261 Carla Ave
Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Ontario L8G 3M9
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 1,100–1,500sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $499at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 50 x 115.35 ft
- Tax a year
- $5,0572025 tax year
- Parking
- 31 attached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 261 Carla Ave
261 Carla Ave is a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom detached house in Stoney Creek, Hamilton, listed for sale at an asking price of $649,000 (MLS® X13848436).
Built like a fortress, with a heart that feels like home, this rare & legitimate 1,437-square-foot bungalow offers grand proportions at a pleasantly surprising price. Set on a 50 x 115 ft. lot in Stoney Creek, this super bright solid brick home & its gorgeous covered front porch face south with views of the Niagara Escarpment. The spacious layout with pristine hardwood floors features 3 bedrooms, and having it all...a separate living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen & main-floor family room. With approximately 803 sq. ft. of additional finished living space downstairs, there is room to gather, entertain & enjoy a little breathing space, along with potential for a separate entrance. Two full bathrooms serve the home, while the lower level features a recreation room with a gas fireplace and a second kitchen for added versatility. California shutters throughout the main floor bring charm to the living spaces. An attached garage with an automatic door opener & a double-wide concrete driveway provide convenient parking, while the apple & pear trees in the backyard along with the gazebo & storage shed with 220v electrical complement the outdoor space. Updates include the roof (2024), furnace and central air conditioning (2018), with central vacuum adding everyday convenience. Close to shopping, schools, Cherry Heights Park, Memorial Park and Bruce Trail hiking, with Olde Town Stoney Creek, city bus stops are a quick walk either way North or South and highway access nearby. A bungalow with presence, personality and space to make your own.
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Near break-even45/100−$507/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 6 detached homes with 3 bedrooms for lease in Stoney Creek right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $5,057 / 2025
- MLS® number
- X13848436
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 50 x 115.35 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Attached, 3 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- Bungalow
- Community
- Stoney Creek
- Municipality
- Hamilton
Building
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 3pc Main, 1 × 3pc Bsmt
- Basement Type
- Full
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Pvt Double
- Garage Type
- Attached
- Garage
- 1
- Additional Parking
- 2
- Total Parking
- 3
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 50 ft
- Depth
- 115.35 ft
- Lot Size
- 50 x 115.35 ft
Additional
- Roof
- Shingles
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
- Extras
- Electrical light fixtures, all window coverings, 2 fridges, electric stove in main Kitchen & Gas stove in basement kitchen, washer & dryer, central vac, gazebo, shed
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 3.68 × 4.6 m | — | Main |
| Dining | 2.77 × 2.82 m | — | Main |
| Kitchen | 3.15 × 4.37 m | Eat-In Kitchen | Main |
| Br | 3.0 × 3.25 m | — | Main |
| 2nd Br | 3.3 × 4.19 m | — | Main |
| 3rd Br | 2.97 × 3.4 m | — | Main |
| Bathroom | 0.31 × 0.31 m | 3 Pc Bath | Main |
| Family | 4.52 × 5.33 m | — | Main |
| Laundry | 3.35 × 5.03 m | — | Bsmt |
| Kitchen | 2.92 × 5.36 m | Eat-In Kitchen | Bsmt |
| Rec | 3.3 × 8.0 m | — | Bsmt |
| Bathroom | 0.31 × 0.31 m | 3 Pc Bath | Bsmt |
| Utility | 2.64 × 3.28 m | — | Bsmt |
| Cold/Cant | 3.96 × 4.01 m | — | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 261 Carla Ave, 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 | $649,000 | N/A | For Sale | X13848436 |
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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
- $129,800
- Total mortgage amount
- $519,200
- Total interest payment
- $369,100
- Total purchase cost
- $1,018,100
- Mortgage payment
- $2,961/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
34%Monthly carrying cost
$3,382- Rent $2,875
- Shortfall $507
Rental income opens at $2,875, the median asking rent of 6 comparable homes for lease in Stoney Creek. 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
- $9,455
- Total land transfer tax
- $9,455
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000)
- −$4,000
- Total for first-time buyers
- $5,455
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 $649,000
- $4,980
- Ontario total
- $9,455
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
- 5,768 sq ft536 m²
- Street frontage
- 50 ft15.2 m
- Depth
- 115.35 ft35.2 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 conservation4
- No mapped wetland within 120 m120 m
- 10 water-supply wells recorded within 250 m9 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 9.1 m.250 m
- Groundwater recorded about 2.4 m below ground nearbyThe middle water level in the well records within 500 m (49 records). It changes with the season and from spot to spot.500 m
- Bedrock about 2.7 m down nearbyThe middle depth to bedrock in the well records within 500 m.500 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: 5.3 km5.3 km
Province of Ontario open data
Around the home3
- Nearest rail line: 820 m820 m
- Transit stop within 400 mFrom the transit agency’s published stop map; the nearest is 140 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
- No facility within 1 km reports pollutant releases to Environment CanadaThe nearest is ALUMABRITE ANODIZING, 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 Alectra Utilities CorporationAt the address
- Wired internet 50/10 Mbps or faster is listed at a household 40 m awayFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (40 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.40 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, NWIC, 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 Stoney Creek right now
- For sale now
- 91
- Median asking price
- $880K
- New in 7 days
- 10
- Price cuts
- 33%
Middle half: $769K to $1.16M
35 in 28 days
30 listings
This home is asking 26% below the median, lower than three quarters of them.
See all homes in Stoney CreekAsking 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Confederation GO | GO Transit train: Lakeshore West | 3.2 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. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 300 m | 80%Grade 6 average |
| South Meadow Public SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 700 m | 65%Grade 6 average |
| St. Martin of Tours Catholic Elementary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 900 m | 81%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesseConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–6 | 7.2 km | 71%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 850 m | 67%Grade 9 math |
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 2 km | 50%Grade 9 math |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolHamilton-Wentworth DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 3.7 km | 38%Grade 9 math |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades 9–12 | 7.5 km | 45%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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