265 Lower Ganges Rd
Salt Spring, BC V8K1S7
$2,900,000
Property Details
Property & Lot
- Lot size
- 17.46 acres
- Zoning
- Other
A1 & R6
Ownership & Fees
- Property type
- Land / Lot
- Ownership
- Freehold
- Annual property tax
- $5,781.28
Interior
- Heating
- Baseboard heaters, Electric
- Cooling / A/C
- None
- Fireplace
- None
Exterior & Lot
- View
- City view, Ocean view
Parking
- Total spaces
- 4 — uncovered indicated
- Features
- Stall
Room Dimensions
| Room | Level | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
| Bathroom | Auxiliary Building | 10' x 10' |
| Bedroom | Auxiliary Building | 10' x 10' |
| Bedroom | Auxiliary Building | 10' x 10' |
| Bathroom | Main level | 8' x 5' |
| Ensuite | Main level | 8' x 5' |
| Bedroom | Main level | 12' x 10' |
| Bedroom | Main level | 12' x 10' |
| Primary Bedroom | Main level | 12' x 12' |
Listing Information
- MLS®
- 1044657
- Listed
- July 30, 2026
- Time on market
- On the market for 33 days
- Data last synced
- August 28, 2026
Listing provided by: Sotheby's International Realty Canada · Data source: CREA DDF.
Description
Harbour Farm is one of Ganges' original farms: 17.46 acres held across three separate titles and now offered together for the first time. Rising above Ganges Harbour beside the celebrated Hastings House estate, it offers something Salt Spring can no longer create — a genuine working farm where the village's shops, marina and galleries are still a short stroll away. The land itself tells the story. Sun-washed hayfields and fenced pasture roll up from the village edge, while greenhouses and planting plots anchor the western fields. A pond, mature forest and rocky outcrops frame the rest. From the upper elevations, ocean, harbour and island views open in every direction, with building sites to capture them. At the heart of the offering is the 12.06-acre farm at 151 Upper Ganges Road, with greenhouses and planting plots on its western side. 203 Howell Lane adds 4.63 treed acres with a small cleared section, while 265 Lower Ganges Road contributes 0.77 acres of R6-zoned residential land outside the ALR. This parcel carries the three-bed, two-bath main residence and provides the estate's main access, with a second entrance from Upper Ganges Road. Accommodation extends well beyond the main home. Two bunkhouse cabins are joined by a third housing a four-piece bathroom, while a workshop cabin and a covered outdoor kitchen and laundry keep the property ready for extended family, farm help or agritourism. Services are already in place, including municipal water supplemented by established wells, septic, and farm-class taxes on the main parcel. Holding three separate titles gives a buyer flexibility no single-lot estate can match: occupy, farm, lease or hold, with future options kept open by the non-ALR parcel. Village-adjacent acreages of this scale, with these views, cannot be assembled again on Salt Spring. Come walk the land and you will understand why it is called Harbour Farm. (id:63159)
Location Insights
Weather
Nearest station: Duncan
15°C
—
Humidity 82%
Wind NNW calm km/h
Tonight
12°
Tuesday
21°
Tuesday night
14°
Wednesday
16°
Wednesday night
11°
Thursday
17°
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Location Accessibility
Our own metric — not an official Walk Score®.
Amenities
44
8/9 categories nearby
Transit
—
Not enough data yet
How this is calculated
Amenities: points awarded per category (restaurants, cafes, grocery, parks, shopping, gyms, pharmacies, banks/ATMs, healthcare) based on distance to the nearest one — 3 points under 200m, 2 points under 500m, 1 point under 800m — summed across all 9 categories and scaled to 0–100.
Transit: based on the number of transit stops within 800m and their mode (SkyTrain weighted highest, then streetcar/ferry, then bus). This reflects stop type and count only — our data doesn't include how often a route actually runs, so frequency is never factored in.
Both scores depend on how much of the surrounding area has been synced from OpenStreetMap and TransLink's GTFS feed. A lower score can mean fewer amenities nearby, or simply that this area hasn't been fully synced yet — not a confident measurement of the location itself.
Nearby Schools
| School | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gulf Islands Secondary | Secondary | 501 m |
| Phoenix Place | Secondary | 561 m |
| Salt Spring Elementary | Elementary | 578 m |
| Fernwood Elementary | Elementary | 6.0 km |
| Crofton Elementary Community School | Elementary | 10.3 km |
| Maple Bay Elementary | Elementary | 12.0 km |
| Galiano Community School | Elementary | 12.8 km |
| Queen of Angels School(Independent) | Elementary/Middle | 15.1 km |
Schools shown by distance from this property. This does not indicate school catchment or enrollment eligibility — contact the school district to confirm catchment boundaries.
Nearby Transit
No TransLink stops within an ~10-minute walk.
Nearby Places
Restaurants (5+)
- Harbour House149 m
- Uptown Pizza · 324 Lower Ganges Road311 m
- Golden Island Restaurant349 m
- Seaside Restaurant600 m
- Fishery and Chips612 m
Cafes (4)
- Unnamed660 m
- Cafe Talia675 m
- Switchboard cafe679 m
- Tree House Cafe763 m
Grocery (3)
- SALT JAR refillery · 346 Lower Ganges Road379 m
- Country Grocer · 374 Lower Ganges Road532 m
- Thrifty Foods · 114 Purvis Lane714 m
Parks (5+)
- Peck's Cove Park351 m
- Kanaka Road Skateboard Park378 m
- Rotary Park526 m
- Churchill Road Linear Park677 m
- Rainbow Road Recreation Centre684 m
Shopping (1)
- Moaut's Seaside Shops794 m
Gyms (1)
- Ganges Yoga Studio760 m
Pharmacies (1)
- Country Grocer Pharmacy · 374 Lower Ganges Road508 m
Banks & ATMs (1)
- Island Savings772 m
Nearby places data: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
School district: Gulf Islands (SD64)
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