Land for sale in Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia
281 land and acreage listings in Regional District of Nanaimo. Median asking price $557,000; 19 bare-land lots of 10 acres or more at a median $30,273/ac. 35 have ocean, lake or river frontage and 2 a creek through the land.
Listed this week in Regional District of Nanaimo
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Lot 2 · Qualicum Beach |
$519,000 | Not stated | – | ||
| Land Lot 1 · Qualicum Beach |
$529,000 | Not stated | – | ||
| Land Lot 5 · Qualicum Beach |
$509,000 | Not stated | – | ||
| Land Lot 4 · Qualicum Beach |
$509,000 | Not stated | – | ||
| Land Lot 3 · Qualicum Beach |
$539,000 | Not stated | – | ||
| 2.5 acres Nanoose Bay |
$1,125,000 | 2.5 | $450,000/ac | ||
| 0.28-acre lot Gabriola Island |
$237,500 | 0.28 | $848,214/ac | below market | |
| 5 acres Nanoose Bay |
$1,990,000 | 5 | $398,000/ac | ||
| Land Nanaimo |
$839,000 | Not stated | – | ||
| 0.51-acre lot Lot 85 · Gabriola Island |
$230,000 | 0.51 | $450,980/ac | near market |
Price cuts in Regional District of Nanaimo
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.47-acre lot Lot 12 · Nanaimo |
$165,000 was $199,900 | 0.47 | $351,064/ac | below market | |
| 1.2 acres Nanaimo |
$124,900 was $149,900 | 1.2 | $103,223/ac | below market | |
| 5 acres Gabriola Island |
$1,395,000 was $1,595,000 | 5 | $279,000/ac | ||
| 1.9 acres Nanaimo |
$2,280,000 was $2,580,000 | 1.9 | $1,187,500/ac | above market | |
| 2.5 acres on the ocean Gabriola Island |
$2,940,000 was $3,290,000 | 2.5 | $1,176,000/ac | Oceanfront | |
| 0.46-acre lot Nanaimo |
$425,000 was $475,000 | 0.46 | $923,913/ac | near market | |
| 0.15-acre lot Nanaimo |
$419,000 was $459,000 | 0.15 | $2,793,333/ac | near market | |
| 0.15-acre lot Nanaimo |
$419,000 was $459,000 | 0.15 | $2,793,333/ac | near market | |
| 0.15-acre lot Nanaimo |
$419,000 was $459,000 | 0.15 | $2,793,333/ac | near market | |
| 0.76-acre lot Gabriola Island |
$325,000 was $355,000 | 0.76 | $427,632/ac | above market |
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Price per acre by lot size in Regional District of Nanaimo
Median asking price per acre of the 112 listings of 1 acre or more that state a size.
All listings in Regional District of Nanaimo
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77.5 acres Lot B · Qualicum Beach |
$1,049,900 | 77.5 | $13,538/ac | near market | |
| 80 acres Lot 6 · Qualicum Beach |
$1,099,900 | 80 | $13,749/ac | near market | |
| 56.8 acres on a lake Nanaimo |
$988,000 | 56.8 | $17,382/ac | Lakefront | near market |
| 34.3 acres Lot 11 · Bowser |
$649,000 | 34.3 | $18,921/ac | near market | |
| 27.4 acres Lot 4 · Qualicum Beach |
$629,900 | 27.4 | $22,956/ac | below market | |
| 30.3 acres with a creek Nanaimo |
$759,900 | 30.3 | $25,071/ac | Creek through | below market |
| 26.7 acres Lot 2 · Gabriola Island |
$699,000 | 26.7 | $26,170/ac | near market | |
| 27.7 acres Lot 108 · Hilliers |
$729,000 | 27.7 | $26,318/ac | near market | |
| 19.9 acres Lot 1 · Gabriola Island |
$550,000 | 19.9 | $27,638/ac | below market | |
| 33 acres Lot 1 · Qualicum Beach |
$999,000 | 33 | $30,273/ac | near market | |
| 10 acres Qualicum Beach |
$349,000 | 10 | $34,970/ac | below market | |
| 11 acres Gabriola Island |
$499,000 | 11 | $45,488/ac | below market | |
| 11.3 acres Qualicum Beach |
$560,000 | 11.3 | $49,339/ac | near market | |
