- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 1,500–2,000sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $274at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 30 x 100 ft
- Tax a year
- $3,0162026 tax year
- Built
- 51-99
- Parking
- 2none
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 436 McAlpine Ave
436 McAlpine Ave is a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom duplex in Welland Downtown, Welland, listed for sale at an asking price of $478,999 (MLS® X12947028).
First-time buyers - this is the one you've been waiting for. This legal Welland duplex offers something that rarely comes up in this market: a real home, with real flexibility, and a built-in strategy for making ownership genuinely affordable from day one. Three ways to make it yours - you choose. Option 1 - Live in the main floor, rent the upper unit. Move into a bright, open-concept two-bedroom unit with a generous kitchen, full 4-piece bath, and spacious living and dining area. The self-contained one-bedroom upper unit - with its own kitchen, living space, and full bath - generates rental income that works against your mortgage every single month. Tenants are currently in place and happy to stay. Income starts immediately. No vacancy period, no guesswork. Option 2 - Live upstairs, rent the main floor. Prefer your own quiet one-bedroom space while maximizing rental return? Move into the upper unit and lease out the larger two-bedroom main floor below. Own the building, let the bigger unit carry the costs, and build equity quietly while your tenant does the heavy lifting. Option 3 - Convert back and own something truly special. Here's the detail that stops buyers in their tracks: this home was originally built as a single-family residence - 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms under one roof. The duplex conversion is straightforward to reverse, and when you do, you end up with one of the most spacious updated homes available in Niagara at this price. Five bedrooms. Two full baths. Over 1,600 sq ft above grade. A full basement with separate exterior access. Updated throughout. At this size, at this price, in this location - it won't last. Separate hydro meters. Two-car private drive. Central air and gas forced-air heat. Minutes to Hwy 406, schools, hospital, shopping, transit, and parks. Flexible possession. Three paths in. One remarkable opportunity. This is what smart first-time buying looks like.
Insights
Condition Score
Good73/1001 documented update signal
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Near break-even51/100−$212/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 5 homes with 3 bedrooms for lease in Welland Downtown right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $3,016 / 2026
- MLS® number
- X12947028
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Duplex
- Building Age
- 51-99
- Days on market
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Lot Size
- 30 x 100 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- None, 2 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Duplex
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Community
- Welland Downtown
- Municipality
- Welland
Building
- Size
- 1500-2000 sqft
- Building Age
- 51-99
- Construction
- Vinyl Siding
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc Main, 1 × 4pc 2nd
- Basement Type
- Full
- Kitchens
- 2
Parking
- Driveway
- Pvt Double
- Garage Type
- None
- Additional Parking
- 2
- Total Parking
- 2
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 30 ft
- Depth
- 100 ft
- Lot Size
- 30 x 100 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Concrete Block
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- No
- Pool
- None
- Den
- Yes
- Family room
- Yes
- Extras
- All Appliances, Light Fixtures
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living | 3.89 × 6.25 m | — | Main |
| Dining | 3.71 × 4.5 m | — | Main |
| Kitchen | 3.45 × 4.01 m | — | Main |
| Primary | 3.0 × 3.81 m | — | Main |
| Br | 2.24 × 3.05 m | — | Main |
| Bathroom | 0.0 × 0.0 m | 4 Pc Bath | Main |
| Living | 3.33 × 4.19 m | — | 2nd |
| Kitchen | 3.1 × 3.45 m | — | 2nd |
| Br | 2.69 × 3.1 m | — | 2nd |
| Bathroom | 0.0 × 0.0 m | 4 Pc Bath | 2nd |
| Utility | 4.0 × 4.0 m | — | Bsmt |
| Other | 3.35 × 6.22 m | — | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 436 McAlpine Ave, Welland, 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 | $478,999 | N/A | Pc | X12947028 |
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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
- $95,800
- Total mortgage amount
- $383,199
- Total interest payment
- $272,601
- Total purchase cost
- $751,600
- Mortgage payment
- $2,186/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
28%Monthly carrying cost
$2,437- Rent $2,225
- Shortfall $212
Rental income opens at $2,225, the median asking rent of 5 comparable homes for lease in Welland Downtown. 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
- $6,055
- Total land transfer tax
- $6,055
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000)
- −$4,000
- Total for first-time buyers
- $2,055
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 $478,999
- $1,580
- Ontario total
- $6,055
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
- 3,000 sq ft279 m²
- Street frontage
- 30 ft9.1 m
- Depth
- 100 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 GeoWarehouse.
Land and environment
Public records about this location. Not part of the MLS® listing and not provided by the listing brokerage.
Water and conservation2
- No mapped wetland within 120 m120 m
- No water-supply well recorded within 250 m9 test or monitoring holes also recorded.250 m
Province of Ontario open data
Planning and building activity2
- Outside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plan areasAt the address
- Nearest airport: 6.8 km6.8 km
Province of Ontario open data
Around the home2
- Nearest rail line: 330 m330 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
- 1 recorded oil, gas or salt well within 250 mFrom Ontario’s petroleum well records, which include old and plugged wells.250 m
- 4 facilities within 1 km report pollutant releases to Environment CanadaThe nearest is Canada Forgings Inc. — Closed Die Plant, 210 m away. Facilities report to the National Pollutant Release Inventory above set thresholds; reporting a release is not a finding of harm.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 Welland Hydro-Electric System Corp.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, Cogeco Connexion, Niagara Regional Broadband Network. Cable: Cogeco Connexion. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Bell, Last Mile Wireless Internet, NWIC, Rogers, 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.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, Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authorityor the record’s publisher.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
The market
Multiplexes for sale in Welland Downtown right now
- For sale now
- 9
- Median asking price
- $480K
- New in 7 days
- 3
- Price cuts
- 33%
Middle half: $450K to $540K
4 in 28 days
3 listings
This home is asking at the median.
See all homes in Welland DowntownAsking 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
Schools nearby
| Elementary | Type | Distance | EQAO average 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew Catholic Elementary SchoolNiagara CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 700 m | 91%Grade 6 average |
| Princess Elizabeth Public SchoolDSB Niagara | Public · grades JK–8 · French Immersion | 1.2 km | 76%Grade 6 average |
| St Kevin Catholic Elementary SchoolNiagara CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 1.3 km | 96%Grade 6 average |
| ÉÉC Saint-François-d'AssiseConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades JK–8 | 1.6 km | 62%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame College SchoolNiagara CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 1.1 km | 56%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire Franco-NiagaraConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 1.1 km | 48%Grade 9 math |
| Eastdale Secondary SchoolDSB Niagara | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.2 km | 43%Grade 9 math |
| ÉSC Saint-Jean-de-BrébeufConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir | French-language Catholic · grades 9–12 | 1.7 km | 67%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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