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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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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

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2335 Rockwood Pl, Nanaimo

$1,075,000

2335 Rockwood Pl, Nanaimo

5 Beds 4 Baths 2,892 SqFt 13,068 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 944932

RE/MAX of Nanaimo

215 Fleming Pl, Nanaimo

$1,199,000

215 Fleming Pl, Nanaimo

5 Beds 3 Baths 2,859 SqFt 6,534 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 944355

Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Nan)

2133 Nimpkish Lake Way, Nanaimo

$407,777

↓ $20,000

2133 Nimpkish Lake Way, Nanaimo

1 Bed 1 Bath 528 SqFt 2,178 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 943761

RE/MAX of Nanaimo

Lot B Mill Rd, Nanaimo

$449,900

Lot B Mill Rd, Nanaimo

0 Beds 0 Baths 0 SqFt 8,277 SqFt Lot Land MLS® # 943208

Royal LePage Parksville-Qualicum Beach Realty (PK)

2147 Dockside Way, Nanaimo

$999,900

2147 Dockside Way, Nanaimo

4 Beds 3 Baths 2,130 SqFt 12,633 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 943604

eXp Realty

2873 Kilpatrick Rd, Nanaimo

$1,799,000

↓ $41,000

2873 Kilpatrick Rd, Nanaimo

4 Beds 3 Baths 3,132 SqFt 217,800 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 943395

Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)

2249 Neil Dr, Nanaimo

$1,325,000

2249 Neil Dr, Nanaimo

5 Beds 4 Baths 3,875 SqFt 10,019 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 942759

RE/MAX of Nanaimo

2241 Dockside Way, Nanaimo

$799,900

↓ $20,000

2241 Dockside Way, Nanaimo

5 Beds 3 Baths 2,764 SqFt 7,841 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 942768

eXp Realty

1105 Woss Lake Dr, Nanaimo

$235,000

↓ $10,000

1105 Woss Lake Dr, Nanaimo

0 Beds 0 Baths 0 SqFt 2,178 SqFt Lot Land MLS® # 942566

RE/MAX of Nanaimo

2301 Arbot Rd 47, Nanaimo

$425,000

2301 Arbot Rd 47, Nanaimo

2 Beds 2 Baths 1,431 SqFt 0 SqFt Lot Manufactured Home MLS® # 941213

Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)

2338 Panorama View Dr, Nanaimo

$1,349,000

2338 Panorama View Dr, Nanaimo

4 Beds 3 Baths 3,316 SqFt 17,424 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 940878

Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)

2374 Mill Rd, Nanaimo

$1,349,000

↓ $150,000

2374 Mill Rd, Nanaimo

5 Beds 4 Baths 3,902 SqFt 20,038 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 940567

RE/MAX of Nanaimo


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.

Jingle Pot South location map

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