Land for sale in Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia
192 land and acreage listings in Cowichan Valley Regional District. Median asking price $832,000; 13 bare-land lots of 10 acres or more at a median $40,574/ac. 38 have ocean, lake or river frontage and 8 a creek through the land.
Listed this week in Cowichan Valley Regional District
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Lake Cowichan |
$170,000 | Not stated | – | ||
| Land Crofton |
$369,000 | Unclear | – |
Price cuts in Cowichan Valley Regional District
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 acres Duncan |
$1,149,000 was $1,290,000 | 12 | $95,750/ac | ||
| 0.23-acre lot Lot 3 · Cobble Hill |
$299,900 was $335,000 | 0.23 | $1,303,913/ac | near market | |
| 0.23-acre lot Lot 2 · Cobble Hill |
$299,900 was $335,000 | 0.23 | $1,303,913/ac | near market | |
| 1.3 acres on the ocean Duncan |
$815,000 was $895,000 | 1.3 | $626,923/ac | Oceanfront | |
| 6.2 acres Lot 2 · Duncan |
$549,900 was $599,000 | 6.2 | $88,694/ac | near market | |
| 0.70-acre lot on a lake Cobble Hill |
$449,000 was $489,000 | 0.70 | $641,429/ac | Lakefront | below market |
| 0.81-acre lot Lot A · Shawnigan Lake |
$599,000 was $650,000 | 0.81 | $739,506/ac | near market | |
| 1.2 acres Lot A · Shawnigan Lake |
$599,000 was $649,900 | 1.2 | $499,167/ac | near market | |
| 0.18-acre lot Shawnigan Lake |
$450,000 was $485,000 | 0.18 | $2,500,000/ac | near market | |
| 5 acres Lot A · Malahat |
$650,000 was $700,000 | 5 | $130,000/ac | near market |
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Price per acre by lot size in Cowichan Valley Regional District
Median asking price per acre of the 124 listings of 1 acre or more that state a size.
All listings in Cowichan Valley Regional District
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 acres Chemainus |
$269,900 | 34 | $7,938/ac | ||
| 21 acres Westholme |
$350,000 | 21 | $16,635/ac | below market | |
| 77.2 acres Nanaimo |
$1,695,000 | 77.2 | $21,970/ac | above market | |
| 150 acres Duncan |
$3,950,000 | 150 | $26,381/ac | above market | |
| 19.9 acres Duncan |
$619,900 | 19.9 | $31,088/ac | below market | |
| 40 acres Shawnigan Lake |
$1,295,000 | 40 | $32,375/ac | ||
| 105 acres with a creek Duncan |
$3,500,000 | 105 | $33,333/ac | Creek through | |
| 381 acres Lake Cowichan |
$12,800,000 | 381 | $33,596/ac | above market | |
| 82 acres Duncan |
$2,950,000 | 82 | $35,976/ac | ||
| 23.8 acres Lot 11 · Cobble Hill |
$889,000 | 23.8 | $37,322/ac | near market | |
| 48.8 acres Duncan |
$1,980,000 | 48.8 | $40,574/ac | above market | |
| 65 acres on the ocean Malahat |
$2,888,000 | 65 | $44,431/ac | Oceanfront | above market |
| 41 acres on a lake Lot 2 · near Youbou |
$1,900,000 | 41 | $46,341/ac | Lakefront | above market |
| 100 acres on the ocean Nanaimo |
$4,900,000 | 100 | $49,000/ac | Oceanfront | |
| 10.3 acres Lot 12 · Duncan |
$549,900 | 10.3 | $53,285/ac | below market | |
| 75 acres with a creek Duncan |
$4,500,000 | 75 | $60,000/ac | Creek through | |
| 30.5 acres with a creek Westholme |
$1,995,000 | 30.5 | $65,410/ac | Creek through | |
| 11.2 acres Nanaimo |
$799,000 | 11.2 | $71,085/ac | near market | |
| 9 acres with a creek Lot B · Lake Cowichan |
$674,900 | 9 | $74,989/ac | Creek through | near market |
