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
$1,750,000
5 & 7 Hurdman Road, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 8N6
Sandy Hill
$698,900
181 Goulburn Avenue, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 8E3
Sandy Hill
$334,000
234 Rideau Street 1509, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 0A9
Sandy Hill
$3,800,000
238 Laurier Avenue E, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 6P2
Sandy Hill
$519,000
195 BESSERER Street 802, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 0B6
Sandy Hill
$319,900
234 Rideau Street 304, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 0A9
Sandy Hill
$477,777
200 RIDEAU Street 202, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 5Y1
Sandy Hill
$299,000
560 RIDEAU Street 509, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 0G3
Sandy Hill
$2,399,999
290-292 Daly Avenue, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 6G5
Sandy Hill
$299,900
234 Rideau Street 1304A, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 0A9
Sandy Hill
$620,000
419 Laurier Avenue E 101, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 6R4
Sandy Hill
$348,500
373 Laurier Avenue E 505, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, ON K1N 8X6
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.