- Lot
- 5 – 9.99 acres
- Tax a year
- $7,2822025 tax year
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 1278 Hwy 5
1278 Hwy 5 is vacant land in Rural Flamborough, Hamilton, listed for sale at an asking price of $999,000 (MLS® X12535724).
Major Price Improvement - Now $999,000 (Previously $1.275M)! Outstanding opportunity to own a prime 8.23-acre corner lot at the high-traffic intersection of Hwy 5 & Hwy 8. Zoned A2, offering a wide range of permitted uses including (but not limited to): Single Detached Dwelling, Residential Care Facility, Veterinary Services (Farm Animals), Kennel, Nursery, Home Industry, Agricultural Operations, Abattoir, Agricultural Processing, and Farm Product Supply. Development-Ready: Brand new drilled water well, Environmental Phase 1 completed, Hydrogeological and archaeological studies completed. Natural gas available at the lot line. Everything is in place to start building immediately (subject to zoning allowances). All completed studies and reports are included in the sale. Buyers and their agents are encouraged to perform their own due diligence regarding permitted uses and development regulations. Contact the City of Hamilton Zoning Department for full A2 zoning details.
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Condition Score
Fair66/1004 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $7,282 / 2025
- MLS® number
- X12535724
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Vacant Land
- Days on market
- Lot Size
- 414.67 x 975.5 ft
- Listed on
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Vacant Land
- Style
- Other
- Community
- Rural Flamborough
- Municipality
- Hamilton
Utilities
- Water
- Other
- Cooling
- None
- Heating Type
- Other
Land
- Sewer
- Other
- Frontage
- 414.67 ft
- Depth
- 975.5 ft
- Lot Size
- 414.67 x 975.5 ft
Additional
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- Brand New Water Well, Environment Phase 1, Hydrogeological studies And Archaeological Survey
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Room 1 | 0.0 × 0.0 m | — | Main |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 1278 Hwy 5, Hamilton, Ontario
Sale history on this site covers the last 2 years, the window permitted under the TRREB MLS® VOW agreement.
| Date Start | Date End | List Price | Price | Event | Listing ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date StartN/A | N/A | $999,000 | N/A | Ext | X12535724 |
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The numbers
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Mortgage Details
4.8% · 5-year term · 25-year amortization · 20% down
- Total down payment
- $199,800
- Total mortgage amount
- $799,200
- Total interest payment
- $568,200
- Total purchase cost
- $1,567,200
- Mortgage payment
- $4,558/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
—Monthly carrying cost
$5,165- Rent $0
- Shortfall $5,165
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Land transfer tax on this home
- Ontario land transfer tax
- $16,455
- Total land transfer tax
- $16,455
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000)
- −$4,000
- Total for first-time buyers
- $12,455
See how this is worked out
- 0.5% on the first $55,000
- $275
- 1.0% from $55,000 to $250,000
- $1,950
- 1.5% from $250,000 to $400,000
- $2,250
- 2.0% from $400,000 to $999,000
- $11,980
- Ontario total
- $16,455
An estimate at the asking price, for a home with one or two single-family residences. Your lawyer confirms the exact amount.
Estimate
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The estimate is an automated value built from public and MLS® data. It is not an appraisal; ask Kassaundra Dobson, Broker of Record for a full comparative market analysis.
Comparable sales
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The land
Lot
- Lot area
- 404,511 sq ft37,580 m²
- Street frontage
- 414.67 ft126.4 m
- Depth
- 975.5 ft297.3 m
The area is the frontage multiplied by the depth, so boundaries are approximate. Confirm with a survey before you buy.
Source: the MLS® listing record.
Land and environment
Public records about this location. Not part of the MLS® listing and not provided by the listing brokerage.
Water and conservation4
- No mapped wetland within 120 m120 m
- 6 water-supply wells recorded within 250 m5 of them were drilled for domestic use; 1 test or monitoring hole also recorded. From Ontario’s well records; locations can be approximate. The records do not show how this home gets its water. Wells nearby typically go down about 8.5 m.250 m
- Groundwater recorded about 3.7 m below ground nearbyThe middle water level in the well records within 500 m (57 records). It changes with the season and from spot to spot.500 m
- Bedrock about 12.4 m down nearbyThe middle depth to bedrock in the well records within 500 m.500 m
Province of Ontario open data
Planning and building activity1
- Inside the Greenbelt (Niagara Escarpment Plan) and the Niagara Escarpment plan area (Escarpment Rural Area)These provincial plans set policies on new buildings, new lots and some changes to the land; the municipality can say which apply to this property.At the address
Province of Ontario open data
Environmental records4
- No licensed pit or quarry within 2 km2 km
- No recorded oil, gas or salt well within 250 m250 m
- No facility within 1 km reports pollutant releases to Environment CanadaOnly facilities above the inventory’s reporting thresholds are listed.1 km
- No federal contaminated site within 1 kmThe federal inventory covers federal land only; it says nothing about provincial or private sites.1 km
Province of Ontario open data · Government of Canada open data
Power and internet3
- Electricity is distributed here by Hydro One Networks Inc.At the address
- Wired internet up to 5/1 Mbps is listed at a household 90 m awayFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (90 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.90 m
- Across the surrounding area: DSL internet listedDSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Bell, GrassRoots Technology, Rogers, Xplore. Mobile: Bell, Freedom Mobile, Rogers, Telus. Satellite: Xplore. ISED’s list for the surrounding ~25 km² area; check with a provider for this address.Area-wide
Ontario Energy Board · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Each record is placed at the distance its own line states. None of it is an inspection of the property. Confirm anything that matters to you with the municipality, Hamilton Conservation Authorityor the record’s publisher.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
The market
Lots for sale in Rural Flamborough right now
- For sale now
- 11
- Median asking price
- $825K
- New in 7 days
- 0
- Price cuts
- 9%
Middle half: $724K to $1.59M
1 in 28 days
1 listing
This home is asking 21% above the median.
See all homes in Rural FlamboroughAsking prices and counts of the MLS® listings on this site as of today. Asking figures only, never sold or leased prices.
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The street
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Schools nearby
| Elementary | Type | Distance | EQAO average 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockton SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 4.4 km | 65%Grade 6 average |
| Greensville SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 6.3 km | 70%Grade 6 average |
| Sir William Osler Elementary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 7.1 km | 76%Grade 6 average |
| St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 7.6 km | 79%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundas Valley Secondary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 7.3 km | 58%Grade 9 math |
| Ancaster High SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 8.6 km | 67%Grade 9 math |
| Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 10 km | 69%Grade 9 math |
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 11 km | 69%Grade 9 math |
EQAO: share of students at or above the provincial standard, 2024–25 (Ontario open data). These are the schools nearest this home, not the schools it is assigned to: boundaries change, and some schools take students by application. Confirm with the board before you buy. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
The verdict
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