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East Preston

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Too few recent sales to call a trend.

East Preston — the area's housing & 2021 census carry this profile instead.

A community within Halifax, on Nova Scotia's official governance map.

Limited recent salesAs of August 2026 · 2021 census
+69%assessed · 3yr
1989median build year
830homes
2,106residents

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PVSC + MLS · Area aggregate

Recent sales here are too few to report a reliable typical price — the figures below lean on the area's assessed values instead.

Assessed change+69%3 yr
Median assessment$184,7502026
OverviewPVSC + 2021 Census

Recent sales here are too thin to state a reliable typical price, so this profile leans on the area's assessed-value movement (+69% over three years), its housing stock, and the 2021 census, rather than a headline price.

As of the 2021 Census, about 2,106 people live here, with a median household income near $90,000. 91% of homes are owner-occupied and 92% are single-detached.

Roughly 24 homes were added in the last five years — about 3% of the stock.

Assessed-value movementPVSC
Median assessed value in East Preston moved +69% from 2023 to 2026. Too few recent arm's-length sales to chart a price-per-square-foot trajectory.20232026$184750$109400
Median assessed value in East Preston moved +69% from 2023 to 2026. Too few recent arm's-length sales to chart a price-per-square-foot trajectory.
How East Preston compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Assessed values · 3yr+69%vs NS +52%
Median year built1989vs NS 1979
Median household income$90,000vs NS $67,500
Owner-occupied91%vs NS 67%
Single-detached92%vs NS 64%
Median age47.2vs NS 47

The blue dot marks East Preston; where a province-wide percentile exists it is shown, otherwise the Nova Scotia figure is given for reference.

Built form & new constructionPVSC · as of 2026-08-30

About 24 new homes were built in East Preston over the last five years — roughly 3% of its homes. Counts detached, semi, townhouse and small multi-unit homes only — apartment and commercial development are tracked separately, so this is not a count of all new housing units.

Assessed value per ft², by era built

Pre-1960$131/ft² · 5 homes
1960–79$141/ft² · 181 homes
1980–99$161/ft² · 402 homes
2000–17$220/ft² · 176 homes
2018+$290/ft² · 43 homes

Recent sale price per ft², by home type

Detached$317/ft² · 247 homes

Where recent sales landed

50%28%22%
Under $300k · 50%$300–500k · 27.8%$500–750k · 22.2%
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2026-07-292662 Highway 7, East Preston$415,000
2026-06-297 Upper Partridge River, East Preston$201,000
2025-09-1061 Arbor, Lake Echo$609,900
2025-06-041815 Highway 7, East Preston$325,000
2025-05-13123 Brian, East Preston$50,500
2025-03-1285 Glasgow, East Preston$571,900
2024-12-1133 Carleton, Lake Echo$423,000
2024-10-2931 Tiffany, East Preston$636,500
2024-04-112662 Highway 7, East Preston$135,000
2024-01-1061 Arbor, Lake Echo$70,000
2023-08-2239 Ohearn, East Preston$350,000
2023-08-0939 Arbor, Lake Echo$69,900

Source: PVSC sales records — single-parcel transfers of $50,000 or more. Multi-parcel conveyances and nominal family transfers are excluded because they aren't market sales.

Who lives here2021 Census · apportioned
Population2,106
Median age47.2
Avg household size2.5
Median household income$90,000
Owner-occupied91%
Rented9%
Single-detached92% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20165.3% (NS 5.2%)

Census figures are apportioned from 2021 dissemination areas to this boundary by parcel share — an honest approximation, not a direct count.

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How to read this profile

An area profile for East Preston— how the area has moved, never a per-home estimate or a forecast. Market figures cover the last 24 months of arm's-length single-family sales (Property Valuation Services Corporation); the trend is on median price per square foot, which controls for which homes happened to sell. Where recent sales are too thin to be reliable, the typical-price figure is suppressed and the assessed-value movement is shown instead. New-build premiums hold home size constant. Demographics are from the 2021 Census of Canada, apportioned from dissemination areas to this boundary by parcel share.

Sources — PVSC (sales & assessment) · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (Open Government Licence – Canada) · governance boundaries © Open Data Nova Scotia & HRM (OGL) · market data as of August 2026.