Whalley / Surrey City Centre urban streetscape with glass condo towers, spring afternoon — photographed for AG. Song REALTOR®

Living in Whalley, Surrey

Surrey's downtown core — SkyTrain, new towers, and rapid change

A neighbourhood guide by AG. Song, REALTOR®· near Surrey Central Station

About Whalley

Whalley is Surrey's downtown and the only Surrey town centre served by Metro Vancouver's rapid transit system. Four Expo Line SkyTrain stations — Scott Road, Gateway, Surrey Central, and King George — make it the best transit-connected area south of the Fraser River. The City Centre core around King George Boulevard and 104th Avenue is where most new high-rise condo towers are going up, including 3 Civic Plaza at 50 storeys (164 metres) — the tallest building south of the Fraser. The City of Surrey counted 77,360 residents in Whalley in 2021, a figure that leaves out Surrey City Centre; the City profiles City Centre separately and put a further 33,520 residents there (Source: City of Surrey Community Profiles, 2021 Census Data; accessed 2026-07-25). Read any "Whalley population" number with that boundary question in mind — it is the usual reason two sources disagree.

Surrey City Hall, the main library branch, Simon Fraser University's Surrey campus, and Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Civic Plaza campus are all in Whalley. SFU Medical — Western Canada's first new medical school in 50 years — welcomed its first class in 2026 and will move into a permanent Centre Block facility by 2030. Holland Park provides a well-maintained green space in the middle of the urban core. For investors and first-time buyers, Whalley pairs entry-level condo stock with direct SkyTrain access to downtown Vancouver in 35-40 minutes.

Fraser Valley (FVREB) — Market snapshot

MLS® HPI benchmark · Jan 2026–Aug 2026

Detached
$1,319,600
▼ 1.2% from last month
Townhouse
$750,600
▼ 0.9% from last month
Apartment
$466,100
▼ 0.7% from last month
View the figures as a table
MonthDetachedTownhouseApartment
Jan$1,373,100$773,100$488,600
Feb$1,370,900$770,700$488,300
Mar$1,375,600$772,700$489,200
Apr$1,374,800$771,600$491,000
May$1,366,500$769,500$483,800
Jun$1,350,200$764,100$476,400
Jul$1,335,200$757,300$469,500
Aug$1,319,600$750,600$466,100

Source: FVREB Monthly Statistics Package, August 2026 · 2026-09-05 · MLS® HPI benchmark price. Benchmark prices are typical-home values, not list or sale prices.

Residential street in Surrey, representative of the Whalley area's housing character.
A Surrey residential streetscape. Whalley offers a comparable mix of homes.
Residential street in Surrey, representative of the Whalley area's housing character.
A Surrey residential streetscape. Whalley offers a comparable mix of homes.

Whalley Market Trend — 2026

Fraser Valley (FVREB) MLS® HPI benchmark by home type (Jan 2026–Aug 2026)
Detached$1,319,600
▼ 3.9% since Jan
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Townhouse$750,600
▼ 2.9% since Jan
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Apartment$466,100
▼ 4.6% since Jan
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
View the data table
MonthDetachedTownhouseApartment
Jan$1,373,100$773,100$488,600
Feb$1,370,900$770,700$488,300
Mar$1,375,600$772,700$489,200
Apr$1,374,800$771,600$491,000
May$1,366,500$769,500$483,800
Jun$1,350,200$764,100$476,400
Jul$1,335,200$757,300$469,500
Aug$1,319,600$750,600$466,100

Whalley is in Surrey, within the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board area. FVREB reports Surrey at four sub-area levels; pending confirmation of Whalley's exact sub-area against the board's area map, this chart shows the verified Fraser Valley region. MLS® HPI benchmark by home type, Jan 2026–Aug 2026. Source: FVREB Monthly Statistics Package; data as of 2026-09-05. Benchmarks are typical-home values, not list or sale prices.

Whalley on the Map

Where Whalley sits within Surrey, and how it connects to nearby neighbourhoods, transit, and schools.

Schools in Whalley

Whalley is in Surrey School District 36 (SD36).

Kwantlen Park Secondary
Secondary
Queen Elizabeth Secondary
Secondary
Simon Fraser University — Surrey Campus
University
SFU Medical School (est. 2026)
University
Kwantlen Polytechnic University — Civic Plaza
University
Lena Shaw Elementary
Elementary
Hjorth Road Elementary
Elementary

Parks & Recreation

Holland Park
Surrey's premier urban park with formal gardens, walking paths, event lawns, and the Holland Park Outdoor Pool.
Green Timbers Urban Forest
182-hectare second-growth forest on the east edge of Whalley with trails, a lake, and the Surrey Nature Centre.
Hawthorne Park
Nature park with trails, a community garden, and the Hawthorne Rotary Nature House.
Whalley Athletic Park
Sports fields and running track serving the Whalley community.
Bolivar Park
Neighbourhood park with playgrounds and sports courts near the City Centre core.

