45.4009° N · 75.6299° W — Elmvale Acres, Ottawa — MLS® #X14029036
873 Smyth Rd
$595,000
Elmvale Acres, Ottawa, Ontario K1G 1P4
- 3
- BedroomsBeds
- 1
- BathroomsBaths
- 1100-1500 sqft1100-1500
- SizeSq ft
- 50 x 100 ft
- Lot sizeLot
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In short · from the listing record
873 Smyth Rd is a 3-bedroom, 1-bathroom detached house in Elmvale Acres, Ottawa, listed for sale at an asking price of $595,000 (MLS® X14029036).
Cute as a button and now offered at a very competitive price! This charming 1.5-storey home presents a wonderful opportunity to own in a mature, established neighbourhood, surrounded by some of Ottawa's most desirable family-friendly communities. Conveniently located near Elmvale and Alta Vista, with excellent access to schools, parks, recreation, the General Hospital, CHEO, transit, shopping, and everyday amenities.Inside, you'll find a bright, welcoming home with a practical and versatile layout. The upper level features two comfortable bedrooms and a full bathroom, tucked away from the main living spaces. On the main floor, a welcoming foyer leads into the living and dining areas, while the updated kitchen at the rear of the home offers stone countertops, contemporary appliances, and plenty of natural light. A third bedroom, currently used as a home office, provides flexibility for guests, family, or working from home.The backyard is a true highlight! Expansive, private, and surrounded by mature trees, this beautiful outdoor space offers no rear neighbours and plenty of room for gardening, entertaining, relaxing, or letting the kids play. Best of all, a trail directly from the backyard connects to a city park with a large playground, creating a wonderful extension of your own property! A detached garage offers convenient parking and additional storage, while the unfinished basement provides plenty of practical storage space.With its generous lot, direct park access, central location, functional three-bedroom layout, and proximity to excellent schools and established neighbourhoods, this home offers exceptional value at its newly competitive price. An affordable opportunity to enjoy a fantastic backyard, a welcoming home, and a location that puts so much of Ottawa within easy reach. Come see the potential for yourself!
Listing readings
How it measures up
Scores from the listing record and the market around it.
78Good
Condition score
2 documented update signals
Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
58Near break-even
Cash flow quality
−$75/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Median of 80 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 data table
Every fact
Everything the board publishes for this home.
- Tax
- $3,718 / 2026
- MLS® number
- X14029036
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Time on market
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 50 x 100 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Detached, 4 Parking
Listing history
Listing activity for 873 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario
| Date Start | Date End | List Price | Price | Event | Listing ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date StartN/A | N/A | $595,000 | N/A | Sce | X14029036 |
Inside
Room by room
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 1 1/2 Storey
- Community
- Elmvale Acres
- Municipality
- Ottawa
Building
- Size
- 1100-1500 sqft
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 1
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc 2nd
- Basement Type
- Development Potential
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Garage Type
- Detached
- Garage
- 1
- Additional Parking
- 3
- Total Parking
- 4
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 50 ft
- Depth
- 100 ft
- Lot Size
- 50 x 100 ft
Where it sits
The street and the area
Asking prices on the map.
Map and tour
Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Elmvale | OC Transpo bus rapid transit: Transitway | 550 m |
| St-Laurent | OC Transpo light rail: O-Train Line 1 | 2.3 km |
| Cyrville | OC Transpo light rail: O-Train Line 1 | 2.5 km |
| Tremblay | OC Transpo light rail: O-Train Line 1 | 2.6 km |
| Lycée Claudel | OC Transpo bus rapid transit: Transitway | 2.8 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.
Around it
Detached in Elmvale Acres
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Detached homes for sale in Elmvale Acres right now
- For sale now
- 6
- Median asking price
- $695K
- New in 7 days
- 1
- Price cuts
- 17%
Middle half: $634K to $700K
4 in 28 days
1 listing
This home is asking 14% below the median, lower than three quarters of them.
See all homes in Elmvale AcresAsking prices and counts of the MLS® listings on this site as of today. Asking figures only, never sold or leased prices.
