BC Assessment by address — assessed value, lot size, and property lines
Enter any BC address. The report shows the current BC Assessment roll value (land + improvements) for Vancouver, Victoria and Surrey properties. For every BC address, anywhere in the province, you get the parcel boundary on an aerial, the lot size and dimensions, the zoning where wired, and the PID. Free, no signup.
Outside those cities the assessed value is not shown here: BC Assessment publishes no open province-wide roll, so values come from the municipalities that republish their own. For any other BC address the official free lookup is bcassessment.ca.
What the report shows for an address
- Assessed value — current-roll land and improvement values from the BC Assessment roll, for Vancouver, Victoria and Surrey properties (more cities as municipalities publish their rolls).
- Parcel boundary and lot size, drawn from LTSA's ParcelMap BC with approximate dimensions labelled on the aerial.
- Zoning — the zone code and plain-English bylaw summary for the 46 BC municipalities and regional districts currently wired.
- PID and registered plan, so you can order a title search or survey plan from LTSA.
- Province-wide checks: ALR, floodplain, riparian setbacks, contaminated-sites registry, BC Hydro corridors.
How BC Assessment works
BC Assessment is the provincial Crown corporation that values every property in British Columbia each year. The assessed value reflects market value as of July 1 of the previous year, based on location, lot size, age, condition, and sales of comparable properties. Assessment notices mail out each January, and municipalities use the values to apportion property taxes. The value splits into land and improvements (buildings); on older homes in high-demand areas it's common for nearly all the value to sit in the land.
BC Assessment for Vancouver properties
Vancouver assessed values come from the City's own open property-tax roll, so a Vancouver address returns the land value, the improvement value, and the year built alongside the parcel boundary — you can see the assessment and the lot it applies to on the same map, rather than looking each up separately.
The land-versus-improvement split is the number worth reading in Vancouver. On an older detached home in an established neighbourhood it is common for the great majority of the assessed value to sit in the land, with the house contributing comparatively little. That split is what tells you whether you are looking at a house with a lot attached or a lot with a house on it, which is the question behind most renovation, rebuild, and sale decisions.
Assessed value vs. market value
They are not the same number. The assessment is a mass valuation pinned to last July 1 — the market may have moved since, and a mass model can't see interior condition. Treat assessed value as a calibrated reference point, not an appraisal. What moves your property taxes is how your assessment changes relative to the rest of your municipality, not the dollar change alone.
BC assessment by address FAQ
How do I find the assessed value of a property by address?
Enter the address in the search box. For Vancouver, Victoria and Surrey properties the report shows the current BC Assessment roll value split into land and improvements. For any other BC address the official free lookup is bcassessment.ca — and the report still gives you the parcel boundary, lot size, zoning, and PID.
Is assessed value the same as market value?
No. Assessed value is BC Assessment's estimate of market value as of July 1 of the previous year, produced by mass valuation. The market may have moved since, and the model can't see interior condition. Use it as a reference point, not an appraisal.
Why did my assessment change more than my neighbour's?
Assessments track sales of comparable properties, so different housing types and blocks move differently. Property taxes follow your change relative to the municipal average — an assessment that rises less than average can mean lower relative taxes even though the dollar value went up.
Does this show assessed values for every BC city?
No. Assessed values are available for Vancouver, Victoria and Surrey. BC Assessment does not publish an open province-wide roll, so values come from the municipalities that republish their own, and more are added as they do. Everything else in the report — parcel lines, lot size, PID, zoning, ALR, floodplain — covers the whole province.
Can I see BC Assessment values on a map?
Yes. Search an address in a covered city and the report draws the parcel boundary on an aerial with the lot dimensions labelled, with the assessed land and improvement values beside it — the assessment and the lot it applies to in one view.
How are property taxes calculated from assessed value?
Each municipality sets a tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value for each property class after budgets are set. Your bill is roughly assessed value times the rate, minus any Home Owner Grant. The rate adjusts yearly, so a big assessment jump doesn't translate one-for-one into a bigger bill.