- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Size
- 1,500–2,000sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $326at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 20.34 x 98.26 ft
- Tax a year
- $4,6692026 tax year
- Built
- 6-15
- Parking
- 31 attached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 561 Petrichor Cres
561 Petrichor Cres is a 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom freehold townhouse in Avalon West, Ottawa, listed for sale at an asking price of $569,900 (MLS® X14031332).
Welcome to 561 Petrichor Crescent, a 3-bedroom townhome just down the street from Ouellette Park in Avalon, with a bright, functional layout. The main floor features an open-concept living and dining area with hardwood flooring and a large window overlooking the backyard. The spacious kitchen has extensive white cabinetry, granite countertops, a subway tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances, and a generous island with an undermount sink. An adjoining breakfast nook area is filled with natural light and provides direct access to the rear deck, ideal for summer evening BBQs! Upstairs, the primary bedroom features a double closet and an ensuite with a tub/shower combination. Two additional well-proportioned bedrooms and a second full bathroom complete the upper level, ideal for growing families. The finished lower level adds valuable living space, with a large rec room ideal as a family room or media space, along with additional storage space. Outside, the fenced backyard features a raised wood deck with space for dining and relaxing, plus an open yard ready for play and gardening. Outdoor recreation is a large part of the area's appeal, with numerous neighbourhood parks, playgrounds and pathways. The home is also close to schools, public transit stops, and an extensive selection of day-to-day amenities and services along Innes and Tenth Line. This home is ideal for young families looking for a welcoming and family-oriented area! The property needs some work. Some photos have been virtually staged.
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-even50/100−$289/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 157 townhouses with 3 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
- $4,669 / 2026
- MLS® number
- X14031332
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Att/Row/Twnhouse
- Building Age
- 6-15
- Days on market
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Lot Size
- 20.34 x 98.26 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Attached, 3 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Att/Row/Twnhouse
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Avalon West
- Municipality
- Ottawa
Building
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Building Age
- 6-15
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 2pc, 2 × 4pc
- Basement Type
- Full
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Lane
- 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
- 20.34 ft
- Depth
- 98.26 ft
- Lot Size
- 20.34 x 98.26 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- Stove, Refrigerator, Dishwasher, Hood Fan, Washer, Dryer, Central/Built-In Vacuum, All appliances
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 3.4 × 2.89 m | — | Main |
| Dining | 3.4 × 3.68 m | — | Main |
| Kitchen | 3.04 × 3.04 m | — | Main |
| Dining | 2.43 × 3.04 m | — | Main |
| Primary | 4.77 × 4.01 m | — | 2nd |
| Br | 3.22 × 2.84 m | — | 2nd |
| 2nd Br | 3.53 × 2.97 m | — | 2nd |
| Family | 6.78 × 3.35 m | — | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 561 Petrichor Cres, 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 | $569,900 | N/A | Sc | X14031332 |
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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
- $113,980
- Total mortgage amount
- $455,920
- Total interest payment
- $324,080
- Total purchase cost
- $893,980
- Mortgage payment
- $2,600/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
29%Monthly carrying cost
$2,989- Rent $2,700
- Shortfall $289
Rental income opens at $2,700, the median asking rent of 157 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
- $7,873
- Total land transfer tax
- $7,873
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000)
- −$4,000
- Total for first-time buyers
- $3,873
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 $569,900
- $3,398
- Ontario total
- $7,873
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
- 1,999 sq ft186 m²
- Street frontage
- 20.34 ft6.2 m
- Depth
- 98.26 ft29.9 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, 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
- 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 m250 m
Rideau Valley Conservation Authority · Municipal flood mapping · Province of Ontario open data
Planning and building activity1
- Outside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plan areasAt the address
Province of Ontario open data
Around the home2
- 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
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
- 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 Hydro One 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, Rogers. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Rogers, 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.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Ottawa. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
The market
Townhouses for sale in Avalon West right now
- For sale now
- 17
- Median asking price
- $585K
- New in 7 days
- 0
- Price cuts
- 35%
Middle half: $550K to $600K
9 in 28 days
6 listings
This home is asking 3% below the median.
See all homes in Avalon WestAsking 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | OC Transpo bus rapid transit: Transitway | 3.3 km |
| Place d'Orléans | OC Transpo bus rapid transit: Transitway | 3.6 km |
| Millennium | OC Transpo bus rapid transit: Transitway | 3.6 km |
| Orléans Park & Ride | OC Transpo bus rapid transit: Transitway | 3.8 km |
| Jeanne d'Arc | OC Transpo bus rapid transit: Transitway | 4.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| École élémentaire catholique Notre-PlaceConseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 750 m | 79%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire catholique Alain-FortinConseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 1.4 km | 91%Grade 6 average |
| St. Dominic Catholic Elementary SchoolOttawa Catholic School Board | Catholic · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 1.6 km | 81%Grade 6 average |
| Dunning-Foubert Elementary SchoolOttawa-Carleton DSB | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 1.7 km | 72%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique Mer BleueConseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est | French-language Catholic · grades 9–12 | 2 km | 75%Grade 9 math |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary SchoolOttawa-Carleton DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 2.4 km | 58%Grade 9 math |
| St Peter High SchoolOttawa Catholic School Board | Catholic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 2.7 km | 50%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire catholique GarneauConseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est | French-language Catholic · grades 9–12 | 3 km | 80%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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