Which Presale Condos Under $400,000 in BC Actually Start at a One-Bedroom?
41 BC presales list a starting price under $400,000, but only 20 of them start at a one-bedroom or larger; the rest start at a studio.
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As of October 3, 2026, 41 presale developments across BC are selling with a listed starting price under $400,000. Only 20 of them — just under half — actually start at a one-bedroom unit or larger. The other 21 hit that price only because their cheapest unit is a studio.
That gap matters if you're searching by budget rather than layout. A $380,000 starting price next to a one-bedroom floor plan and a $380,000 starting price next to a studio floor plan are two different housing products, and the public listing for each project usually leads with whichever number is lower.
The count, by city
We pulled every development with status "selling" and a published starting price below $400,000, then checked whether that project's smallest unit size is a studio or a one-bedroom-plus. Here's how the 41 break down:
| City | Under $400K | Start at 1-bed+ | Cheapest project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey | 17 | 5 | Harlowe, $299,900 |
| Abbotsford | 9 | 4 | Scout, $279,900 |
| Langley | 8 | 6 | Walnut Park, $299,900 |
| Coquitlam | 2 | 2 | Ravir, $379,900 |
| Maple Ridge | 2 | 1 | Inspire, $349,900 |
| Burnaby | 1 | 0 | Kwasen Village, $372,508 |
| Chilliwack | 1 | 1 | Mountainview Lane, $369,900 |
| Port Coquitlam | 1 | 1 | The POCO, $389,900 |
Surrey has more sub-$400K listings than any other city, but it also has the lowest share that start above a studio — 5 of 17. Langley is the opposite: 6 of its 8 sub-$400K projects start at a one-bedroom or bigger, the highest share of any city on this list.
The projects that start at a one-bedroom or larger
These 20 developments are the ones where the advertised starting price is not a studio price. Sizes shown are the full range offered, not just the cheapest unit.
| Project | City | Starting price | Bed range | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jethro | Langley | $344,900 | 1–3 bed | 2026 |
| JEM Condos | Abbotsford | $349,900 | 1–2 bed | 2023 |
| Triumph | Abbotsford | $349,900 | 1–2 bed | 2028 |
| Inspire | Maple Ridge | $349,900 | 1–3 bed | 2027 |
| Mountainview Lane | Chilliwack | $369,900 | 1–2 bed | 2025 |
| Pura | Surrey | $379,900 | 1–2 bed | 2025 |
| Ravir | Coquitlam | $379,900 | 1–4 bed | 2027 |
| Eden | Langley | $379,990 | 1–3 bed | 2028 |
| Bute | Surrey | $384,990 | 1–3 bed | 2028 |
| The POCO | Port Coquitlam | $389,900 | 1–3 bed | 2028 |
| Solana | Langley | $389,990 | 1–3 bed | 2027 |
| 72 Crossroads | Surrey | $388,900 | 1–2 bed | 2026 |
| Unity South | Langley | $394,900 | 1–2 bed | 2025 |
| The Rail District | Abbotsford | $394,999 | 1–3 bed | 2027 |
| The Wright at Rail District | Abbotsford | $395,000 | 1–2 bed | 2027 |
| Life at Pinnacle | Surrey | $399,000 | 1–2 bed | 2026 |
| Rowan | Langley | $399,900 | 1–3 bed | 2027 |
| Latimer Heights | Langley | $399,900 | 1–3 bed | 2026 |
| Amson Bloc | Surrey | $399,900 | 1–3 bed | 2027 |
| Harriswood | Coquitlam | $399,900 | 1–4 bed | 2028 |
JEM Condos is the one entry already built — its completion year of 2023 means the unit count still selling under $400K is whatever's left in a finished building, not a floor plan from a rendering.
What "starts at" doesn't tell you
A starting price is the cheapest unit in the building on the day we checked, not a typical price. A project that "starts at $349,900" for a one-bedroom can still have three-bedroom units priced well past $700,000. None of the figures above say anything about deposit size or payment schedule, which varies by project — our deposit guide covers how those are usually structured.
We also didn't rank any of these by value. A lower starting price can mean a smaller unit, a further commute, a longer wait to completion, or some combination of the three. The table above is a filter, not a shortlist.
What changes this
These are snapshot numbers. A project can cross $400,000 the next time its developer releases a new price list, and a sold-out floor plan can push a project's starting price up without any public announcement. We rebuild this list from the live catalogue each time we revisit it rather than reusing an old count — the last time we published starting prices by city was September 10, and the numbers have already moved since then. If you're tracking a specific project from either list, check its own page for the current price before assuming last month's number still holds.