344 Driftwood Dr
Kitchener, Ontario N2N 1Y7
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 1,500–2,000sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $429at the range’s middle
- Lot
- Under 0.50 acres
- Tax a year
- $4,4092025 tax year
- Built
- 31-50
- Parking
- 53 attached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 344 Driftwood Dr
344 Driftwood Dr is a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom detached house in Kitchener, listed for sale at an asking price of $749,905 (MLS® X13822134).
RARE OVERSIZED 50 feet long HEATED GARAGE + EXCEPTIONAL LIVING SPACE! Charming curb appeal, thoughtful updates, and incredible versatility come together in this beautifully presented 3-bedroom 2-bathroom home. Large windows fill the home with natural light, complemented by updated flooring and lighting throughout. The bathrooms have also been refreshed with new vanities, mirrors, and fixtures.The inviting main floor features a bright eat-in kitchen with sliders overlooking the beautifully hardscaped backyard for low maintenance living, a separate dining room, convenient main-floor laundry, and a warm, welcoming living space. Upstairs, you'll find three comfortable bedrooms, and a 3pc bath, offering a practical layout for families. The finished lower level adds even more versatility with a spacious recreation room featuring a charming fireplace, plus a separate utility area. Something truly unique is the heated oversized garage, extending approximately 50 feet deep with two floor drains and complete with its own gas furnace. The garage's second storey offers a huge attic-style space, perfect for storage or, with the appropriate finishing, the potential to create additional living space. This incredible garage provides room for vehicles, hobby mechanic, a workshop, storage, and possibilities rarely found at this price point. Outside, enjoy a private, mature and beautifully hardscaped backyard featuring established gardens. Ideally situated close to schools, parks, playgrounds, shopping plazas, public transit, walking trails, and major expressways, with everyday amenities and conveniences just moments away. Main and second floor Painted - 2026, Main and upper flooring - 2025, Upstairs Washroom renovated - 2025, Roof - 2023, A/C - 2020. With its charming street presence, generous living space, extensive updates, and extraordinary garage, this is a rare opportunity you won't want to miss!
Insights
Condition Score
Good78/1002 documented update signals
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall29/100−$1,189/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 41 detached homes with 3 bedrooms for lease in Kitchener right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $4,409 / 2025
- MLS® number
- X13822134
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Building Age
- 31-50
- Days on market
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Lot Size
- 47.24 x 120 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 3 Attached, 5 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Municipality
- Kitchener
Building
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Building Age
- 31-50
- Construction
- Alum Siding
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 2pc Main, 1 × 3pc 2nd
- Basement Type
- Full
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Pvt Double
- Garage Type
- Attached
- Garage
- 3
- Additional Parking
- 2
- Total Parking
- 5
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 47.24 ft
- Depth
- 120 ft
- Lot Size
- 47.24 x 120 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Poured Concrete
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- 2 Fridge - kitchen and basement, Stove, Dishwasher, Washer, Dryer. Garden Statues and Shed tools to remain. Two tables and two cabinets in the basement utility room to remain.
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathroom | 1.22 × 1.43 m | 2 Pc Bath | Main |
| Breakfast | 2.76 × 2.5 m | — | Main |
| Dining | 2.51 × 2.91 m | — | Main |
| Other | 15.28 × 5.47 m | — | Main |
| Kitchen | 2.76 × 3.12 m | — | Main |
| Laundry | 2.39 × 2.39 m | — | Main |
| Living | 4.9 × 3.37 m | — | Main |
| Bathroom | 2.29 × 1.52 m | 3 Pc Bath | 2nd |
| Other | 4.63 × 5.55 m | — | 2nd |
| Other | 4.82 × 5.5 m | — | 2nd |
| Br | 2.72 × 4.94 m | — | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 2.62 × 2.98 m | — | 2nd |
| Primary | 3.65 × 3.99 m | — | 2nd |
| Rec | 6.5 × 5.8 m | — | Bsmt |
| Utility | 4.08 × 5.3 m | — | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 344 Driftwood Dr, Kitchener, 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 | $749,905 | N/A | For Sale | X13822134 |
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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
- $149,981
- Total mortgage amount
- $599,924
- Total interest payment
- $426,676
- Total purchase cost
- $1,176,581
- Mortgage payment
- $3,422/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
48%Monthly carrying cost
$3,789- Rent $2,600
- Shortfall $1,189
Rental income opens at $2,600, the median asking rent of 41 comparable homes for lease in Kitchener. 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
- $11,473
- Total land transfer tax
- $11,473
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000)
- −$4,000
- Total for first-time buyers
- $7,473
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 $749,905
- $6,998
- Ontario total
- $11,473
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 land
Lot
- Lot area
- 5,669 sq ft527 m²
- Street frontage
- 47.24 ft14.4 m
- Depth
- 120 ft36.6 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, measured by MPAC.
Land and environment
Public records about this location. Not part of the MLS® listing and not provided by the listing brokerage.
Water and conservation3
- No mapped wetland within 120 m120 m
- 3 water-supply wells recorded within 250 mAll were drilled for domestic use. 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 43.9 m.250 m
- Groundwater recorded about 21 m below ground nearbyThe middle water level in the well records within 500 m (12 records). It changes with the season and from spot to spot.500 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 home1
- A trail on the Ontario trail network within 1 km1 km
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 CanadaThe nearest is Heroux Devtek Inc. — Heroux Devtek Kitchener, 1.8 km away. Only 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 Enova Power Corp.At the address
- Wired internet 50/10 Mbps or faster is listed at a household 70 m awayFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (70 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.70 m
- Across the surrounding area: fibre to the home, cable, DSL internet listedFibre to the home: Bell, Rogers. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Bell, Netflash Internet Solutions, Rogers, Vianet, Waterloo Wireless, 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
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The market
Detached homes for sale in Kitchener right now
- For sale now
- 337
- Median asking price
- $800K
- New in 7 days
- 45
- Price cuts
- 18%
Middle half: $670K to $1.04M
155 in 28 days
61 listings
This home is asking 6% below the median.
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The street
Schools nearby
| Elementary | Type | Distance | EQAO average 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driftwood Park Public SchoolWaterloo Region DSB | Public · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 350 m | 81%Grade 6 average |
| John Darling Public SchoolWaterloo Region DSB | Public · grades JK–6 | 850 m | 97%Grade 6 average |
| St Mark Catholic Elementary SchoolWaterloo CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 1.1 km | 65%Grade 6 average |
| ÉÉC Cardinal-LégerConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 4.8 km | 61%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Heights Collegiate InstituteWaterloo Region DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 2 km | 48%Grade 9 math |
| Resurrection Catholic Secondary SchoolWaterloo CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 3 km | 57%Grade 9 math |
| Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolWaterloo Region DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 5.3 km | 73%Grade 9 math |
| St Mary's High SchoolWaterloo CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 5.8 km | 48%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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