| 5 acres Lot 2 · Mudge Island |
$250,000 | 5 | $50,000/ac | below market | |
| 5 acres Lot 17 · Mudge Island |
$260,000 | 5 | $52,000/ac | below market | |
| 10.5 acres Lot 1 · Qualicum Beach |
$549,000 | 10.5 | $52,286/ac | near market | |
| 13.1 acres Coombs |
$699,900 | 13.1 | $53,632/ac | near market | |
| 15 acres Lot 2 · Qualicum Beach |
$949,000 | 15 | $63,267/ac | above market | |
| 6 acres on the ocean Lot 7 · Mudge Island |
$399,900 | 6 | $66,209/ac | Oceanfront | near market |
| 8 acres with a creek Lot 23 · Nanaimo |
$550,000 | 8 | $68,750/ac | Creek through | near market |
| 7 acres Lot C · Hilliers |
$498,000 | 7 | $71,143/ac | below market | |
| 15.8 acres Nanaimo |
$1,149,000 | 15.8 | $72,722/ac | ||
| 7.2 acres Gabriola Island |
$635,000 | 7.2 | $88,194/ac | near market | |
| 5.2 acres Lot 3 · Qualicum Beach |
$459,900 | 5.2 | $89,128/ac | near market | |
| 9.6 acres on a lake Lot 5 · Nanaimo |
$875,000 | 9.6 | $91,432/ac | Lakefront | near market |
| 5.7 acres Gabriola Island |
$550,000 | 5.7 | $96,491/ac | above market | |
| 1.2 acres Nanaimo |
$124,900 | 1.2 | $103,223/ac | below market | |
| 5.4 acres Gabriola Island |
$580,000 | 5.4 | $108,007/ac | ||
| 5.8 acres on the ocean Bowser |
$625,000 | 5.8 | $108,507/ac | Oceanfront | near market |
| 20 acres on a lake Nanaimo |
$2,249,000 | 20 | $112,450/ac | Lakefront | |
| 0.76-acre lot Lot 30 · Mudge Island |
$87,000 | 0.76 | $114,474/ac | below market | |
| 5 acres Coombs |
$599,000 | 5 | $119,800/ac | near market | |
| 4.7 acres Nanaimo |
$569,900 | 4.7 | $120,232/ac | near market | |
| 2.5 acres Qualicum Beach |
$324,900 | 2.5 | $131,538/ac | below market | |
| 15 acres Qualicum Beach |
$1,995,000 | 15 | $133,000/ac | ||
| 6.7 acres Qualicum Beach |
$899,000 | 6.7 | $134,179/ac | ||
| 5 acres Lot 3 · Gabriola Island |
$739,000 | 5 | $148,692/ac | above market | |
| 9.7 acres Nanaimo |
$1,449,900 | 9.7 | $149,783/ac | ||
| 1.1 acres Mudge Island |
$178,000 | 1.1 | $156,140/ac | below market | |
| 5 acres Gabriola Island |
$799,900 | 5 | $159,980/ac | ||
| 15 acres on the water Gabriola Island |
$2,400,000 | 15 | $160,000/ac | Waterfront | above market |
| 0.78-acre lot Lot 141 · Mudge Island |
$125,000 | 0.78 | $160,256/ac | below market | |
| 10 acres Gabriola Island |
$1,649,000 | 10 | $164,900/ac | ||
| 5 acres Gabriola Island |
$849,900 | 5 | $169,980/ac | ||
| 20 acres on a lake Qualicum Beach |
$3,400,000 | 20 | $170,000/ac | Lakefront | |
| 8.6 acres Qualicum Beach |
$1,575,000 | 8.6 | $182,503/ac | ||
| 5.1 acres Qualicum Beach |
$950,000 | 5.1 | $184,825/ac | above market | |
| 1.2 acres Mudge Island |
$229,000 | 1.2 | $195,726/ac | near market | |
| 6.6 acres on the water Nanaimo |
$1,299,000 | 6.6 | $196,105/ac | Waterfront | |
| 10.1 acres Bowser |
$2,000,000 | 10.1 | $199,005/ac | above market | |
| 10 acres Gabriola Island |
$2,000,000 | 10 | $200,000/ac | ||
| 0.85-acre lot Lot 88 · Mudge Island |
$180,000 | 0.85 | $211,765/ac | below market | |
| 16.9 acres Nanaimo |
$3,700,000 | 16.9 | $218,935/ac | above market | |
| 5.1 acres Nanoose Bay |
$1,149,000 | 5.1 | $224,853/ac | ||
| 3.1 acres Lantzville |
$699,000 | 3.1 | $226,948/ac | near market | |
| 0.72-acre lot Lot 130 · Mudge Island |
$168,000 | 0.72 | $233,333/ac | below market | |
| 5 acres Qualicum Beach |
$1,175,000 | 5 | $235,000/ac | ||
| 4.6 acres Gabriola Island |
$1,090,000 | 4.6 | $237,991/ac | ||
| 2.5 acres Lot B · Nanoose Bay |
