427 Melanie Cres
Ancaster, Hamilton, Ontario L9G 4B1
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Size
- 2,000–2,500sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $436at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 81.38 x 108.6 ft
- Tax a year
- $6,9082026 tax year
- Built
- 31-50
- Parking
- 42 attached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 427 Melanie Cres
427 Melanie Cres is a 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom detached house in Ancaster, Hamilton, listed for sale at an asking price of $979,900 (MLS® X13798370).
With a classic centre hall plan, this well-maintained 2 storey, 4 bedroom home offers a timeless and functional layout and is tucked away on a mature, tree lined crescent in one of Ancaster's established neighbourhoods.Offering generous principal rooms, this home provides plenty of space for a busy family. The main floor features separate living and dining rooms, a bright eat in kitchen and breakfast area, additional sitting space and a large family room with wood burning fireplace, designed for gathering together. Adding to the home's functionality, the main floor also provides a darling laundry room, convenient powder room and inside access to the double car garage. Upstairs, are 4 bedrooms, including a spacious primary bedroom with its own ensuite. An additional full bathroom completes this level. The unfinished lower level offers exciting potential to create additional living space tailored to your specific needs, whether that means a recreation room, home office, gym or guest retreat. The rear yard offers plenty of room to relax, entertain or enjoy time with family and friends. It's a comfortable extension to the home with gazebo and patio area. Close to excellent schools, parks, shopping, restaurants and highway access, this is an opportunity to enjoy the space and comfort of an established Ancaster neighborhood, while creating a home that is truly your own. New furnace & A/C '26. Room sizes approximate.
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall23/100−$1,847/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 39 detached homes with 4 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
- $6,908 / 2026
- MLS® number
- X13798370
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Building Age
- 31-50
- Days on market
- Size
- 2000-2500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 81.38 x 108.6 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 2 Attached, 4 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Ancaster
- Municipality
- Hamilton
Building
- Size
- 2000-2500 sqft
- Building Age
- 31-50
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 2pc Main, 2 × 4pc 2nd
- Basement Type
- Full
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Pvt Double
- Garage Type
- Attached
- Garage
- 2
- Additional Parking
- 2
- Total Parking
- 4
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 81.38 ft
- Depth
- 108.6 ft
- Lot Size
- 81.38 x 108.6 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Poured Concrete
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
- Extras
- Fridge, Stove, Dishwasher, Washer, Dryer, Window Coverings
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foyer | 3.59 × 6.2 m | — | Main |
| Living | 3.34 × 5.67 m | — | Main |
| Dining | 3.34 × 3.65 m | — | Main |
| Kitchen | 4.1 × 5.72 m | — | Main |
| Sitting | 3.16 × 2.49 m | — | Main |
| Family | 3.64 × 6.29 m | — | Main |
| Laundry | 2.01 × 2.19 m | — | Main |
| Bathroom | 0.91 × 2.01 m | — | Main |
| Primary | 4.22 × 5.58 m | — | 2nd |
| Bathroom | 3.77 × 2.07 m | — | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 3.63 × 4.03 m | — | 2nd |
| Bathroom | 2.55 × 2.31 m | — | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 3.23 × 4.17 m | — | 2nd |
| 4th Br | 2.71 × 3.08 m | — | 2nd |
| Exercise | 5.65 × 6.0 m | — | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 427 Melanie Cres, 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 | $979,900 | N/A | Pc | X13798370 |
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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
- $195,980
- Total mortgage amount
- $783,920
- Total interest payment
- $557,380
- Total purchase cost
- $1,537,280
- Mortgage payment
- $4,471/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
53%Monthly carrying cost
$5,047- Rent $3,200
- Shortfall $1,847
Rental income opens at $3,200, the median asking rent of 39 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
- $16,073
- Total land transfer tax
- $16,073
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000)
- −$4,000
- Total for first-time buyers
- $12,073
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 $979,900
- $11,598
- Ontario total
- $16,073
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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Comparable sales
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The land
Lot
- Lot area
- 8,838 sq ft821 m²
- Street frontage
- 81.38 ft24.8 m
- Depth
- 108.6 ft33.1 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 GeoWarehouse.
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
- No water-supply well recorded within 250 m250 m
Province of Ontario open data
Planning and building activity2
- Outside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plan areasAt the address
- Nearest airport: 3.7 km3.7 km
Province of Ontario open data
Around the home2
- Transit stop within 400 mFrom the transit agency’s published stop map; the nearest is 230 m away. Routes and stops change; check the agency’s schedule.400 m
- A trail on the Ontario trail network within 1 km1 km
Municipal transit open data · Province of Ontario open data
Environmental records4
- 1 licensed pit or quarry within 2 kmThe nearest is 940 m away, as mapped.2 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 50/10 Mbps or faster 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: fibre to the home, cable, DSL internet listedFibre to the home: Bell, Cogeco Connexion. Cable: Cogeco Connexion. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Bell, Rogers, SkyChoice Communications, 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 Ancaster right now
- For sale now
- 87
- Median asking price
- $1.5M
- New in 7 days
- 10
- Price cuts
- 26%
Middle half: $1.16M to $1.99M
32 in 28 days
23 listings
This home is asking 35% below the median, lower than three quarters of them.
See all homes in AncasterAsking 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
Schools nearby
| Elementary | Type | Distance | EQAO average 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Panabaker South Senior Public SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 350 m | 74%Grade 6 average |
| Frank Panabaker North SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades 1–8 · French Immersion | 450 m | 72%Grade 3 average |
| St. Joachim Catholic Elementary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 450 m | 79%Grade 6 average |
| ÉÉC Monseigneur-de-LavalConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–8 | 8.8 km | 69%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 450 m | 69%Grade 9 math |
| Ancaster High SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.6 km | 67%Grade 9 math |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 6 km | 48%Grade 9 math |
| Dundas Valley Secondary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 6 km | 58%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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