- Bedrooms
- 2+2
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 700–1,100sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $661at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 36 x 215 ft
- Tax a year
- $4,3482026 tax year
- Parking
- 4none
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 278 William St
278 William St is a 2+2-bedroom, 2-bathroom detached house in O'Neill, Oshawa, listed for sale at an asking price of $594,900 (MLS® E13691246).
Legal Duplex Raised Bungalow on a quite street, the property has a two/plus car detached garage in the rear of the property and a one car paved parking spot in the front yard. The access to the garage is by way of an easement over 292 William Steet. There is a 2 bedroom apartment up and a 2 bedroom apartment down. Both units are currently rented the upper unit for $1473.00 a month plus hydro the lower unit is rented for $1488.30 plus hydro, both tenants would like to stay. The property shows very well both up and down unit. The tenants are excellent tenants always pay on time and keep the units looking really good. The property backs onto the development underway to the north, which is the vacant parcel that starts at Adelaide Road and Ritson Road and goes south and east. 292 William is being sold as well and listed at $999,900.00 the two properties combined are almost an half an acre.
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Covers costs70/100+$298/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 32 detached homes with 4 bedrooms for lease in Oshawa right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $4,348 / 2026
- MLS® number
- E13691246
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 700-1100 sqft
- Lot Size
- 36 x 215 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- None, 4 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- Bungalow-Raised
- Community
- O'Neill
- Municipality
- Oshawa
Building
- Size
- 700-1100 sqft
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 2+2
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc Main, 1 × 4pc Lower
- Basement Type
- Apartment
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Mutual
- Garage Type
- None
- Additional Parking
- 4
- Total Parking
- 4
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Window Unit
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 36 ft
- Depth
- 215 ft
- Lot Size
- 36 x 215 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Block, Concrete
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- 2 fridges 2 stoves washer dryer
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen | 1.08 × 2.25 m | — | Main |
| Living | 3.56 × 3.44 m | — | Main |
| Br | 2.96 × 2.68 m | — | Main |
| 2nd Br | 2.87 × 2.59 m | — | Main |
| Kitchen | 3.66 × 1.52 m | — | Lower |
| Library | 3.35 × 3.11 m | — | Lower |
| Br | 2.74 × 2.69 m | — | Lower |
| 2nd Br | 2.8 × 2.59 m | — | Lower |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 278 William St, Oshawa, 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 | $594,900 | N/A | Pc | E13691246 |
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The numbers
Mortgage Calculator
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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
- $118,980
- Total mortgage amount
- $475,920
- Total interest payment
- $338,580
- Total purchase cost
- $933,480
- Mortgage payment
- $2,715/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
11%Monthly carrying cost
$3,077- Carrying cost $3,077
- Surplus $298
Rental income opens at $3,375, the median asking rent of 32 comparable homes for lease in Oshawa. 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
- $8,373
- Total land transfer tax
- $8,373
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000)
- −$4,000
- Total for first-time buyers
- $4,373
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 $594,900
- $3,898
- Ontario total
- $8,373
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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Closing prices and sold comps are available to registered visitors who accept MLS® VOW terms on this site.
The land
Lot
- Lot area
- 7,740 sq ft719 m²
- Street frontage
- 36 ft11 m
- Depth
- 215 ft65.5 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
- No water-supply well recorded within 250 m82 test or monitoring holes also recorded.250 m
- Groundwater recorded about 7 m below ground nearbyThe middle water level in the well records within 500 m (246 records). It changes with the season and from spot to spot.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: 2.9 km2.9 km
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 A.G. Simpson Automotive Inc. — OSHAWA PLANT, 3.0 km away. Only facilities above the inventory’s reporting thresholds are listed.1 km
- 1 federal contaminated site within 1 kmAll of them 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 Oshawa PUC Networks Inc.At 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, NFTC, Rogers. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Bell, Dash Networks, Rogers, Ruralwave, 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 O'Neill right now
- For sale now
- 43
- Median asking price
- $680K
- New in 7 days
- 8
- Price cuts
- 12%
Middle half: $592K to $724K
25 in 28 days
5 listings
This home is asking 13% below the median.
See all homes in O'NeillAsking 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Durham College Oshawa GO | GO Transit train: Lakeshore East | 4.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Street Community SchoolDurham DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 650 m | 76%Grade 6 average |
| Coronation Public SchoolDurham DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 700 m | 71%Grade 6 average |
| Sir Albert Love Catholic SchoolDurham CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 1.2 km | 69%Grade 6 average |
| ÉÉC Corpus-ChristiConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 2.6 km | 76%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational InstituteDurham DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1 km | 49%Grade 9 math |
| Eastdale Collegiate and Vocational InstituteDurham DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.8 km | 35%Grade 9 math |
| Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary SchoolDurham CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 2.6 km | 38%Grade 9 math |
| ÉSC Saint-Charles-GarnierConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades 9–12 | 8.4 km | 67%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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