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
$1,199,000
28 Roberts St, Ladysmith
3
Beds
2
Baths
2,038 SqFt
3,485 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 944881
eXp Realty
New
$499,900
320 White St, Ladysmith
3
Beds
1
Bath
856 SqFt
7,406 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 944872
Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty LD
New
$524,000
429 Buller St, Ladysmith
3
Beds
1
Bath
1,049 SqFt
3,921 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 944852
RE/MAX of Nanaimo
New
$999,900
1260 Churchill Pl, Ladysmith
0
Beds
0
Baths
0 SqFt
67,083 SqFt Lot
Land
MLS® # 944869
Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty LD
$850,000
11275 Green Hill Dr, Ladysmith
2
Beds
2
Baths
1,889 SqFt
10,890 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 944306
Pemberton Holmes Ltd. (Ldy)
$899,900
738 James Pl, Ladysmith
3
Beds
3
Baths
2,416 SqFt
4,356 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 943873
Pemberton Holmes Ltd. (Dun)
$2,299,999
↑ $1,000,000
5155 Aho Rd, Ladysmith
4
Beds
4
Baths
3,626 SqFt
230,433 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 944102
RE/MAX Generation (LD)
$320,000
541 Jim Cram Dr 22, Ladysmith
2
Beds
1
Bath
807 SqFt
0 SqFt Lot
Manufactured Home
MLS® # 944070
RE/MAX Island Properties
$925,000
205 4th Ave Exten, Ladysmith
5
Beds
3
Baths
3,334 SqFt
18,731 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 943004
eXp Realty
$749,900
471 Battie Dr, Ladysmith
3
Beds
3
Baths
2,218 SqFt
9,584 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 943927
Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty LD
$739,000
11068 Chemainus Rd, Ladysmith
4
Beds
2
Baths
2,733 SqFt
20,474 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 943878
Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
$1,279,000
2870 Wildberry Rd, Ladysmith
2
Beds
2
Baths
2,480 SqFt
104,980 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 943515
Royal LePage Duncan Realty
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.
