South Jingle Pot Real Estate
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
$1,489,900
2256 Ashlee Rd, Nanaimo
6
Beds
4
Baths
3,008 SqFt
9,584 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 1037630
460 Realty Inc. (NA)
New
$399,999
2301 Arbot Rd 58, Nanaimo
2
Beds
2
Baths
1,028 SqFt
872 SqFt Lot
Manufactured Home
MLS® # 1037585
Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
New
Open House
$1,050,000
2302 Arbot Rd 101, Nanaimo
3
Beds
3
Baths
2,167 SqFt
39,204 SqFt Lot
Half Duplex
MLS® # 1036281
REMAX Professionals (NA)
New
$979,900
209 Shiloh Dr, Nanaimo
5
Beds
3
Baths
2,922 SqFt
6,099 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 1037470
Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
New
Open House
$965,000
220 Westwood Rd, Nanaimo
5
Beds
3
Baths
2,597 SqFt
10,019 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 1037335
REMAX Professionals (NA)
New
$405,000
3118 Elsie Lake Cir, Nanaimo
1
Bed
1
Bath
537 SqFt
2,614 SqFt Lot
Manufactured Home
MLS® # 1037147
LPT Realty
New
Open House
$869,900
2382 Mill Rd, Nanaimo
3
Beds
2
Baths
1,350 SqFt
6,534 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 1036940
eXp Realty (NA)
New
$885,000
2024 Placid Cres, Nanaimo
3
Beds
2
Baths
1,826 SqFt
7,406 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 1034677
REMAX Professionals (NA)
New
$495,000
1116 Woss Lake Dr Se, Nanaimo
1
Bed
1
Bath
588 SqFt
2,178 SqFt Lot
Manufactured Home
MLS® # 1036961
Royal LePage Island Living (PK)
$874,900
261 Frankies Pl, Nanaimo
4
Beds
3
Baths
2,018 SqFt
20,909 SqFt Lot
Single Family Detached
MLS® # 1036545
REMAX Professionals (NA)
$469,900
2301 Arbot Rd 49, Nanaimo
3
Beds
2
Baths
1,449 SqFt
0 SqFt Lot
Manufactured Home
MLS® # 1036475
Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)
$250,000
1100 Woss Lake Dr, Nanaimo
0
Beds
0
Baths
0 SqFt
3,050 SqFt Lot
Land
MLS® # 1036377
REMAX Professionals (NA)
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.
New Developments in Jingle Pot south
Lots on East Wellington Rd
These 6 lots will be in the 2.5-acre range in a relatively quiet part of Nanaimo. The project was awarded its wetland area permit and ground is broken as of June 2025.
Nobody will care, but this is just north of where Coburn's Mill sat from 1908-1926; two rail lines criss-crossed this piece of land being subdivided.
Westwood estate properties
There is a plan to develop 11 estate-sized properties in the area immediately west of Westwood Lake. This is a rolling landscape, so there should be some opportunities for interesting topographical features on these properties - perhaps even some views?
The permit issued in March 2024 is number DP001313, which covers some of the permitting for developing the steep slope areas and working around watercourses. Additional permits will still need approval in the future as roads are developed.
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