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The Jingle Pot area is the most RURAL real estate in Nanaimo proper. It slopes gently down from the foot of Mt Benson to the valley bottom, where the Millstream winds through grasslands. This was a farming and resource extraction area from the mid-1800s until after WWII. This SOUTH part of Jingle Pot hasn't developed all that much in the past 70 years!
There are two basic types of neighbourhood here:
- Larger properties, many with small farms and pre-war houses: these appear mainly below (north of) Jingle Pot Rd. These are more likely to be old farmhouses, custom homes, or mobile homes on land. Many have equestrian facilities.
- Subdivisions with homes built SINCE 1970: these are above Jingle Pot Rd closer to Westwood Lake, but also across Jingle Pot Rd, near Cathers Lake. These were usually built as spec homes but on the higher end, with interesting floorplans.
South Jingle Pot isn't a large area; it's roughly everything from the Jingle Pot Pub to the power station, up to Westwood Lake and down to Maxey Rd and East Wellington Rd.
Properties in South Jingle Pot
New
$749,900
189 Westwood Rd, Nanaimo
4
Beds
3
Baths
2,044 SqFt
10,455 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 911668
eXp Realty
New
$1,250,000
283 Westwood Rd, Nanaimo
5
Beds
4
Baths
3,761 SqFt
18,296 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 911676
eXp Realty
New
$749,900
252 Dawkins Lane, Nanaimo
3
Beds
2
Baths
1,411 SqFt
8,712 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 911426
RE/MAX of Nanaimo
New
$1,080,000
344 Westwood Rd, Nanaimo
5
Beds
3
Baths
2,119 SqFt
5,228 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 911473
RE/MAX of Nanaimo
New
$1,325,000
310 Mount Royal Pl, Nanaimo
4
Beds
5
Baths
4,565 SqFt
8,712 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 910476
RE/MAX of Nanaimo
New
$1,575,000
2539 Westberry Pl, Nanaimo
4
Beds
3
Baths
2,649 SqFt
22,216 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 911140
RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty
$389,900
2135 Henderson Lake Way, Nanaimo
1
Bed
1
Bath
437 SqFt
2,178 SqFt Lot
Manufactured Home
MLS® # 910924
Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
$799,900
2034 Kawartha Pl, Nanaimo
5
Beds
3
Baths
2,304 SqFt
9,148 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 910418
RE/MAX of Nanaimo
$639,900
2012 Cathers Dr, Nanaimo
3
Beds
1
Bath
1,105 SqFt
7,406 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 910201
RE/MAX of Nanaimo
$899,900
2089 East Wellington Rd, Nanaimo
3
Beds
2
Baths
1,732 SqFt
10,890 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 910452
Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
$1,299,000
484 Montclair Dr, Nanaimo
4
Beds
3
Baths
2,759 SqFt
9,148 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 910176
RE/MAX of Nanaimo
$799,900
↓ $100,000
189 Westwood Rd, Nanaimo
4
Beds
3
Baths
2,044 SqFt
10,455 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 909389
eXp Realty
What's with the name "Jingle Pot"?
There are two common explanations for why it's called Jingle Pot:
1) Miners and their wives used to say "There's gonna be a jingle in the pot" when they talked about payday - referring to coins placed in a vessel of some kind.
2) There was a coal mine with a crude setup for "jingling" something in a metal pot to indicate to coworkers when a load was ready to be lifted - or something.
Nearby Schools
- Mountain View Elementary ; 2480 East Wellington Rd.
- Nanaimo Christian School ; 198 Holland Rd.
- Fairview Elementary ; 205 Howard Ave.
- Nanaimo District Secondary School (NDSS) ; 355 Wakesiah Ave.
- John Barsby Secondary ; 550 7th St.

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