- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 4
- Size
- 3,000–3,500sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $289at the range’s middle
- Lot
- Under 0.50 acres
- Tax a year
- $12,4042025 tax year
- Built
- 51-99
- Parking
- 61 attached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 429 Ancaster Ave
429 Ancaster Ave is a 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom detached house in Woodroffe, Ottawa, listed for sale at an asking price of $938,000 (MLS® X13788426).
An exceptional opportunity in Ottawa's desirable west-end, 429 Ancaster Avenue is being offered primarily for its land value, presenting strong potential for redevelopment or investment. Set on an expansive approximately 15,000 sq ft irregular lot, this property offers a rare footprint in an area experiencing steady infill and transformation. Located in the sought-after Woodroffe/Carlingwood neighborhood, the property is surrounded by a mix of established homes and newly constructed residences, making it an attractive option for builders, developers, or buyers looking to create a custom home in a mature, well-connected community. The existing two-storey detached home offers substantial space with over 3,200 sq ft above grade, including 4 generously sized bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, a basement with kitchenette, and walkout access. While the home may require updates, it provides flexibility for interim use or rental while future plans are explored. The location is a key highlight-within walking distance to Carlingwood Shopping Centre, parks, schools, and everyday conveniences. Easy access to transit and the LRT expansion, along with nearby major routes like Carling Avenue and Woodroffe Avenue, ensures seamless connectivity across the city. The area is also close to the Ottawa River, bike paths, and green spaces, adding to its long-term appeal. Surrounded by ongoing redevelopment and strong community infrastructure, this is a compelling opportunity to secure a large parcel in a rapidly evolving neighborhood. 24-hour irrevocable on all offers ** City council recently approved a 54% reduction in development costs **
Insights
Condition Score
Good73/1001 documented update signal
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall26/100−$1,814/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 75 detached homes with 4 bedrooms for lease in Ottawa right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $12,404 / 2025
- MLS® number
- X13788426
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Building Age
- 51-99
- Days on market
- Size
- 3000-3500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 52.26 x 203.75 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Attached, 6 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Woodroffe
- Municipality
- Ottawa
Building
- Size
- 3000-3500 sqft
- Building Age
- 51-99
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 4
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 2pc Main, 1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 5pc 2nd, 1 × 2pc 2nd
- Basement Type
- Partly Finished
- Kitchens
- 2
Parking
- Garage Type
- Attached
- Garage
- 1
- Additional Parking
- 5
- Total Parking
- 6
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Wall Unit
- Heating Type
- Baseboard
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 52.26 ft
- Depth
- 203.75 ft
- Lot Size
- 52.26 x 203.75 ft
Additional
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
- Extras
- Microwave, 2 Stoves, Dryer, Washer, Refrigerator, Dishwasher, Hood Fan - All appliances are being sold in "as is, where is"
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foyer | 1.98 × 2.69 m | — | Main |
| Living | 4.44 × 6.9 m | — | Main |
| Dining | 4.44 × 4.85 m | — | Main |
| Kitchen | 3.04 × 3.27 m | — | Main |
| Breakfast | 3.07 × 3.73 m | — | Main |
| Family | 4.57 × 6.07 m | — | Main |
| Laundry | 2.41 × 2.64 m | — | Main |
| Primary | 4.31 × 6.52 m | — | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 4.52 × 5.71 m | — | 2nd |
| 3rd Br | 3.83 × 4.52 m | — | 2nd |
| 4th Br | 3.86 × 4.31 m | — | 2nd |
| Rec | 7.59 × 11.7 m | — | Lower |
| Dining | 4.44 × 5.74 m | — | Lower |
| Kitchen | 2.43 × 3.17 m | — | Lower |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 429 Ancaster Ave, Ottawa, 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 | $938,000 | N/A | Pc | X13788426 |
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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
- $187,600
- Total mortgage amount
- $750,400
- Total interest payment
- $533,600
- Total purchase cost
- $1,471,600
- Mortgage payment
- $4,280/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
54%Monthly carrying cost
$5,314- Rent $3,500
- Shortfall $1,814
Rental income opens at $3,500, the median asking rent of 75 comparable homes for lease in Ottawa. 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
