The Diver Lake area is very central, lying roughly between Northfield Road and Long Lake. Diver Lake itself is the lake seen on your left as you drive from Country Club mall towards North Town Center and Woodgrove. Labieux Rd cuts right through the Diver Lake area.
There are many quiet neighbourhoods here, tucked away on dead end roads, very peaceful and suburban (this is less true as you get closer to Bowen Rd in the east). Lot sizes tend to be between 7,000 and 10,000 square feet. Most of the area is built-out, but a few pockets of new development remain, especially around Wellington Rd.
This area is popular with families because its location is convenient to most things in the city (it's a ten minute drive to downtown or to the bigger malls). It's also close to Beban Park, a sports complex with one of the best two kids' playground in Nanaimo.
Historically, this was the town of Wellington which started around Robert Dunsmuir's coal mines in the 1870s - it was a company town with over a thousand people, including hundreds of Chinese mine workers who settled nearby. The "new" (circa 1900) part of Wellington is across the tracks/highway near Long Lake - I should note that that area is within the real estate board's "Uplands" area designation and listings for that area will appear on my Uplands real estate page.
If you'd like help buying or selling a home in Diver Lake, contact me.
Condos & Townhomes in Diver Lake
I've compiled all of the building stratas in this neighbourhood and placed them onto the interactive map below. (The map is easier to use on screens larger than a phone.) You can click the pins to see a photo and a link to a page about each strata. The same list of stratas appears below the map, too.
Diver Lake Homes for Sale
New
$259,900
2501 Labieux Rd 40, Nanaimo
2
Beds
2
Baths
1,368 SqFt
0 SqFt Lot
Manufactured Home
MLS® # 1007331
460 Realty Inc. (NA)
New
$425,000
2458 Labieux Rd 14, Nanaimo
2
Beds
2
Baths
986 SqFt
0 SqFt Lot
Row/Townhouse
MLS® # 1007272
Century 21 Queenswood Realty Ltd.
New
$539,900
2479 Rosstown Rd, Nanaimo
3
Beds
2
Baths
1,343 SqFt
4,356 SqFt Lot
Half Duplex
MLS® # 1006839
REMAX Professionals
New
$1,100,000
2393 Barclay Rd, Nanaimo
5
Beds
4
Baths
3,019 SqFt
4,792 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 1006866
Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Nan)
$1,199,000
2765 Horth Rd, Nanaimo
6
Beds
4
Baths
3,757 SqFt
10,890 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 1006506
Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Nan)
$449,500
2458 Labieux Rd 18, Nanaimo
2
Beds
2
Baths
986 SqFt
0 SqFt Lot
Row/Townhouse
MLS® # 1006344
Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
$739,900
182 Sunview Rd, Nanaimo
3
Beds
3
Baths
1,769 SqFt
3,921 SqFt Lot
Half Duplex
MLS® # 1004772
REMAX Professionals
$569,900
2169 Ridgemont Pl 101, Nanaimo
3
Beds
2
Baths
1,155 SqFt
0 SqFt Lot
Row/Townhouse
MLS® # 1004521
REMAX Professionals
$524,900
2465 Oriole Dr 8, Nanaimo
2
Beds
2
Baths
1,150 SqFt
1,307 SqFt Lot
Row/Townhouse
MLS® # 1003780
Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
$559,900
4271 Wellington Rd 6, Nanaimo
2
Beds
2
Baths
1,358 SqFt
0 SqFt Lot
Row/Townhouse
MLS® # 1002252
REMAX Professionals
$639,900
↓ $10,000
4165 Verte Pl, Nanaimo
3
Beds
3
Baths
1,770 SqFt
2,178 SqFt Lot
Half Duplex
MLS® # 997929
Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton
$789,000
↑ $90,000
2749 Joanna Terr, Nanaimo
4
Beds
2
Baths
2,007 SqFt
18,731 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 997056
RE/MAX of Nanaimo
Nearby Schools
- Uplands Park Elementary ; 3821 Stronach Dr
- Coal Tyee Elementary ; 2280 Sun Valley Dr
- Wellington Secondary ; 3135 Mexicana Rd
Diver Lake Park
Close to where Labieux Rd meets Jingle Pot Rd, there's a pretty little lake with a walking trail, tennis courts, playfield, playground, a crude bike track, a fishing dock and more.
The trail extends eastward into the marshy "back" of Diver Lake where boardwalks create an enjoyable short walk amongst birdsong; the trail ends at Shenton Rd to the east.

New Developments in the Diver Lake Area
Arbor Park Townhomes & Mid-Town Gateway Project
You may have noticed the old Northfield Mines site being re-developed in recent years - especially the mountains they've moved behind the Christ Community Church (see below). Well, there is an effort underway to develop condos and a mixed-use complex in the locations shown below (I'm guessing the "Mountain Vista Apartments" will be purpose-built rentals).

The "Mid-Town Gateway project" is a complex with a grocery store in the center, with retail buildings along the perimeter, and residential units perched above the retail builds.
I'm sure there are still many hurdles for this development to overcome, not least the purchase of the private properties along Northfield where there are already some homes established. But I wanted to show this plan, as something of interest to people who live and work in the area!

As for the "Arbor Park Townhomes", the plan is for 12 "blocks" of rowhomes, most with 2 or 3 units in them - for a total of 31 townhouse units. All of the homes will be two or three storeys and most(?) will include a garage.
There will be a 3-part phased approach starting at the southeast portion of the property, then the middle portion, and finally the northwest portion. The application was submitted in September 2023 for builder Tectonica. (DP001255)
Sparrow Lane subdivision
This 1.9 acre parcel at 2498 Rosstown Rd has only had a 1950-built house on it previously - that home is remaining in place but recently the rest of the land was cleared and subdivided for a 13-lot subdivision with a little parkspace in it.
As of November 2024 there are three of the lots listed for sale for $419,900. Each of those lots is 4,844 sqft in size. The remodeled 1950 house is also for sale.

2 Condo Projects near Diver Lake
2453 Labieux Road - (6 three-storey apartment buildings) - The rezoning application appears to have passed and a development permit will be next(?)
3789 / 3801 Shenton Road (a 5-storey and a 3-storey building right on Diver Lake's shore) - Currently under construction (October 2024)

2379 Browns Ln - Townhomes near Beban Park
This proposal includes 3 buildings with 21 townhomes total. One building has 8 units, another has 7, another has 6.
They're all 3-storey rowhomes with garages - perhaps the kind of "double" garage where the two cars are parked in a line, one in front of the other.
The location is very near to Beban Park and its great playground, so these units will likely appeal to families.
The Development Application (DP001283) was approved in August 2024.

4 & 8 Leam Rd - Lots near Beban Park
Current/Ongoing
This location is just west of Bowen Rd, across from the playground at Beban Park.
These 13 freehold lots surround a cul-de-sac and range from about 5145-6950 sqft each. It is likely that builders are purchasing these and then offering the homes they will build, once those homes are partway completed. Of course, a buyer may also purchase the lot and then commission a build - it is a little harder to get a loan for the second option however.
Many have sold in the $390k-$399k range and some are still listed (Nov2024).

Arbor Park - Second Phase of New Homes
Phase 2 pending
This development is VERY central, being close to the Northfield exit off the Nanaimo Parkway. The neighbourhood is sloped and enjoys some big mountain views.
The first phase of Arbor Park was called Perch; its homes were built with a continuity of craftsman designs (reminiscent of the Hawthorne neighbourhood in the University District). That phase sold out in late 2020, and the next phase seems poised (as of Feb2024) to break ground.
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