- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 1,100–1,500sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $508at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 16.98 x 82.16 ft
- Tax a year
- $3,5822026 tax year
- Parking
- 0none
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 196 Simcoe St
196 Simcoe St is a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom detached house in North End, Hamilton, listed for sale at an asking price of $659,900 (MLS® X13839526).
Welcome to this well- maintained 2-storey detached home! Featuring 3 spacious bedroom & 2 full washrooms with no neighbours on one side. Enjoy an oversized kitchen with stainless steel appliances, bright living/dining area with hardwood floor on main floor, laminate flooring on second floor & crown moulding. Private, fully wood-fenced 6feet high, backyard backs directly onto the park. Perfect for entertaining and enjoying nature! Partially finished basement, laundry room with endless potential. Expansive garden with its own firepit. Cozy home that welcomes all! Central area to many different stores, restaurants as well as Hamilton General Hospital. A wonderful property ideal for first-time buyers or investors.
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall36/100−$809/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 87 detached homes with 3 bedrooms for lease in Hamilton right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $3,582 / 2026
- MLS® number
- X13839526
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 16.98 x 82.16 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- None, 0 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- North End
- Municipality
- Hamilton
Building
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 4pc Bsmt
- Basement Type
- Partly Finished
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Garage Type
- None
- Additional Parking
- 0
- Total Parking
- 0
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 16.98 ft
- Depth
- 82.16 ft
- Lot Size
- 16.98 x 82.16 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete Block
- Roof
- Shingles
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- All existing light fixtures, window coverings, existing stain less steel appliaces, fridge, stove, dishwasher. Washer & Dryer
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 4.62 × 6.45 m | hardwood floor, Open Concept, Large Window | Main |
| Family | 4.68 × 3.21 m | hardwood floor, Window, French Doors | Main |
| Kitchen | 3.4 × 3.68 m | Tile Floor, Stainless Steel Appl, Ceramic Back Splash | Main |
| Primary | 2.9 × 4.62 m | Laminate, Large Window, Closet | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 2.78 × 3.79 m | Laminate, Window | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 2.01 × 2.78 m | Laminate, Window | 2nd |
| Great Rm | 2.11 × 5.38 m | Tile Floor, Window | Bsmt |
| Laundry | 2.15 × 5.06 m | — | Bsmt |
| Furnace | 2.27 × 4.02 m | — | Bsmt |
| Workshop | 3.5 × 3.0 m | — | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 196 Simcoe St, 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 | $659,900 | N/A | Pc | X13839526 |
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The numbers
Mortgage Calculator
Plan with the current asking price
CMHC insurance: not required at 20% down. Payments use Canadian semi-annual compounding.
Mortgage Details
4.8% · 5-year term · 25-year amortization · 20% down
- Total down payment
- $131,980
- Total mortgage amount
- $527,920
- Total interest payment
- $375,380
- Total purchase cost
- $1,035,280
- Mortgage payment
- $3,011/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
41%Monthly carrying cost
$3,309- Rent $2,500
- Shortfall $809
Rental income opens at $2,500, the median asking rent of 87 comparable homes for lease in Hamilton. Type over it with the rent you expect. This is a planning tool, not advice.
Land transfer tax on this home
- Ontario land transfer tax
- $9,673
- Total land transfer tax
- $9,673
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000)
- −$4,000
- Total for first-time buyers
- $5,673
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 $659,900
- $5,198
- Ontario total
- $9,673
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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Market estimates use sold comparables and are available after you sign in and accept MLS® VOW terms.
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
Comparable sales require sign in
Closing prices and sold comps are available to registered visitors who accept MLS® VOW terms on this site.
The land
Lot
- Lot area
- 1,395 sq ft130 m²
- Street frontage
- 16.98 ft5.2 m
- Depth
- 82.16 ft25 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 conservation2
- No mapped wetland within 120 m120 m
- 1 water-supply well recorded within 250 m18 test or monitoring holes 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 5.5 m.250 m
Province of Ontario open data
Planning and building activity1
- Outside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plan areasAt the address
Province of Ontario open data
Around the home3
- Nearest rail line: 50 m50 m
- Transit stop within 400 mFrom the transit agency’s published stop map; the nearest is 240 m away. Routes and stops change; check the agency’s schedule.400 m
- A trail on the Ontario trail network within 1 km1 km
Province of Ontario open data · Municipal transit open data
Environmental records4
- No licensed pit or quarry within 2 km2 km
- No recorded oil, gas or salt well within 250 m250 m
- 5 facilities within 1 km report pollutant releases to Environment CanadaThe nearest is P & H Milling Group a Division of Parrish & Heimbecker Limited — P & H Milling Group - Hamilton, 680 m away. Facilities report to the National Pollutant Release Inventory above set thresholds; reporting a release is not a finding of harm.1 km
- 3 federal contaminated sites within 1 km2 still active or suspected; the rest are closed. The federal inventory covers federal land only, not provincial or private sites.1 km
Province of Ontario open data · Government of Canada open data
Power and internet3
- Electricity is distributed here by Alectra Utilities CorporationAt the address
- Wired internet 50/10 Mbps or faster is listed at a household 50 m awayFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (50 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.50 m
- Across the surrounding area: fibre to the home, cable, DSL internet listedFibre to the home: Bell, Cogeco Connexion, Dotto One, Rogers. Cable: Cogeco Connexion, Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Bell, Rogers, SkyChoice Communications. 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
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The market
Detached homes for sale in North End right now
- For sale now
- 15
- Median asking price
- $535K
- New in 7 days
- 3
- Price cuts
- 33%
Middle half: $452K to $590K
4 in 28 days
5 listings
This home is asking 23% above the median, higher than three quarters of them.
See all homes in North EndAsking 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
Map and tour
Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| West Harbour GO | GO Transit train: Lakeshore West | 850 m |
| Hamilton GO Centre | GO Transit train: Lakeshore West | 1.7 km |
The nearest subway, light rail, train, bus rapid transit stations 5 km, as the crow flies. Source: GO Transit schedule data (GTFS) from Metrolinx under the Open Government Licence – Ontario – Metrolinx, downloaded October 18, 2026. Data used in this product or service is provided with the permission of Metrolinx. Metrolinx makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, with respect to the Data and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or currency of the data used in this product or service. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario – Metrolinx.
Schools nearby
| Elementary | Type | Distance | EQAO average 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence Catholic Elementary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 500 m | 73%Grade 6 average |
| Bennetto Elementary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 550 m | 47%Grade 6 average |
| Dr. J. Edgar Davey Elementary Public SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 1 km | 49%Grade 6 average |
| ÉÉC Notre-DameConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–8 | 3.1 km | 80%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral High SchoolHamilton-Wentworth CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 1.6 km | 43%Grade 9 math |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 2.8 km | 36%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 3.1 km | 73%Grade 9 math |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 3.7 km | 57%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.
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