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North Preston

One of 379 areas · 260 parcels · Updated weekly

Too few recent sales to call a trend.

North 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
+29%assessed · 3yr
1987median build year
260homes
660residents

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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+29%3 yr
Median assessment$129,8002026
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 (+29% over three years), its housing stock, and the 2021 census, rather than a headline price.

As of the 2021 Census, about 660 people live here, with a median household income near $90,000. 91% of homes are owner-occupied and 92% are single-detached.

Roughly 2 homes were added in the last five years — about 0.9% of the stock.

Assessed-value movementPVSC
Median assessed value in North Preston moved +29% from 2023 to 2026. Too few recent arm's-length sales to chart a price-per-square-foot trajectory.20232026$129800$100800
Median assessed value in North Preston moved +29% from 2023 to 2026. Too few recent arm's-length sales to chart a price-per-square-foot trajectory.
How North Preston compares to Nova ScotiaPVSC + Census · vs NS
Assessed values · 3yr+29%vs NS +52%
Median year built1987vs 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 North 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 2 new homes were built in North Preston over the last five years — roughly 0.9% 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

1960–79$106/ft² · 86 homes
1980–99$114/ft² · 106 homes
2000–17$161/ft² · 29 homes
2018+$187/ft² · 6 homes
Recorded salesRegistry · 21 years · ungated
2025-01-20298 Simmonds, North Preston$575,000
2025-01-16North Preston, North Preston$635,000
2023-10-11115 Johnson, North Preston$155,000
2023-08-10265 Bramco, North Preston$95,000
2022-04-2816 Johnson, North Preston$255,000
2019-10-1674 Cain, North Preston$53,500
2018-08-2416 Johnson, North Preston$132,000
2017-06-29147 Johnson, North Preston$80,000
2017-06-23155 Bramco, North Preston$291,519
2016-06-1468 Johnson, North Preston$135,000
2015-02-04168 Simmonds, North Preston$65,000
2014-07-0331 Cain, North Preston$61,500

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
Population660
Median age47.2
Avg household size2.5
Median household income$90,000
Owner-occupied91%
Rented9%
Single-detached92% (NS 63.7%)
Built since 20165.2% (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 North 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.