$599,900 | 2.5 | $238,056/ac | below market | |
| 2.6 acres Lot B · Nanoose Bay |
$625,000 | 2.6 | $239,464/ac | below market | |
| 2.6 acres Nanaimo |
$625,000 | 2.6 | $240,385/ac | above market | |
| 2.5 acres Lot 5 · Nanaimo |
$625,000 | 2.5 | $251,004/ac | above market | |
| 4.5 acres Nanoose Bay |
$1,139,000 | 4.5 | $253,111/ac | ||
| 5 acres Gabriola Island |
$1,395,000 | 5 | $279,000/ac | ||
| 7.3 acres Errington |
$2,095,000 | 7.3 | $288,567/ac | ||
| 0.46-acre lot Lot 105 · Gabriola Island |
$139,000 | 0.46 | $302,742/ac | below market | |
| 1.3 acres Nanaimo |
$399,000 | 1.3 | $306,923/ac | below market | |
| 5 acres Qualicum Beach |
$1,595,000 | 5 | $319,000/ac | ||
| 5.1 acres Qualicum Beach |
$1,675,000 | 5.1 | $325,875/ac | ||
| 0.60-acre lot Lot 14 · Gabriola Island |
$199,000 | 0.60 | $331,667/ac | below market | |
| 1.1 acres Qualicum Beach |
$359,000 | 1.1 | $338,679/ac | near market | |
| 2.2 acres Nanaimo |
$750,000 | 2.2 | $340,909/ac | ||
| 0.47-acre lot Lot 12 · Nanaimo |
$165,000 | 0.47 | $351,064/ac | below market | |
| 5 acres Nanaimo |
$1,780,000 | 5 | $356,000/ac | above market | |
| 2.1 acres Gabriola Island |
$749,900 | 2.1 | $357,095/ac | ||
| 0.42-acre lot Gabriola Island |
$150,000 | 0.42 | $357,143/ac | below market | |
| 2.7 acres Qualicum Beach |
$969,900 | 2.7 | $359,222/ac | ||
| 0.84-acre lot on the ocean Lot 72 · Gabriola Island |
$325,000 | 0.84 | $386,905/ac | Oceanfront | near market |
| 0.89-acre lot Nanaimo |
$349,000 | 0.89 | $392,135/ac | near market | |
| 1.8 acres Lantzville |
$729,900 | 1.8 | $396,685/ac | ||
| 5 acres Nanoose Bay |
$1,990,000 | 5 | $398,000/ac | ||
| 3 acres Lantzville |
$1,199,900 | 3 | $399,967/ac | ||
| 1.2 acres Lot C · Bowser |
$499,000 | 1.2 | $402,419/ac | near market | |
| 5 acres Nanaimo |
$1,999,900 | 5 | $404,020/ac | ||
| 4.9 acres Nanaimo |
$1,999,999 | 4.9 | $411,522/ac | ||
| 4.7 acres Nanaimo |
$1,999,000 | 4.7 | $421,730/ac | above market | |
| 0.76-acre lot Gabriola Island |
$325,000 | 0.76 | $427,632/ac | above market | |
| 1.2 acres Lot B · Bowser |
$499,000 | 1.2 | $430,172/ac | near market | |
| 0.43-acre lot Gabriola Island |
$189,000 | 0.43 | $439,535/ac | near market | |
| 3 acres Nanoose Bay |
$1,349,900 | 3 | $449,967/ac | ||
| 2.5 acres Nanoose Bay |
$1,125,000 | 2.5 | $450,000/ac | ||
| 0.61-acre lot on the ocean Lot 10 · Mudge Island |
$274,900 | 0.61 | $450,656/ac | Oceanfront | above market |
| 0.51-acre lot Lot 85 · Gabriola Island |
$230,000 | 0.51 | $450,980/ac | near market | |
| 2.1 acres Nanaimo |
$999,000 | 2.1 | $473,460/ac | ||
| 0.58-acre lot Nanaimo |
$274,900 | 0.58 | $473,966/ac | below market | |
| 0.44-acre lot Gabriola Island |
$209,000 | 0.44 | $475,000/ac | near market | |
| 0.42-acre lot Lot 6 · Gabriola Island |
$199,900 | 0.42 | $475,952/ac | near market | |
| 1.5 acres Qualicum Beach |
$699,900 | 1.5 | $476,122/ac | ||
| 2.5 acres Nanaimo |
$1,195,000 | 2.5 | $478,000/ac | ||
| 18.5 acres Lantzville |
$8,900,000 | 18.5 | $481,081/ac | above market |
About Regional District of Nanaimo
The area
The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) covers roughly 2,080 km² of central Vancouver Island's east coast, facing the Strait of Georgia, and had about 170,400 people in 2021. The City of Nanaimo (about 99,900) holds most of them; the other municipalities are Parksville (about 13,600), Qualicum Beach (about 9,300) and Lantzville (about 3,800). Seven rural electoral areas take in places such as Cedar, Cassidy and Yellow Point (A), Gabriola, Mudge and DeCourcy islands (B), Nanoose Bay (E), Coombs and Errington (F) and Bowser and Deep Bay (H). Mount Arrowsmith rises behind Qualicum Beach, and the Nanaimo, Englishman and Little Qualicum rivers run to the sea.