| 32.8 acres Duncan |
$2,499,000 | 32.8 | $76,189/ac | ||
| 63 acres on a river Duncan |
$4,950,000 | 63 | $78,571/ac | River frontage | |
| 5.1 acres Lot 4 · Cowichan Valley |
$439,900 | 5.1 | $85,750/ac | below market | |
| 6.2 acres Lot 2 · Duncan |
$549,900 | 6.2 | $88,694/ac | near market | |
| 5 acres Lot A · Shawnigan Lake |
$449,000 | 5 | $89,980/ac | below market | |
| 7.7 acres North Cowichan |
$699,900 | 7.7 | $91,133/ac | near market | |
| 10 acres Nanaimo |
$925,000 | 10 | $92,315/ac | near market | |
| 7.3 acres Lot 3 · Malahat |
$679,900 | 7.3 | $92,629/ac | near market | |
| 4.9 acres Lot B · Lake Cowichan |
$459,000 | 4.9 | $92,915/ac | near market | |
| 9.1 acres Cowichan |
$850,000 | 9.1 | $93,612/ac | near market | |
| 12 acres Duncan |
$1,149,000 | 12 | $95,750/ac | ||
| 12 acres with a creek Lake Cowichan |
$1,200,000 | 12 | $100,000/ac | Creek through | |
| 100 acres Shawnigan Lake |
$10,500,000 | 100 | $105,000/ac | ||
| 11.5 acres with a creek Duncan |
$1,249,900 | 11.5 | $108,404/ac | Creek through | |
| 13.3 acres Duncan |
$1,550,000 | 13.3 | $116,981/ac | ||
| 5.5 acres with a creek Ladysmith |
$699,900 | 5.5 | $126,793/ac | Creek through | near market |
| 5 acres Lot A · Malahat |
$650,000 | 5 | $130,000/ac | near market | |
| 9.5 acres Duncan |
$1,299,000 | 9.5 | $136,593/ac | ||
| 13.4 acres Westholme |
$1,890,000 | 13.4 | $140,730/ac | ||
| 3.2 acres Lot 4 · Duncan |
$475,000 | 3.2 | $146,605/ac | near market | |
| 2.7 acres Lot 33 · Ruxton Island |
$399,000 | 2.7 | $147,778/ac | ||
| 4.9 acres Lot B · Duncan |
$749,900 | 4.9 | $151,802/ac | near market | |
| 7.9 acres Duncan |
$1,239,000 | 7.9 | $156,835/ac | ||
| 10 acres Cobble Hill |
$1,595,000 | 10 | $159,500/ac | ||
| 5.5 acres North Cowichan |
$879,000 | 5.5 | $160,109/ac | near market | |
| 9 acres Duncan |
$1,495,000 | 9 | $166,481/ac | ||
| 82 acres on the water Cowichan Bay |
$13,750,000 | 82 | $167,683/ac | Waterfront | |
| 5 acres Lot D · Duncan |
$849,900 | 5 | $169,303/ac | near market | |
| 6.1 acres Duncan |
$1,035,000 | 6.1 | $169,672/ac | ||
| 1.6 acres Ruxton Island |
$275,000 | 1.6 | $175,159/ac | near market | |
| 7 acres Cowichan Bay |
$1,250,000 | 7 | $178,571/ac | ||
| 5 acres Nanaimo |
$899,900 | 5 | $179,980/ac | ||
| 5.5 acres on a river Lake Cowichan |
$999,000 | 5.5 | $180,000/ac | River frontage | |
| 6.9 acres Duncan |
$1,250,000 | 6.9 | $181,951/ac | ||
| 5 acres Crofton |
$995,000 | 5 | $199,000/ac | above market | |
| 5.8 acres Ladysmith |
$1,195,000 | 5.8 | $207,465/ac | ||
| 6 acres Duncan |
$1,250,000 | 6 | $208,333/ac | ||
| 1.9 acres North Cowichan |
$399,900 | 1.9 | $212,713/ac | below market | |
| 5 acres Lake Cowichan |
$1,150,000 | 5 | $229,541/ac | above market | |
| 1.6 acres Ladysmith |
$379,900 | 1.6 | $237,438/ac | below market | |
| 44.2 acres on the ocean Cowichan Valley |
$10,998,000 | 44.2 | $248,824/ac | Oceanfront | above market |
| 5 acres Shawnigan Lake |
$1,299,900 | 5 | $259,980/ac | ||
| 5.5 acres Lot 2 · Cowichan Valley |
$1,500,000 | 5.5 | $272,727/ac | above market | |
| 7 acres North Cowichan |
$2,000,000 | 7 | $286,123/ac | above market | |
| 2.6 acres Shawnigan Lake |
$760,000 | 2.6 | $286,792/ac | ||
| 2.5 acres Shawnigan Lake |
$739,900 | 2.5 | $295,960/ac | ||
