Upper Deer Lake, Burnaby Homes for Sale

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Upper Deer Lake, Burnaby: 14 houses and 3 condos and townhomes listed at the end of October, with 5 and 0 sold in the month. It is one of 35 communities the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® figures break out for Burnaby.

Heritage church on the museum streetscape at Burnaby Village Museum
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Upper Deer Lake homes listed and sold, June to October 2026

Upper Deer Lake, October 2026. Detached houses: 14 listed at month end and 5 sold in October, a sales ratio of 36% (a sellers’ market). Condos and townhomes: 3 listed at month end and 0 sold in October.

Upper Deer Lake listings, sales and sales ratio by month
MonthHouses listedHouses soldHouses ratioCondos and townhomes listedCondos and townhomes soldCondos and townhomes ratio
June 20269333%20—
July 2026120—00—
August 20261517%10—
September 20261716%20—
October 202614536%30—

Source: MLS® data from the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® and the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, compiled by SnapStats®. How these figures are defined and sourced

Looking across the period, Detached houses: 10 sold over 5 months against an average of 13.4 listed, about 6.7 months of listings at that pace; the busiest month was October with 5 sold. Condos and townhomes: 0 sold over 5 months against an average of 1.6 listed.

How Upper Deer Lake compares with the rest of its city

Upper Deer Lake against its whole city, October 2026: share of listings and sales, sales ratio and rank.

Upper Deer Lake against the whole city, October 2026
Home typeShare of city listingsShare of city salesCommunity sales ratio against cityRank on sales ratio
Detached houses3.3%9.6%36% against 12%2 of 19
Condos and townhomes0.2%0.0%— against 13%Under 10 listed

Source: MLS® data from the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® and the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, compiled by SnapStats®. How these figures are defined and sourced

The monthly write-ups singled out Upper Deer Lake for detached houses in June, October (a sellers’ best bet); detached houses in September (a buyers’ best bet).

Upper Deer Lake share of Burnaby listings and sales by month

In Upper Deer Lake, its share of the houses listed in Burnaby went from 1.9% in June to 3.3% in October and its share of the condos and townhomes listed went from 0.1% to 0.2%. A share that holds steady while the city moves means the community is following the city; a share that drifts means it is moving differently.

Upper Deer Lake as a share of Burnaby, by month
MonthShare of city houses listedShare of city houses soldShare of city condos and townhomes listedShare of city condos and townhomes sold
June 20261.9%5.3%0.1%0.0%
July 20262.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
August 20263.3%2.4%0.1%0.0%
September 20263.7%2.0%0.2%0.0%
October 20263.3%9.6%0.2%0.0%

Source: MLS® data from the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® and the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, compiled by SnapStats®. How these figures are defined and sourced

Upper Deer Lake home prices: what sold, November 2025 to October 2026

13 houses sold in Upper Deer Lake with a median price of $1,750,000 (the middle half sold between $1,688,000 and $1,915,000), taking a median of 48 days to sell at 94.8% of the last list price; 8% sold above list. They had a median $643 per square foot, a median year built of 1979 and a median lot of 6,550 square feet. 5 duplexes sold in Upper Deer Lake with a median price of $1,700,000, taking a median of 6 days to sell at 95.1% of the last list price; 0% sold above list. They had a median $631 per square foot and a median year built of 2008.

Upper Deer Lake: what sold, by home type
Home typeSoldMedian priceMedian days to sellSold vs listMedian per sq ft
Houses13$1,750,00048 days94.8%$643
Duplexes (half and full)5$1,700,0006 days95.1%$631

Source: Paragon, the MLS® system used by Jared’s office, closed sales from November 1, 2025 to October 22, 2026. How these figures are defined and sourced

Upper Deer Lake real estate: your questions answered

How many homes are for sale in Upper Deer Lake?

At the end of October 2026 the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® figures showed 14 houses and 3 condos and townhomes listed in Upper Deer Lake. Those are month-end counts and they move daily, so ask Jared for a current list.

Is Upper Deer Lake a buyers’ or sellers’ market?

In October 2026, houses had a sales ratio of 36% (a sellers’ market). The sales ratio is homes sold divided by homes listed; on the reports’ scale under 12% favours buyers, 12% to 20% is balanced and over 20% favours sellers. One month in one community is a small sample, so look at the monthly table above before you decide.

How many homes sold in Upper Deer Lake from June to October 2026?

10 houses and 0 condos and townhomes sold in Upper Deer Lake over those 5 months; detached houses peaked in October with 5 sold.

How big is Upper Deer Lake compared with the rest of Burnaby?

In October 2026, Upper Deer Lake held 3.3% of the 430 detached houses listed in Burnaby and 0.2% of the 1,309 condos and townhomes listed in Burnaby.

What mix of houses and condos is for sale in Upper Deer Lake?