Transit & Getting Around

Whalley is the transit hub of Surrey with four Expo Line SkyTrain stations: Scott Road, Gateway, Surrey Central, and King George. The ride to downtown Vancouver takes 35-40 minutes. Surrey Central station has a major bus exchange connecting to routes across Surrey and into Langley. The upcoming Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension (opening 2029) will add further connectivity eastward. For drivers, King George Boulevard runs north-south through the community, and Highway 17 (Scott Road) provides access to Highway 99 and the Alex Fraser Bridge.

Shopping & Dining

Central City Shopping Centre is attached to Surrey Central SkyTrain station, with 120+ stores across 1.1 million square feet including SFU Surrey campus on the upper floors. King George Hub, a mixed-use development at King George Station, adds retail and dining. King George Boulevard has a wide range of restaurants representing Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Middle Eastern cuisines. The 104th Avenue corridor west of King George has become a growing food and nightlife destination.

Real Estate in Whalley

Walk the exact blocks you are weighing in Whalley, and tour at least one nearby neighbourhood the same day. Lot sizes, home styles, and school catchments shift street by street across Surrey. Seeing a few side by side is how you judge value before you write an offer.

— AG. Song, REALTOR®, general buying guidance
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Frequently Asked Questions About Whalley

What is the average condo price in Whalley?

Whalley is condo country, and the spread inside that one word is wide. Wood-frame walk-ups from the 1980s and 1990s sit a few blocks from concrete towers finished in the last five years, and the two do not price anywhere near each other. FVREB reports Whalley inside its broader Fraser Valley numbers; the market trend chart on this page shows that apartment series with the source and reporting month printed under it. What moves a specific unit is building age, wood-frame versus concrete, walking distance to one of the four SkyTrain stations, and what the strata's depreciation report says. Pre-sale units in towers still under construction price on a different basis again. Ask AG. Song for a comparative market analysis before you set an offer.

Is Whalley improving?

Yes. The City of Surrey has invested heavily in Whalley/City Centre with Surrey City Hall, the SFU campus, SFU Medical school, improved streetscaping, and zoning for high-rise development. The area now has the largest concentration of high-rises south of the Fraser River. The 50-storey 3 Civic Plaza is the tallest building in the region. The area has changed significantly over the past decade and continues to improve.

How is the transit in Whalley?

Whalley has the best transit access in Surrey. Four Expo Line SkyTrain stations (Scott Road, Gateway, Surrey Central, King George) provide direct service to downtown Vancouver in 35-40 minutes. Surrey Central bus exchange connects to routes across the city. The Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension opening in 2029 will further expand connectivity.

What universities are in Whalley?

Simon Fraser University's Surrey campus is in Central City, and SFU Medical — Western Canada's first new medical school in 50 years — opened in 2026 with a permanent facility expected by 2030. Kwantlen Polytechnic University has its Civic Plaza campus here as well.

How diverse is Whalley?

Very. In 2021, 56% of Whalley residents identified as South Asian, 20% as Caucasian, 7% as Filipino, and 4% as Southeast Asian. English was spoken at home by 49% and Punjabi by 35%. Nearly half the community — 48% — were immigrants. Four in ten households rent, against three in ten citywide, and one in five commuters takes transit, well above the Surrey rate of one in eight. That renter share and that transit share are part of why the food and service businesses along King George Boulevard and 104th Avenue turn over faster here than in Surrey's older detached neighbourhoods. (Source: City of Surrey, Whalley Community Profile, 2021 Census Data — the City's Whalley figures exclude Surrey City Centre, which has its own profile; accessed 2026-07-25.)

Sources & Citations

  1. City of Surrey — Whalley Community Profile — accessed 2026-03-30
  2. City of Surrey — Whalley Community Profile (2021 Census Data; excludes Surrey City Centre) — accessed 2026-07-25
  3. City of Surrey — City Centre Plan — accessed 2026-03-30
  4. City of Surrey — Parks — accessed 2026-03-30
  5. Surrey Schools — School Listing (SD36) — accessed 2026-03-30
  6. SFU Surrey Campus — accessed 2026-03-30
  7. SFU Medical — First Class 2026 — accessed 2026-03-30
  8. KPU — Civic Plaza Campus — accessed 2026-03-30
  9. City of Surrey — City Centre Community Profile (2021 Census Data) — accessed 2026-07-25
  10. FVREB Statistics Page — accessed 2026-03-30
  11. Statistics Canada — Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population: Surrey, City (CY) [Census subdivision] — accessed 2026-07-25

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