Site report
What the record says
What the City and the conservation authority have on file for this address.
- ca regulatedNone in rangeNot in Rideau Valley Conservation Authority’s mapped regulated area
- floodNone in rangeNot in the municipality’s mapped flood area
- provincial plansNone in rangeOutside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plan areas
- wetlandNone in rangeNo mapped wetland within 120 m
- aggregateNone in rangeNo licensed pit or quarry within 2 km
- wellsNone in rangeNo recorded oil, gas or salt well within 250 m
- railOn recordNearest rail line: 710 m
- transitOn recordTransit stop within 400 m From the transit agency’s published stop map; the nearest is 110 m away. Routes and stops change; check the agency’s schedule.
- trailOn recordA trail on the Ontario trail network within 1 km
- airportOn recordNearest airport: 6.2 km
- water wellsOn record2 water-supply wells recorded within 250 m All were drilled for domestic use; 4 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 6.1 m.
- groundwaterOn recordGroundwater recorded about 4.5 m below ground nearby The middle water level in the well records within 500 m (71 records). It changes with the season and from spot to spot.
- bedrockOn recordBedrock about 11 m down nearby The middle depth to bedrock in the well records within 500 m.
- npriOn record1 facility within 1 km reports pollutant releases to Environment Canada The nearest is Canadian Linen & Uniform Service — Canadian Linen & Uniform Service - D15, 700 m away. Facilities report to the National Pollutant Release Inventory above set thresholds; reporting a release is not a finding of harm.
- fcsiNone in rangeNo federal contaminated site within 1 km The federal inventory covers federal land only; it says nothing about provincial or private sites.
- electricityOn recordElectricity is distributed here by Hydro Ottawa Limited
- internet speedOn recordWired internet 50/10 Mbps or faster is listed at this location Fixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (20 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.
- broadbandOn recordAcross the surrounding area: fibre to the home, cable, DSL internet listed Fibre to the home: Bell. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Netsolid, OmniTEC Wireless, 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.
Each record is the map at the home’s location, not an inspection. Confirm anything that matters with the municipality, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority or 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.
Lot
- Lot area
- 5,000 sq ft465 m²
- Street frontage
- 50 ft15.2 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 MPAC.
Land transfer tax on this home
- Ontario land transfer tax
- $8,375
- Total land transfer tax
- $8,375
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000)
- −$4,000
- Total for first-time buyers
- $4,375
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 $595,000
- $3,900
- Ontario total
- $8,375
An estimate at the asking price, for a home with one or two single-family residences. Your lawyer confirms the exact amount.
Schools
Nearest schools
Straight-line distances. Check catchments with the board.
ElementaryEQAO average 2024–25
- Vincent Massey Public SchoolOttawa-Carleton DSBPublic · grades JK–8 · French Immersion75%Grade 6 average500 m
- Arch Street Public SchoolOttawa-Carleton DSBPublic · grades JK–6 · French Immersion61%Grade 6 average1 km
- École élémentaire catholique Sainte-GenevièveConseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-EstFrench-language Catholic · grades JK–681%Grade 6 average1.2 km
- St Luke (Ottawa) Elementary SchoolOttawa Catholic School BoardCatholic · grades JK–6 · French Immersion74%Grade 6 average1.3 km
SecondaryGrade 9 math 2024–25
- Hillcrest High SchoolOttawa-Carleton DSBPublic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion44%Grade 9 math750 m
- École secondaire catholique Franco-CitéConseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-EstFrench-language Catholic · grades 9–1259%Grade 9 math900 m
- Canterbury High SchoolOttawa-Carleton DSBPublic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion76%Grade 9 math1.5 km
- St Patrick's High SchoolOttawa Catholic School BoardCatholic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion35%Grade 9 math3.5 km
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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What it costs to own
Worked out for this home. Change any number.
A month, all in
$3,025
- Mortgage$2,715
- Property tax$310
A planning figure, not a quote.
Land transfer tax
$8,375
$4,375 for first-time buyers.
Rent, similar homes
$2,950
a month, median asking rent of 80 similar homes in Ottawa.
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