In October 2026, houses made up 82.4% of the 17 homes listed in Upper Deer Lake and condos and townhomes made up 17.6%; of the 5 that sold, houses were 100.0% and condos and townhomes 0.0%.

Are there more or fewer homes for sale in Upper Deer Lake than in June?

Listings of detached houses rose from 9 in June to 14 in October 2026 (+55.6%); condos and townhomes was 2 in June and 3 in October 2026, too few (under 3) to call a rise or fall.

Is City Hall really in this neighbourhood?

Yes, the civic campus is part of the pocket's daily geography. Burnaby City Hall stands at 4949 Canada Way, TransLink's route 144 timetable lists a Burnaby City Hall bus loop on Deer Lake Parkway, and the same route stops on Deer Lake Avenue at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts before continuing to Canada Way and Burris Street. Expect civic traffic on Canada Way on council and event days.

Which secondary school is beside the lake?

41 (Burnaby) secondary school on the lake parkway itself. Its address puts it on the pocket's north side, beside Deer Lake Park.

What is in Deer Lake Park for a homeowner, day to day?

The City describes Deer Lake Park as a lake, trails and culture hub: a flat boardwalk and lakeside trails, kayak rentals in summer, and concerts and festivals on the Festival Lawn, with the Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby Village Museum and Shadbolt Centre for the Arts to the north of the lake. For a south-shore homeowner that means event-day parking pressure on Sperling Avenue and Deer Lake Avenue, not just quiet trails.

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Upper Deer Lake: streets and boundaries

  • Upper Deer Lake is the residential slope on the south side of Deer Lake, between the lake and Kingsway: its working streets are Sperling Avenue, Canada Way, Deer Lake Avenue, Burris Street and Buckingham Avenue.
  • The civic anchor sits inside the pocket, not downtown: Burnaby City Hall is at 4949 Canada Way, and TransLink's route 144 timetable names a Burnaby City Hall bus loop on Deer Lake Parkway.

Upper Deer Lake: the housing stock

  • The stock here reads against the lake and the civic campus, not against a shopping street: the 144 bus route passes the pocket's houses on Burris Street and Buckingham Avenue after leaving the City Hall loop and Deer Lake Avenue.

Upper Deer Lake: local details a buyer would not know

  • The 144 bus strings together the pocket's institutions in one ride: SFU Exchange, Sperling Station, the City Hall loop, Deer Lake Avenue at the Shadbolt Centre, Canada Way, Burris Street and Oakland Street, ending at Metrotown Station.
  • The museum stop is a named stop, not a walk from a main road: the timetable lists a northbound stop on Deer Lake Avenue at Heritage Village, for the Burnaby Village Museum.
  • École Marlborough Elementary, kindergarten to Grade 7, at 6060 Marlborough Avenue, is the elementary school on the pocket's southwest side, below the lake toward Royal Oak Avenue.

Upper Deer Lake: development and new projects

  • Burnaby City Hall replacement, 4949 Canada Way, City of Burnaby, civic building: the City's projects list states City Hall was originally built in 1955 and has reached its end of life — status: planned on the City's projects list (as of November 3, 2026).

Upper Deer Lake: costs and taxes

  • The detached-house utility line for this pocket in the City's 2026 table is a $652.33 annual water charge for a detached single-family dwelling, with sewer billed through the sewer use and parcel charges, and a 5% discount if the full utility payment is received by the due date.

Upper Deer Lake: getting around

  • Route 144 is the pocket's through bus, running Canada Way, Burris Street and Deer Lake Avenue between Sperling Station, City Hall and Metrotown Station.
  • Canada Way is the east-west driving spine along the pocket's south side: the 144's Canada Way stops at Sperling Avenue, Rugby Street and Haszard Street serve the blocks between the lake and Kingsway.

Upper Deer Lake: risks and due diligence

  • Check the shoreline and stream setbacks before pricing a renovation: the City's streams guide states the federal Fisheries Act protects fish habitat on these watercourses, and Burnaby's Streamside Protection and Enhancement Area bylaw sets the development setbacks the Planning Department applies site by site.
  • Check the top of bank, not the water's edge: the same guide explains the top of bank of a ravine can sit a greater distance from the stream than the visible bank, and in flat areas it is taken as the edge of the active floodplain, which can move the leave area well into a rear yard.

How Upper Deer Lake compares

Upper Deer Lake compared
FactUpper Deer LakeOaklandsDeer Lake Place
Position at the lakeSouth shore, Sperling Ave and Canada Way sideSouthwest corner of Deer Lake Park—
Bus route through the pocket144 via Canada Way, Burris St and Deer Lake Ave144 via Oakland St—
Secondary school on the lake parkwayBurnaby Central Secondary, 6011 Deer Lake ParkwayBurnaby Central Secondary, 6011 Deer Lake ParkwayBurnaby Central Secondary, 6011 Deer Lake Parkway

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