MLS® Sub-Area · Howe Sound
Passage Island
An off-grid cottage island at the mouth of Howe Sound.
The Short Version
Passage Island is a small, wooded island at the entrance to Howe Sound, a short boat ride from West Vancouver and across from Bowen Island. Its lots hold mostly summer cottages, with a few homes used year-round.
There are no roads, no cars and no mainland utilities. Owners arrive by boat, tie up to a mooring buoy or a private dock, and live off the grid.
What You're Buying
What sets Passage Island apart
The assets, the trade-offs and the details worth checking before you make an offer.
Island Life
The water on every side.
Privacy, quiet and views in every direction, a few minutes by boat from Horseshoe Bay and the West Vancouver shore.
Every trip, every grocery run and every load of building materials goes by boat, and weather decides when you can cross.
Off-Grid Living
You are your own utility.
Homes typically run on solar power, rainwater collected in cisterns and propane for heat and cooking, so there are no utility bills in the usual sense.
Have the solar system, batteries, cistern and water treatment inspected, and ask for maintenance records. Septic or composting systems deserve the same attention.
Financing, Insurance and Rules
Not like buying on the mainland.
A true recreational property that rarely comes up for sale.
Many lenders treat boat-access, off-grid homes differently and may want a larger down payment, and insurance can be harder to place. Land use rules here are set by the Islands Trust rather than the District of West Vancouver. Line up financing, insurance and a clear read of the rules before you write an offer.
"Passage Island is a lifestyle purchase first. I make sure buyers understand the boat, the systems and the financing before they fall too far for the view."
Matt CouncilSchools
Schools in and near Passage Island
Catchments are set by address, not by neighbourhood, so treat this as a starting point.
K to 7. On Marine Drive, beside Gleneagles Golf Course.
Grades 8 to 12. On Headland Drive in Caulfeild.
Passage Island uses a West Vancouver postal code, but school arrangements for island homes are not as simple as on the mainland, and getting to school means a boat crossing first. Families planning to live here year-round should confirm the school district and catchment for the address directly. For mainland West Vancouver addresses, the School Locator is the place to check.
The Numbers
The Passage Island market
Passage Island sees only a handful of sales in a typical year, too few for monthly averages to mean much. I look at it home by home instead: ask me for recent sales near the property you're considering.
Homes for Sale
Passage Island homes for sale
The newest listings, pulled straight from the MLS®. See something worth a closer look? I'm happy to walk through it with you.
Browse every active Passage Island listing, sorted newest first.
Listing data from the MLS® System of Greater Vancouver REALTORS®.
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