This sunny seaside town faces the morning sun from a steep slope overlooking dramatic ocean landscapes. Although it's only 19km to the south of Nanaimo, it still feels isolated and a bit ... frozen in time. A lot of the history has been kept on display here.
People are moving to Ladysmith for its affordability and its beauty. Homes with ocean views are typical, and there are endless mountains to play in behind the town.
There is a lot of room for new homes, if the town is willing to expand outside the boundaries that have been largely intact for its 115 years.
Homes for Sale in Ladysmith
New
$1,200,000
Lot B Cook St, Ladysmith
0
Beds
0
Baths
0 SqFt
43,560 SqFt Lot
Land
MLS® # 888325
RE/MAX Ocean Pointe Realty (LD)
New
$284,800
218 Bayview Ave 402, Ladysmith
2
Beds
1
Bath
857 SqFt
0 SqFt Lot
Condo Apartment
MLS® # 888239
Pemberton Holmes Ltd. (Nanaimo)
$649,900
1181 Stillin Dr, Ladysmith
4
Beds
2
Baths
1,894 SqFt
9,584 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 888049
RE/MAX Of Nanaimo
$430,000
320 High St, Ladysmith
3
Beds
1
Bath
1,610 SqFt
6,099 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 888029
eXp Realty
$829,900
↑ $30,000
626 Farrell Rd 25, Ladysmith
2
Beds
3
Baths
2,147 SqFt
0 SqFt Lot
Row/Townhouse
MLS® # 887458
Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty Ladysmith
$1,100,000
4731 Shell Beach Rd, Ladysmith
3
Beds
1
Bath
2,644 SqFt
94,961 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 887293
460 Realty Inc. (NA)
$159,900
↓ $10,000
3449 Hallberg Rd 16, Ladysmith
2
Beds
1
Bath
893 SqFt
0 SqFt Lot
Manufactured Home
MLS® # 886639
460 Realty Inc. (NA)
$299,000
Lot 13 Rozanno Way, Ladysmith
0
Beds
0
Baths
0 SqFt
4,356 SqFt Lot
Land
MLS® # 887140
RE/MAX Ocean Pointe Realty (LD)
$299,000
Lot 7 Rozanno Way, Ladysmith
0
Beds
0
Baths
0 SqFt
6,970 SqFt Lot
Land
MLS® # 887139
RE/MAX Ocean Pointe Realty (LD)
$299,000
Lot 4 Rozanno Way, Ladysmith
0
Beds
0
Baths
0 SqFt
3,921 SqFt Lot
Land
MLS® # 887138
RE/MAX Ocean Pointe Realty (LD)
$309,000
Lot 4 Cook St, Ladysmith
0
Beds
0
Baths
0 SqFt
5,228 SqFt Lot
Land
MLS® # 887123
RE/MAX Ocean Pointe Realty (LD)
$309,000
Lot 6 Cook St, Ladysmith
0
Beds
0
Baths
0 SqFt
6,534 SqFt Lot
Land
MLS® # 887122
RE/MAX Ocean Pointe Realty (LD)
Ladysmith Origins
This area was called Oyster Harbour in 1900, and it was the farthest point from Ladysmith, South Africa, where the British were besieged by the Boers.
Here in British Columbia, James Dunsmuir was packing up the coal operations and miners' homes in Wellington (now part of North Nanaimo) and moving them by rail to two new locations:
- Extension - where more mines were being sunk
- Oyster Harbour - where the coal was to be shipped
Dunsmuir renamed Oyster Harbour as Ladysmith, in recognition of the siege lifting in South Africa.
