no age restriction on record.
Schools in Auguston
Auguston Traditional Elementary, at 36367 Stephen Leacock Drive, teaches kindergarten to grade 5. It opened in 2000 as the district’s second traditional school, a model built around structure and basic skills, and it was the first school in BC built as a joint project with a private company, which is why the district leases the building rather than owning it. Registration was in such demand when it opened that some parents camped out for days to get a place.
A school locator check at 36367 Stephen Leacock Drive returned Auguston Traditional Elementary, Clayburn Middle School and Robert Bateman Secondary (35045 Exbury Avenue). Enrolment at a traditional school can work differently from a regular catchment school, so ask the district how a place is assigned for the exact address before you rely on it.
More: Schools in Abbotsford.
Parks and getting around
- Mathers Park, beside the school on Stephen Leacock Drive, a two-minute walk from the school door.
- Lower Sumas Mountain Park, 2850 Whatcom Road, about an 11-minute drive.
- Sumas Mountain Regional Park, higher up the mountain, with the Chadsey Lake Trail.
- BC Transit route 15 (Auguston/Montrose) runs from Montrose Exchange via McKee Road to Auguston Parkway South at Stephen Leacock Drive.
- Highway 1 is reached at Whatcom Road. Shopping is at Sumas Mountain Village, 2310 Whatcom Road, and the Walmart at 1812 Vedder Way.
| To | How | Minutes | Distance (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathers Park | Walk | 2 | 0.2 |
| Sandy Hill Elementary | Drive | 9 | 5.4 |
| Lower Sumas Mountain Park | Drive | 11 | 6.2 |
| Montrose Exchange | Drive | 15 | 8.7 |
Measured November 2, 2026 with OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM for driving, routed foot paths for walking).
Before you buy in Auguston
- Hillside lots need a closer look: ask about retaining walls, drainage and any geotechnical covenant on title, and get a survey if the yard is terraced.
- If the house has a suite, confirm with the City of Abbotsford that it is permitted, and check what the suite adds to your property taxes and utilities.
- Drive the route you will use every day. Everything off the mountain goes down to Whatcom Road, so time the trip at rush hour.
- For Sage at Auguston or any townhome, read the strata minutes, Form B and depreciation report before you remove subjects.
Abbotsford-wide rules on property tax, zoning, suites and flood mapping are on one page: buying a home in Abbotsford: the rules.
Homes Jared has sold in Auguston
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Sandon Drive
Abbotsford
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Sandon Drive
Abbotsford
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Old Clayburn Road
Abbotsford
Nearby neighbourhood guides
Sources for the Auguston guide
- Abbotsford School District Auguston Traditional Elementary: the school’s name and history (opens in a new tab)
- Abbotsford School District Auguston Traditional Elementary (opens in a new tab)
- BC Transit BC Transit Central Fraser Valley: riders guide (opens in a new tab)
- City of Abbotsford City of Abbotsford: parks and playgrounds (opens in a new tab)
Common questions
Is Auguston part of Sumas Mountain?
Yes. Auguston sits on the lower slopes of Sumas Mountain, in the City of Abbotsford. On MLS® its listings are in the Abbotsford East sub-area.
How old are the homes in Auguston?
Building started in 1998, so Auguston’s homes date from then on, newer than most of east Abbotsford.
Is there a bus to Auguston?
Yes. BC Transit route 15 runs between Montrose Exchange and Auguston Parkway South at Stephen Leacock Drive.
Does every Auguston home go to Auguston Traditional Elementary?
Not automatically. It is a traditional school, so ask the Abbotsford School District how a place is assigned for the exact address.
What Buyers & Sellers Say
Excerpts from Google reviews for Jared Gibbons, REALTOR® at Royal LePage Little Oak Realty (Suite 201 - 15272 Croydon Dr, Surrey). Quoted word for word; initials only.
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“Jared and his team have been amazing with the sale of my house, very professional and knowledgeable. The process went a lot smoother than I could have expected. Once the house was sold, Jared helped me with the purchase of my condo…”
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