History
Nanaimo takes its name from the Snuneymuxw, a Coast Salish people who lived at Departure Bay and the harbour; Snaw-naw-as is at Nanoose Bay, and Qualicum Beach lies in Qualicum First Nation territory. The Hudson's Bay Company brought coal miners here in 1852, and Nanaimo grew from that company town, incorporating in 1874. The railway reached Parksville in 1901 and started its beach and resort trade.
Services and access
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is the regional referral and trauma hospital, with a 24-hour emergency department; Oceanside Health Centre in Parksville offers urgent care. BC Ferries sails from Nanaimo to Horseshoe Bay and Tsawwassen, and to Gabriola in 20 to 25 minutes. Highways 19 and 19A run north along the coast, and Highway 4 branches west to Port Alberni and Tofino. Nanaimo Airport at Cassidy has scheduled flights to Vancouver and Calgary. Health care, retail and construction are Nanaimo's largest employment sectors.
Land and climate
The climate is mild and coastal; Parksville gets about 800 mm of rain a year. About a tenth of the district is in the Agricultural Land Reserve, mostly small family farms growing hay, forage, berries and fruit or raising beef, poultry and sheep. The RDN reports falling well levels and saltwater intrusion in parts of the region. A domestic well needs no provincial licence, though registering it is encouraged; irrigation use needs one.
Before you buy
The RDN issues building permits in all seven electoral areas, including Gabriola; the four municipalities run their own. RDN zoning covers Areas A, C, E, G and H under one bylaw and Area F under another. On Gabriola, Mudge and DeCourcy, the Islands Trust sets zoning and checks plans against it. Each area's community plan sets development permit areas; in Area A they cover sensitive ecosystems, watercourses, the marine coast, aquifers, flood and slope hazards, and land beside farms. The RDN's flood bylaw controls building in the Nanaimo, Englishman and Little Qualicum floodplains, at Horne Lake and in mapped coastal flood areas. The RDN has wildfire resiliency plans for Areas F, G and H and arranges FireSmart home assessments.
Sources
- Regional District of Nanaimo: about, electoral areas, population statistics, planning bylaws, building inspection, flood management, Agricultural Area Plan, water protection, FireSmart, Area A and H plans
- Islands Trust, Gabriola Local Trust Area bylaws and permit guides
- City of Nanaimo, Nanaimo's historical development
- City of Nanaimo, key industries
- City of Parksville, about Parksville
- Town of Qualicum Beach, about Qualicum Beach
- Snaw-naw-as First Nation
- Island Health, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and Oceanside Health Centre
- BC Ferries, Nanaimo and Gabriola terminals
- Nanaimo Airport, flight schedule
- Province of BC, Highway 4 Port Alberni corridor study (2020)
- Province of BC, requirements for groundwater users
Written by AcreScout from the sources listed; facts checked September 30, 2026. Rules change: confirm anything that matters with the municipality.