Ottawa Neighbourhood
Sandy Hill
Stone Victorians, embassy row, and the University of Ottawa as the neighbour at the kitchen window.
The Neighbourhood
Sandy Hill sits between the canal, the Rideau River, Rideau Street, and Laurier Avenue East. It is one of Ottawa's oldest residential neighbourhoods, with a streetscape of stone-fronted Victorians, brick Second Empires, and the dignified row of embassy residences along Range Road and Daly.
The market here is two markets. Family-scale singles and doubles trade in the $900K to $1.8M range, with the heritage properties on Laurier and Wilbrod commanding a premium. There is also a substantial student-rental market tied to the University of Ottawa, which can be an opportunity for investor buyers and a consideration for end-user buyers on certain streets.
Sandy Hill rewards buyers who want walking access to everything downtown plus a real architectural pedigree. The kind of front-porch streetscape that survives because the city declared a heritage conservation district and meant it. Strathcona Park along the Rideau River is the back yard.
What You Buy Here
- Typical homes
- Heritage stone and brick singles, doubles, some converted student rentals.
- Price band
- $900K – $2.2M (end-user singles).
- Inventory note
- Steady inventory. End-user buyers should look closely at street-by-street character.
Currently for Sale
88 active listings in Sandy Hill
$425,000
260 Besserer Street 203, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 1J3
Sandy Hill
$439,000
234 Rideau Street 2404, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 0A9
Sandy Hill
$399,900
373 LAURIER Avenue E 906, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 8X6
Sandy Hill
$574,900
400 Laurier Street E 8A, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 8Y2
Sandy Hill
$325,000
195 Besserer Street 1003, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 0B6
Sandy Hill
$695,000
242 Rideau Street 1501, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 0B7
Sandy Hill
$99,000
109 Mann Avenue E, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 5A4
Sandy Hill
$689,900
20 Daly Avenue 1606, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 0C6
Sandy Hill
$324,900
242 Rideau Street 204, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 0B7
Sandy Hill
$390,000
407 Dalhousie Street, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 9K4
Sandy Hill
$339,000
238 Besserer Street 612, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 6B1
Sandy Hill
$398,000
238 BESSERER Street 1407, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 6B1
Sandy Hill
Nearby
If you like Sandy Hill
Centretown →
Ottawa's downtown core, where Victorian rowhouses, mid-rise condos, and Parliament Hill share the same neighbourhood. A real walking and cycling lifestyle, steps from Bank Street.
New Edinburgh →
A historic Ottawa village along the Rideau River, with Beechwood Avenue's cafés and shops, Stanley Park, and a heritage streetscape that has aged exceptionally well.
The Glebe →
Heritage homes on tree-lined streets between the Rideau Canal and Bank Street, with Lansdowne Park, Patterson Creek, and one of Ottawa's most enduring family neighbourhoods.