- $15,235
- Total land transfer tax
- $15,235
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000)
- −$4,000
- Total for first-time buyers
- $11,235
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 $938,000
- $10,760
- Ontario total
- $15,235
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
- 10,648 sq ft989 m²
- Street frontage
- 52.26 ft15.9 m
- Depth
- 203.75 ft62.1 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 conservation6
- Not in Rideau Valley Conservation Authority’s mapped regulated areaAt the address
- Not in the municipality’s mapped flood areaAt the address
- No mapped wetland within 120 m120 m
- 15 water-supply wells recorded within 250 m14 of them were drilled for domestic use; 81 test or monitoring holes 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 8.8 m.250 m
- Groundwater recorded about 4.9 m below ground nearbyThe middle water level in the well records within 500 m (242 records). It changes with the season and from spot to spot.500 m
- Bedrock about 2.4 m down nearbyThe middle depth to bedrock in the well records within 500 m.500 m
Rideau Valley Conservation Authority · Municipal flood mapping · Province of Ontario open data
Planning and building activity2
- Outside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plan areasAt the address
- Nearest airport: 7.5 km7.5 km
Province of Ontario open data
Around the home2
- Transit stop within 400 mFrom the transit agency’s published stop map; the nearest is 120 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
- 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
- 2 federal contaminated sites within 1 km2 still active or suspected; the rest 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 Hydro Ottawa LimitedAt the address
- Wired internet 50/10 Mbps or faster is listed at a household 30 m awayFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (30 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.30 m
- Across the surrounding area: fibre to the home, cable, DSL internet listedFibre to the home: Bell, FibreStream. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Bell, PioneerWireless, Rogers, Storm Internet, Xplore. Mobile: Bell, Rogers, Telus, Vidéotron. Satellite: Xplore. ISED’s list for the surrounding ~25 km² area; check with a provider for this address.Area-wide
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, Rideau Valley Conservation Authorityor the record’s publisher.
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The market
Detached homes for sale in Woodroffe right now
- For sale now
- 7
- Median asking price
- $825K
- New in 7 days
- 0
- Price cuts
- 43%
Middle half: $737K to $994K
2 in 28 days
3 listings
This home is asking 14% above the median.
See all homes in WoodroffeAsking 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Fields | OC Transpo bus rapid transit: Transitway | 1 km |
| Queensway | OC Transpo bus rapid transit: Transitway | 1.4 km |
| Iris | OC Transpo bus rapid transit: Transitway | 1.8 km |
| Dominion | OC Transpo bus rapid transit: Transitway | 2.5 km |
| Tunney's Pasture | OC Transpo light rail: O-Train Line 1 | 4.5 km |
The nearest subway, light rail, train, bus rapid transit stations 5 km, as the crow flies. Source: OC Transpo schedule data (GTFS) from the City of Ottawa under the Open Government Licence – City of Ottawa, downloaded October 18, 2026. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Ottawa.
Schools nearby
| Elementary | Type | Distance | EQAO average 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodroffe Avenue Public SchoolOttawa-Carleton DSB | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 300 m | 91%Grade 6 average |
| Our Lady of Fatima Elementary SchoolOttawa Catholic School Board | Catholic · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 650 m | 79%Grade 6 average |
| D. Roy Kennedy Public SchoolOttawa-Carleton DSB | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 800 m | 54%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire catholique d'enseignement personnalisé Édouard-BondConseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 1 km | 91%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodroffe High SchoolOttawa-Carleton DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 1.2 km | 43%Grade 9 math |
| Notre Dame High SchoolOttawa Catholic School Board | Catholic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 1.5 km | 55%Grade 9 math |
| Nepean High SchoolOttawa-Carleton DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 1.7 km | 76%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire publique Omer-DeslauriersConseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 5 km | 38%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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