Ottawa Neighbourhood
The Glebe
Bank Street, the canal, Lansdowne. The neighbourhood Ottawa families do not leave.
The Neighbourhood
The Glebe sits between the Rideau Canal and Bronson, with Bank Street as its spine and Lansdowne Park as its anchor at the south end. Tree-lined streets, brick Edwardian singles, the slow rhythm of a real neighbourhood. The Glebe Centre community building is the social engine and Bank Street is the commercial one.
The market here is unusual in Ottawa because turnover is genuinely low. A lot of homes are second- or third-generation family ownership, and when a great property does come up, it usually attracts multiple offers. The strongest streets are First, Second, Third, and Fourth Avenues, plus the Patterson Creek streets like Clemow and Glebe.
Buyers tend to be families investing in twenty years of staying put. The Glebe Co-op nursery school, Mutchmor Public, then Glebe Collegiate is a well-worn path. The summer is festivals at Lansdowne, the fall is canal runs, the winter is skating from First Avenue to Dow's Lake.
What You Buy Here
- Typical homes
- Edwardian and brick singles. Some condos in The Lansdowne and Glebe Lofts.
- Price band
- $1.2M – $3M (singles). $500K – $1.5M (condos).
- Inventory note
- Very low turnover. A handful of singles per month, with most attracting multiple offers.
Currently for Sale
33 active listings in The Glebe
$2,099,900
380 First Avenue, Glebe - Ottawa East and Area, ON K1S 2H1
Glebe
$1,049,000
60 Clarey Avenue, Glebe - Ottawa East and Area, ON K1S 2R7
Glebe
$1,259,000
24 Morris Street, Glebe - Ottawa East and Area, ON K1S 4A7
Glebe
$745,000
1035 Bank Street 1006, Glebe - Ottawa East and Area, ON K1S 3W9
Glebe
$899,000
276 Fifth Avenue, Glebe - Ottawa East and Area, ON K1S 2N5
Glebe
$399,900
268 First Avenue 1C, Glebe - Ottawa East and Area, ON K1S 2G8
Glebe
$1,599,000
1035 Bank Street 307, Glebe - Ottawa East and Area, ON K1S 3W9
Glebe
$1,350,000
80 Fourth Avenue, Glebe - Ottawa East and Area, ON K1S 2L2
Glebe
$425,000
118 Holmwood Avenue 806, Glebe - Ottawa East and Area, ON K1S 5J5
Glebe
$1,180,000
86 Fourth Avenue, Glebe - Ottawa East and Area, ON K1S 2L2
Glebe
$1,399,900
350 Fifth Avenue, Glebe - Ottawa East and Area, ON K1S 2N8
Glebe
$774,000
296 Holmwood Avenue, Glebe - Ottawa East and Area, ON K1S 2R3
Glebe
Nearby
If you like The Glebe
Old Ottawa South →
Edwardian brick homes, two universities at the doorstep, and the canal and Rideau River as natural boundaries. Bank Street's south stretch ties the neighbourhood together.
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.
Westboro →
A walkable Ottawa village along Richmond Road, where independent shops, ravine trails, and a steady wave of new infill have made one of the city's most sought-after addresses.