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Browse active MLS® half duplexes for sale across Surrey, including side-by-side and front-to-back strata and fee-simple homes in Cloverdale & Clayton, Grandview Surrey, Pacific Douglas, and North Surrey. Compare with Surrey Townhomes Under $1.2M or Surrey Homes Under $1.8M.
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A half-duplex is one individually titled strata lot (one side of a two-unit building) that can be bought, financed, and sold separately. A full duplex consists of both dwellings on a single freehold title (or both strata lots sold together), giving one buyer ownership of the entire building and land.
Most Surrey half-duplexes operate as two-unit "non-collecting" strata corporations with no formal monthly strata fee; instead, the two owners split shared building insurance, roof upkeep, and shared-driveway maintenance (commonly 50/50 by unit entitlement). Always verify building insurance and any written agreements before removing conditions.
Duplexes in Surrey cluster in South Surrey (Grandview Heights, Pacific Douglas, King George Corridor), Cloverdale and Clayton, and older RF-D or infill pockets in Whalley, Guildford, and Newton.
Yes, where City of Surrey zoning and building-code fire/sound separation requirements are met. Many newer three-level half-duplexes in Grandview Heights, Pacific Douglas, and Cloverdale include a registered 1- or 2-bedroom basement suite. See South Surrey duplexes with suites for active examples.
Provincial Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing legislation requires municipalities to permit 3 to 6 units on qualifying single-family and duplex lots inside the Urban Containment Boundary, expanding infill duplex, triplex, and fourplex options across Surrey.
Under the BC Strata Property Act, the strata corporation (the two duplex owners together) must maintain full-replacement property insurance on the entire structure and common property, while each owner carries a separate strata-homeowner policy covering interior improvements, personal contents, and deductible assessments.
A half-duplex shares only one party wall, typically includes a private yard and driveway, and avoids multi-unit strata council governance, whereas Surrey townhomes sit in larger multi-building strata complexes with monthly maintenance fees.
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