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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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2163 Dockside Way, Nanaimo

$899,000

2163 Dockside Way, Nanaimo

4 Beds 3 Baths 2,447 SqFt 8,277 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 973552

RE/MAX of Nanaimo

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2240 Leighton Rd, Nanaimo

$1,199,000

2240 Leighton Rd, Nanaimo

5 Beds 3 Baths 3,505 SqFt 7,406 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 977914

RE/MAX of Nanaimo

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2555 East Wellington Rd Lot 5, Nanaimo

$999,900

2555 East Wellington Rd Lot 5, Nanaimo

0 Beds 0 Baths 0 SqFt 107,594 SqFt Lot Land MLS® # 973600

460 Realty Inc. (NA)

2450 Mill Rd, Nanaimo

$1,150,000

2450 Mill Rd, Nanaimo

3 Beds 4 Baths 2,961 SqFt 40,947 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 977102

Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)

285 Carnduff Pl, Nanaimo

$779,900

↓ $19,100

285 Carnduff Pl, Nanaimo

4 Beds 2 Baths 1,568 SqFt 18,296 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 976947

460 Realty Inc. (NA)

2108 Buttle Lake Way, Nanaimo

$385,000

2108 Buttle Lake Way, Nanaimo

1 Bed 1 Bath 504 SqFt 3,050 SqFt Lot Manufactured Home MLS® # 975835

Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)

2364 Westhill Pl, Nanaimo

$1,029,900

2364 Westhill Pl, Nanaimo

5 Beds 3 Baths 2,569 SqFt 6,534 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 975798

Stonehaus Realty Corp.

2189 Michigan Way, Nanaimo

$850,000

↓ $40,000

2189 Michigan Way, Nanaimo

3 Beds 2 Baths 1,637 SqFt 6,534 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 975635

RE/MAX of Nanaimo

3071 Jameson Rd, Nanaimo

$1,299,900

3071 Jameson Rd, Nanaimo

4 Beds 2 Baths 1,837 SqFt 243,936 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 975029

Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)

341 Warbler Pl, Nanaimo

$1,049,000

↓ $19,000

341 Warbler Pl, Nanaimo

5 Beds 3 Baths 2,205 SqFt 8,277 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 973243

Oakwyn Realty Ltd. (NA)

208 Westwood Rd, Nanaimo

$1,144,000

208 Westwood Rd, Nanaimo

4 Beds 4 Baths 3,474 SqFt 8,712 SqFt Lot Single Family Detached MLS® # 975424

Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)

2106 Buttle Lake Way, Nanaimo

$299,900

2106 Buttle Lake Way, Nanaimo

0 Beds 0 Baths 0 SqFt 2,614 SqFt Lot Land MLS® # 975142

Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island


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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