| 2.9 acres with a creek North Cowichan |
$875,000 | 2.9 | $305,944/ac | Creek through | |
| 2.4 acres Lot 1 · Duncan |
$749,000 | 2.4 | $306,967/ac | near market | |
| 3.6 acres Cobble Hill |
$1,125,000 | 3.6 | $309,917/ac | ||
| 8.5 acres Ladysmith |
$2,700,000 | 8.5 | $317,647/ac | above market | |
| 2.4 acres Duncan |
$749,000 | 2.4 | $318,723/ac | ||
| 4.8 acres on a lake Duncan |
$1,595,000 | 4.8 | $328,866/ac | Lakefront | |
| 5.2 acres Duncan |
$1,730,000 | 5.2 | $330,153/ac | ||
| 2.7 acres Lake Cowichan |
$890,000 | 2.7 | $333,333/ac | ||
| 1.9 acres Ladysmith |
$699,000 | 1.9 | $358,462/ac | near market | |
| 6.3 acres on the ocean Cowichan Valley |
$2,500,000 | 6.3 | $396,825/ac | Oceanfront | above market |
| 3.5 acres Cobble Hill |
$1,399,000 | 3.5 | $399,714/ac | ||
| 4.1 acres Shawnigan Lake |
$1,650,000 | 4.1 | $402,439/ac | ||
| 1.4 acres Lot B · Chemainus |
$599,900 | 1.4 | $428,500/ac | near market | |
| 3.3 acres Chemainus |
$1,450,000 | 3.3 | $435,435/ac | ||
| 3.6 acres Duncan |
$1,599,900 | 3.6 | $444,417/ac | ||
| 0.99-acre lot on the ocean Lot 1 · Ladysmith |
$449,000 | 0.99 | $453,535/ac | Oceanfront | near market |
| 1.1 acres Ladysmith |
$499,000 | 1.1 | $462,037/ac | near market | |
| 1 acre Cobble Hill |
$484,000 | 1 | $484,000/ac | near market | |
| 1.2 acres Lot A · Shawnigan Lake |
$599,000 | 1.2 | $499,167/ac | near market | |
| 2.5 acres Shawnigan Lake |
$1,275,000 | 2.5 | $510,000/ac | ||
| 0.96-acre lot Lot 7 · Duncan |
$499,900 | 0.96 | $520,729/ac | near market | |
| 2 acres Cowichan Bay |
$1,099,900 | 2 | $549,950/ac | ||
| 0.39-acre lot Chemainus |
$225,000 | 0.39 | $576,923/ac | below market | |
| 1.1 acres Lot 1 · Duncan |
$640,000 | 1.1 | $587,156/ac | above market | |
| 4.3 acres on the water Ladysmith |
$2,599,900 | 4.3 | $604,628/ac | Waterfront | |
| 1.8 acres Shawnigan Lake |
$1,099,000 | 1.8 | $613,966/ac | ||
| 2 acres Shawnigan Lake |
$1,249,000 | 2 | $624,500/ac | ||
| 2.4 acres on the ocean Other Islands |
$1,489,000 | 2.4 | $625,630/ac | Oceanfront | |
| 1.3 acres on the ocean Duncan |
$815,000 | 1.3 | $626,923/ac | Oceanfront | |
| 0.70-acre lot on a lake Cobble Hill |
$449,000 | 0.70 | $641,429/ac | Lakefront | below market |
| 1 acre Shawnigan Lake |
$649,000 | 1 | $649,000/ac | ||
| 4.8 acres on the ocean Crofton |
$3,275,000 | 4.8 | $682,292/ac | Oceanfront | |
| 0.36-acre lot on the ocean Ruxton Island |
$248,900 | 0.36 | $691,389/ac | Oceanfront | below market |
| 2 acres Mill Bay |
$1,395,000 | 2 | $704,545/ac | ||
| 1.9 acres Ladysmith |
$1,350,000 | 1.9 | $725,806/ac | above market |
About Cowichan Valley Regional District
The area
The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) covers about 3,470 km² of southern Vancouver Island and had about 89,000 people in 2021. It runs inland from the Salish Sea coast to Cowichan Lake, one of the island's largest lakes; the Cowichan River runs through the town of Lake Cowichan. North Cowichan (about 32,000 in 2021), which takes in Chemainus, Crofton and Maple Bay, is the largest of four municipalities, followed by Ladysmith (about 9,000), Duncan (about 5,000) and Lake Cowichan (about 3,300). Nine electoral areas, A to I, cover the rest, including Shawnigan Lake, Cobble Hill and Saltair/Gulf Islands.
