4796 Thornton Rd
Rural Oshawa, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 0T4
- Bedrooms
- 2+1
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 700–1,100sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $1,332at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 10 – 24.99 acres
- Tax a year
- $7,5462025 tax year
- Parking
- 8none
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 4796 Thornton Rd
4796 Thornton Rd is a 2+1-bedroom, 2-bathroom detached house in Rural Oshawa, Oshawa, listed for sale at an asking price of $1,199,000 (MLS® E13795360).
Escape the pace of the city and embrace the lifestyle that only country living can offer on this spectacular 10.3-acre property in Rural Oshawa. Surrounded by rolling hills, mature trees, scenic walking trails, and breathtaking natural beauty, this private retreat offers peace, privacy, and wide-open space just minutes from urban amenities. A picturesque creek winds through the property, creating a stunning natural setting. Explore your own trails, practice your swing from a private golf tee, tend to beautiful low-maintenance perennial gardens accented with armour stone, or relax beneath the magnificent Magnolia tree. A powered garden shed/she shed provides the perfect space for hobbies, gardening, or a peaceful escape, while a hydro-powered yard light illuminates the backyard after sunset.The charming brick bungalow is perfectly positioned to showcase the property's surroundings and offers 2+1 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a finished w/o bsmt with flexible living space. The lower-level rec room is currently used as a spacious primary bedroom, offering excellent options for families or guests. Large windows fill the home with natural light and frame picturesque views in every direction. Recent updates include new basement windows, a sliding bedroom door, and a new furnace (2025), along with exterior improvements completed in 2021, including the deck, railings, landscaping, and driveway. A standout feature is the impressive 20' x 40' fully insulated workshop (no vehicle access), complete with hydro, its own electrical panel, wood stove heat, roll-up door ...ideal for hobbyists, entrepreneurs, or additional storage. With parking for up to 8 vehicles and endless opportunities for recreation, gardening, or simply enjoying nature, this property offers the freedom to create the lifestyle you've always imagined. Located mins from Hwy 407 and approx 15 mins from downtown Oshawa, this is a rare opportunity to enjoy the best of country living without sacrificing convenience.
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall5/100−$3,600/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 73 detached homes with 3 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
- $7,546 / 2025
- MLS® number
- E13795360
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 700-1100 sqft
- Lot Size
- 120.09 x 1,355.21 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- None, 8 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- Bungalow
- Community
- Rural Oshawa
- Municipality
- Oshawa
Building
- Size
- 700-1100 sqft
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 2+1
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc Main, 1 × 3pc Lower
- Basement Type
- Finished
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Private
- Garage Type
- None
- Additional Parking
- 8
- Total Parking
- 8
Utilities
- Water
- Well
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Septic
- Frontage
- 120.09 ft
- Depth
- 1,355.21 ft
- Lot Size
- 120.09 x 1,355.21 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- S/s refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, microwave, range hood, electric light fixtures, bathroom mirrors, stackable washer and dryer, furnace and all related equipment, electric hot water tank, water systems: UV, filters & water softener, central air conditioning and all related equipment, deep freezer & small fridge/freezer in basement
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 3.44 × 5.36 m | — | Main |
| Kitchen | 2.41 × 2.83 m | — | Main |
| Dining | 3.65 × 2.53 m | — | Main |
| Br | 3.14 × 3.21 m | — | Main |
| Br | 2.81 × 4.3 m | — | Main |
| Sitting | 3.36 × 2.69 m | — | Lower |
| Br | 3.98 × 7.12 m | — | Lower |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 4796 Thornton Rd, 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 | $1,199,000 | N/A | For Sale | E13795360 |
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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
- $239,800
- Total mortgage amount
- $959,200
- Total interest payment
- $682,100
- Total purchase cost
- $1,881,100
- Mortgage payment
- $5,471/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
73%Monthly carrying cost
$6,100- Rent $2,500
- Shortfall $3,600
Rental income opens at $2,500, the median asking rent of 73 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
- $20,455
- Total land transfer tax
- $20,455
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000)
- −$4,000
- Total for first-time buyers
- $16,455
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 $1,199,000
- $15,980
- Ontario total
- $20,455
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
- Street frontage
- 120.09 ft36.6 m
- Depth
- 1,355.21 ft413.1 m
- Lot size
- 10 – 24.99 acresAs the board bands it
The record marks this lot irregular, so its area is not the frontage multiplied by the depth. It is not given here. 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 conservation3
- No mapped wetland within 120 m120 m
- 2 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 15.3 m.250 m
- Groundwater recorded about 6.1 m below ground nearbyThe middle water level in the well records within 500 m (15 records). It changes with the season and from spot to spot.500 m
Province of Ontario open data
Planning and building activity1
- Inside the Greenbelt (Protected Countryside)These provincial plans set policies on new buildings, new lots and some changes to the land; the municipality can say which apply to this property.At the address
Province of Ontario open data
Around the home2
- Nearest rail line: 890 m890 m
- 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 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 internet2
- Electricity is distributed here by Elexicon Energy Inc.At the address
- Fibre to the home, DSL internet listed for this areaFibre to the home: Vianet. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Bell, Dash Networks, Rogers, RuralNet, Ruralwave, Vianet, 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.At the address
Ontario Energy Board · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Each record is placed at the distance its own line states. None of it is an inspection of the property. Confirm anything that matters to you with the municipality, Central Lake Ontario Conservationor the record’s publisher.
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The market
Detached homes for sale in Rural Oshawa right now
- For sale now
- 6
- Median asking price
- $2.9M
- New in 7 days
- 0
- Price cuts
- 33%
Middle half: $2.22M to $3.72M
0 in 28 days
2 listings
This home is asking 59% below the median, lower than three quarters of them.
See all homes in Rural OshawaAsking 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
Schools nearby
| Elementary | Type | Distance | EQAO average 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklin Village Public SchoolDurham DSB | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 5.1 km | 86%Grade 6 average |
| St Leo Catholic SchoolDurham CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 5.8 km | 68%Grade 6 average |
| Blair Ridge Public SchoolDurham DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 5.9 km | 76%Grade 6 average |
| Winchester Public SchoolDurham DSB | Public · grades JK–8 | 6.1 km | 66%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklin High SchoolDurham DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 5.7 km | 62%Grade 9 math |
| Cedar Valley SSDurham DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 7.3 km | — |
| Port Perry High SchoolDurham DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 9.6 km | 57%Grade 9 math |
| Sinclair Secondary SchoolDurham DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 11 km | 66%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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