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
$569,000
348 Morgan Rd, Ladysmith
0
Beds
0
Baths
0 SqFt
47,045 SqFt Lot
Land
MLS® # 919788
RE/MAX Generation (LD)
New
$247,000
1736 Timberlands Rd 130, Ladysmith
2
Beds
2
Baths
1,167 SqFt
0 SqFt Lot
Manufactured Home
MLS® # 918748
Pemberton Holmes Ltd. (Nanaimo)
New
$1,199,900
626 Farrell Rd 4, Ladysmith
3
Beds
3
Baths
2,879 SqFt
0 SqFt Lot
Row/Townhouse
MLS® # 919602
Century 21 Harbour Realty Ltd.
New
$865,000
113 Burns Pl, Ladysmith
3
Beds
3
Baths
1,844 SqFt
5,228 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 919598
eXp Realty
New
$624,900
606 Farrell Rd 1, Ladysmith
2
Beds
2
Baths
1,337 SqFt
7,841 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 919601
460 Realty Inc. (LD)
New
$649,000
432 Davis Rd, Ladysmith
3
Beds
2
Baths
1,400 SqFt
10,455 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 919265
Pemberton Holmes Ltd. (Dun)
$1,595,000
4873/4875 Brenton Page Rd, Ladysmith
4
Beds
4
Baths
2,578 SqFt
47,045 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 919411
Sotheby's International Realty Canada
$589,900
332 Belaire St 10, Ladysmith
2
Beds
2
Baths
1,020 SqFt
0 SqFt Lot
Row/Townhouse
MLS® # 918035
Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty LD
$1,888,000
245 Oyster Cove 37, Ladysmith
5
Beds
4
Baths
3,034 SqFt
4,792 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 919275
Century 21 Harbour Realty Ltd.
$799,900
771 Colonia Dr, Ladysmith
2
Beds
2
Baths
1,437 SqFt
7,406 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 919031
Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty LD
$550,000
625 Alderwood Dr, Ladysmith
3
Beds
1
Bath
1,066 SqFt
5,663 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 919211
Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
$799,000
510 Ballou Pl, Ladysmith
5
Beds
4
Baths
2,126 SqFt
5,228 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 919098
RE/MAX Generation (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.