History
The CVRD lies in the unceded territories of several First Nations, including Quw'utsun (Cowichan Tribes), Malahat, Ts'uubaa-asatx, Halalt, Penelakut, Stz'uminus and Lyackson. North Cowichan was incorporated in 1873. Settlers around Duncan farmed first, and the railway built through in 1886 made Duncan the valley's commercial centre; it became a city in 1912. James Dunsmuir founded Ladysmith in 1898 to house miners from his Extension coal mines, and logging carried the town after the mines closed for good by 1931.
Services and access
Cowichan District Hospital in Duncan has a 24-hour emergency department and an intensive care unit. Highway 18 links Lake Cowichan with Duncan and Highway 1, about 20 minutes by road. Nanaimo Airport at Cassidy has scheduled flights to Vancouver, Calgary and Kelowna. The Crofton pulp mill, a major employer since 1956, closed in December 2025.
Land and climate
The CVRD runs about 20 small community water systems, in places such as Youbou, Honeymoon Bay, Shawnigan Lake, Saltair and the Malahat. In BC a domestic well needs no provincial licence, though registering it is encouraged; irrigation or business use of groundwater needs a licence. Island Health is the contact for septic systems and small drinking water systems.
Before you buy
The CVRD issues building permits and sets zoning in the nine electoral areas, with one official community plan and a zoning bylaw for each area; check zoning and development permit needs with its Development Services staff first. The four municipalities set their own zoning, and North Cowichan, Ladysmith and Lake Cowichan take building permit applications themselves. On Thetis Island and its associated islands, the Islands Trust sets land use and the CVRD issues building permits. Farming is the priority use in the Agricultural Land Reserve, and most ALR lots are limited to one principal residence; the Agricultural Land Commission has a map tool to check a property. The CVRD has flood management bylaws with maps for Shawnigan Lake, the Cowichan River riverbottom and the Cowichan and Koksilah rivers. Its wildfire plan for the west end notes that the Cowichan Lake communities have few routes out, chiefly Highway 18 and Cowichan Lake Road; the CVRD offers FireSmart home assessments.
Sources
- Cowichan Valley Regional District: electoral areas, building permits, zoning, OCP, flood bylaws, water systems, FireSmart
- CVRD West Zone Community Wildfire Protection Plan
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile API, Cowichan Valley census division and subdivisions
- Municipality of North Cowichan: about, mill closures, building permits
- City of Duncan, History & Heritage
- Town of Ladysmith, History & Heritage
- Town of Lake Cowichan, Area Information
- Island Health, Cowichan District Hospital
- Nanaimo Airport, Air Services
- Agricultural Land Commission, Buying and Owning ALR Land
- Islands Trust, Thetis Island Local Trust Area profile
- Province of BC, requirements for groundwater users
Written by AcreScout from the sources listed; facts checked October 1, 2026. Rules change: confirm anything that matters with the municipality.