- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 1,500–2,000sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $371at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 26.87 x 71.91 ft
- Tax a year
- $4,6142026 tax year
- Parking
- 2none
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 53 Louisa St
53 Louisa St is a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom detached house in West Centre Town, Ottawa, listed for sale at an asking price of $649,000 (MLS® X13814230).
A detached home, a private driveway with parking for two, and a quiet street with a real sense of community...Now that's a lot to love! The landscaped front garden and cheerful porch make a lovely first impression. Inside, the layout gives you room to spread out with an open concept living and dining area with rich hardwood flooring, a huge eat-in kitchen with space for a proper table or a big island, and a main-floor family room addition that opens to the fenced, landscaped backyard. It's an easy setup for dinner with friends, a movie night, or an occasional overnight guest. Upstairs are two bedrooms and a dedicated office space so working from home doesn't have to take over the kitchen table. The basement adds laundry and plenty of storage. Out back, there's space to dine outdoors, raised garden beds if you like to grow things, and secure storage for bikes and gear in a yard that's easy to maintain. With no attached neighbours and your own driveway, this is a fun alternative to condo living or a great place to buy your first home. Dow's Lake, Little Italy, Centretown, and the cafés and restaurants along Preston and Somerset are all within easy walking distance while your front porch and garden await just a few blocks away. Many important updates include a new gas furnace in 2024, backyard landscaping and interlock in 2019, rear roof 2021/front roof 2010 by Sanderson with a 25 year warranty, insulation under the addition, and new windows in 2015. Monthly Utilities in 2025: Water $103, Hydro $114, Gas $111. This is a solid buy for a detached home in Ottawa's core. Great house, great value!
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall35/100−$846/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 19 homes with 2 bedrooms for lease in West Centre Town right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $4,614 / 2026
- MLS® number
- X13814230
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Lot Size
- 26.87 x 71.91 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- None, 2 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- West Centre Town
- Municipality
- Ottawa
Building
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Construction
- Alum Siding
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc, 1 × 3pc
- Basement Type
- Unfinished
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Private
- Garage Type
- None
- Additional Parking
- 2
- Total Parking
- 2
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 26.87 ft
- Depth
- 71.91 ft
- Lot Size
- 26.87 x 71.91 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
- Extras
- Fridge, Stove, Dishwasher, Washer & Dryer.
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 2.61 × 4.6 m | — | Ground |
| Dining | 2.89 × 4.26 m | — | Ground |
| Kitchen | 4.29 × 4.52 m | — | Ground |
| Family | 3.35 × 4.57 m | — | Ground |
| Primary | 3.91 × 4.64 m | — | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 3.22 × 3.81 m | — | 2nd |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 53 Louisa St, 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 | $649,000 | N/A | For Sale | X13814230 |
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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
43%Monthly carrying cost
$3,346- Rent $2,500
- Shortfall $846
Rental income opens at $2,500, the median asking rent of 19 comparable homes for lease in West Centre Town. 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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Market estimates use sold comparables and are available after you sign in and accept MLS® VOW terms.
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
Comparable sales require sign in
Closing prices and sold comps are available to registered visitors who accept MLS® VOW terms on this site.
The land
Lot
- Lot area
- 1,932 sq ft179 m²
- Street frontage
- 26.87 ft8.2 m
- Depth
- 71.91 ft21.9 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.
Land and environment
Public records about this location. Not part of the MLS® listing and not provided by the listing brokerage.
Water and conservation5
- 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
- No water-supply well recorded within 250 m27 test or monitoring holes also recorded.250 m
- Bedrock about 7 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 home3
- Nearest rail line: 520 m520 m
- Transit stop within 400 mFrom the transit agency’s published stop map; the nearest is 80 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 Public Works and Government Services Canada — Cliff Central Heating and Cooling Plant, 1.8 km away. Only facilities above the inventory’s reporting thresholds are listed.1 km
- 14 federal contaminated sites within 1 km4 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 this locationFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (10 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.At the address
- Across the surrounding area: fibre to the home, cable, DSL internet listedFibre to the home: Beanfield Metroconnect, Bell, FibreStream, Rogers. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: OmniTEC Wireless, 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 West Centre Town right now
- For sale now
- 12
- Median asking price
- $774K
- New in 7 days
- 4
- Price cuts
- 8%
Middle half: $637K to $903K
7 in 28 days
1 listing
This home is asking 16% below the median.
See all homes in West Centre TownAsking 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Corso Italia | OC Transpo light rail: O-Train Line 2 | 450 m |
| Dow's Lake | OC Transpo light rail: O-Train Line 2 | 900 m |
| Pimisi | OC Transpo light rail: O-Train Line 1 | 1 km |
| Bayview | OC Transpo light rail: O-Train Line 1, O-Train Line 2 | 1.2 km |
| Riverside | OC Transpo bus rapid transit: Transitway | 3.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony Elementary SchoolOttawa Catholic School Board | Catholic · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 100 m | 86%Grade 3 average |
| Cambridge Street Community Public SchoolOttawa-Carleton DSB | Public · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 350 m | 54%Grade 6 average |
| Devonshire Community Public SchoolOttawa-Carleton DSB | Public · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 900 m | 85%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire publique Louise-ArbourConseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario | French-language public · grades JK–8 | 900 m | 83%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Pfaff Secondary Alternate SiteOttawa-Carleton DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 650 m | — |
| École secondaire catholique Saint-Jean-BaptisteConseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est | French-language Catholic · grades 9–12 | 700 m | — |
| Glebe Collegiate InstituteOttawa-Carleton DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 900 m | 74%Grade 9 math |
| Immaculata High SchoolOttawa Catholic School Board | Catholic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 2.2 km | 55%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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