856 Norton Ave
Queensway Terrace North, Ottawa, Ontario K2B 5P6
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 4
- Size
- 1,500–2,000sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $485at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 25 x 100.1 ft
- Tax a year
- $6,7302026 tax year
- Parking
- 31 attached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 856 Norton Ave
856 Norton Ave is a 3-bedroom, 4-bathroom semi-detached house in Queensway Terrace North, Ottawa, listed for sale at an asking price of $849,000 (MLS® X13819218).
This beautiful custom-built semi nestled in sought-after Queensway Terrace North offers the perfect blend of nature and convenience. Steps to scenic NCC ravine trails, Elmhurst Park, and Frank Ryan Park offering baseball diamonds, tennis and basketball courts, a field house, wading pool, skating rink, and more. The bright, open-concept main level features hardwood flooring, 9-foot ceilings, and large windows that fill the home with natural light. The chef's kitchen is truly the heart of the home, showcasing granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, an oversized centre island, and abundant cabinetry. The inviting living room is anchored by a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace creating the perfect space to relax or entertain. Upstairs, the spacious primary suite offers coffered ceilings, a walk-in closet, and a 5pc ensuite with double vanity and glass shower. Two additional good-sized bedrooms (one with its own walk-in closet), a full bathroom, and convenient second-floor laundry complete this level. The finished basement provides excellent additional living space with high ceilings, large windows, a generous rec room, powder room, space for a home office and ample storage. Enjoy the beautifully landscaped, fully fenced west-facing backyard featuring a patio, perennial gardens, and artificial turf for easy, low-maintenance living. Queensway Terrace North is one of Ottawa's hidden gems, ideally situated near great schools schools, shopping, transit, Britannia Beach, and everyday amenities! 48 hour irrevocable.
Insights
Condition Score
Good68/1006 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall25/100−$1,535/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 21 semi-detached homes 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
- $6,730 / 2026
- MLS® number
- X13819218
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Lot Size
- 25 x 100.1 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Attached, 3 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Semi-Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Queensway Terrace North
- Municipality
- Ottawa
Building
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Construction
- Stone
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 4
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 2pc Main, 1 × 5pc 2nd, 1 × 4pc 2nd, 1 × 2pc Bsmt
- Basement Type
- Finished
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- 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
- 25 ft
- Depth
- 100.1 ft
- Lot Size
- 25 x 100.1 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Poured Concrete
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- Refrigerator, Stove-top, Built-in Oven, Microwave, Dishwasher, All Curtains and Blinds, Automatic Garage Door and 2 Remotes, Two TV's and brackets, Washer, Dryer, Projector and Screen in Basement, Mirror in Foyer, Alarm System, Furniture
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foyer | 2.33 × 3.31 m | — | Main |
| Kitchen | 4.16 × 5.21 m | — | Main |
| Living | 4.87 × 5.82 m | Combined W/Dining | Main |
| Bathroom | 1.04 × 2.19 m | 2 Pc Bath | Main |
| Primary | 3.39 × 5.78 m | — | 2nd |
| Bathroom | 2.32 × 4.36 m | 5 Pc Ensuite | 2nd |
| Br | 2.85 × 3.77 m | — | 2nd |
| Br | 2.86 × 3.78 m | — | 2nd |
| Bathroom | 2.08 × 2.52 m | 4 Pc Bath | 2nd |
| Laundry | 1.39 × 1.83 m | — | 2nd |
| Rec | 5.04 × 5.49 m | — | Bsmt |
| Bathroom | 1.42 × 1.51 m | 2 Pc Bath | Bsmt |
| Office | 3.15 × 4.14 m | — | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 856 Norton 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 | $849,000 | N/A | For Sale | X13819218 |
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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
- $169,800
- Total mortgage amount
- $679,200
- Total interest payment
- $483,000
- Total purchase cost
- $1,332,000
- Mortgage payment
- $3,874/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
52%Monthly carrying cost
$4,435- Rent $2,900
- Shortfall $1,535
Rental income opens at $2,900, the median asking rent of 21 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
- $13,455
- Total land transfer tax
- $13,455
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000)
- −$4,000
- Total for first-time buyers
- $9,455
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 $849,000
- $8,980
- Ontario total
- $13,455
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
- Lot area
- 2,503 sq ft233 m²
- Street frontage
- 25 ft7.6 m
- Depth
- 100.1 ft30.5 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 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
- 36 water-supply wells recorded within 250 m35 of them were drilled for domestic use; 1 test or monitoring hole 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 30.5 m.250 m
- Groundwater recorded about 10.7 m below ground nearbyThe middle water level in the well records within 500 m (151 records). It changes with the season and from spot to spot.500 m
- Bedrock about 11.6 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: 7.9 km7.9 km
Province of Ontario open data
Around the home2
- Transit stop within 400 mFrom the transit agency’s published stop map; the nearest is 230 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 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: Bell, FibreStream. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed 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
Semi-detached homes for sale in Queensway Terrace North right now
- For sale now
- 6
- Median asking price
- $874K
- New in 7 days
- 0
- Price cuts
- 67%
Middle half: $849K to $899K
0 in 28 days
4 listings
This home is asking 3% below the median.
See all homes in Queensway Terrace NorthAsking 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 | 700 m |
| Pinecrest | OC Transpo bus rapid transit: Transitway | 1.1 km |
| Queensway | OC Transpo bus rapid transit: Transitway | 1.1 km |
| Iris | OC Transpo bus rapid transit: Transitway | 1.4 km |
| Baseline | OC Transpo bus rapid transit: Transitway | 2.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severn Avenue Public SchoolOttawa-Carleton DSB | Public · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 450 m | 87%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire catholique d'enseignement personnalisé Édouard-BondConseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 800 m | 91%Grade 6 average |
| Dr F J McDonald Catholic Elementary SchoolOttawa Catholic School Board | Catholic · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 1.1 km | 73%Grade 6 average |
| Our Lady of Victory Elementary SchoolOttawa Catholic School Board | Catholic · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 1.3 km | 68%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodroffe High SchoolOttawa-Carleton DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 550 m | 43%Grade 9 math |
| St Paul High SchoolOttawa Catholic School Board | Catholic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 2.2 km | 52%Grade 9 math |
| Sir Guy Carleton Secondary SchoolOttawa-Carleton DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 2.3 km | 22%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire publique Omer-DeslauriersConseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 5.6 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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