Victoria's most prestigious address — grand estates and ocean panoramas
Oak Bay
Uplands is Victoria's most prestigious address, a 1908 Olmsted-designed enclave of grand estates and ocean panoramas in Oak Bay. Curving boulevards, stone gateposts, and Uplands Park's Garry oak meadows define the neighbourhood, while the Royal Victoria Yacht Club and Cattle Point's tidepools anchor the waterfront. Uplands real estate is built around heritage estates on half-acre minimum lots, custom waterfront homes, and a small set of modern architectural rebuilds along Beach Drive. There are 12 homes for sale at a median of $2.83M. Houses move in 57 days, with prices +4.0% year-over-year. Browse every Uplands listing below with sold data and live market stats. Explore the live Uplands market dashboard for 24-month price trends, inventory and days-on-market.
Median sold prices in Uplands are up 4.0% compared with a year ago, and homes trade at a median of $796 per square foot. Recently, 5% of sales closed above the asking price, with homes averaging 57 days on market. Sale prices have been running near 101% of BC Assessment value. Sales activity tends to peak around October and is quietest around November, a useful signal for timing a purchase or sale.
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MLS® property information is provided under copyright© by the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board and Victoria Real Estate Board. The information is from sources deemed reliable, but should not be relied upon without independent verification.
The Uplands is Greater Victoria's premier estate neighbourhood, a 1900s garden-suburb laid out by the Olmsted firm, the landscape architects behind New York's Central Park. Winding tree-lined roads (deliberately built without sidewalks), mature Garry oak meadows and grand heritage residences give Uplands a parklike, exclusive character unlike anywhere else in the region.
Homes here sit on some of the largest lots in the core, ranging from restored heritage mansions and Tudor-revival estates to substantial newer custom builds, all bound by protective covenants that preserve the neighbourhood's stately feel. It is consistently among the most prestigious and highest-valued addresses in Greater Victoria.
Uplands Park, Cattle Point and the Royal Victoria Yacht Club anchor an outdoor, waterfront-oriented lifestyle, with the shops of Oak Bay Avenue and Estevan Village a short drive away. It suits buyers seeking privacy, space, heritage architecture and a refined, gardenlike setting.
This is a low-volume, high-value market where each property is distinctive, so sales are best understood individually rather than by averages alone. Use the live Uplands data above for context, and lean on detailed, comparable-by-comparable analysis when pricing or purchasing an estate property.
The 10 most recent home sales in Uplands had a median sold price of $2,329,000. Sold prices appear once registered with BC Assessment; the rest are free with an 8X account.
