1272 Livingstone Avenue

3605 - Alta Vista, Alta Vista and Area, K1H 7P8

$709,000

2 bedrooms
2 bathrooms
3 parking
1100-1500 sq ft

Listed 13 days ago · MLS® X13873592

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About this home

Welcome to 1272 Livingstone Avenue, a charming 1950s 1.5-storey home ideally situated in a mature, family-friendly neighbourhood close to Alta Vista Public School, parks, shopping, transit, and everyday amenities.Thoughtfully cared for and refreshed, the home offers a functional layout with two bedrooms and a full bathroom on the second floor, a convenient powder room on the main level, and a partially finished basement providing additional living space, storage, or flexibility for a home office or gym. Most rooms have been freshly painted, updated light fixtures throughout the home, including the basement and cold room, feature energy-efficient LED lighting.The kitchen has been refreshed with newly refinished cabinetry and updated hardware, giving the space a clean, renewed look. A thoughtful addition completed in the 1990s expanded the main level with a spacious family room featuring a gas fireplace, creating a warm and comfortable gathering space. The fireplace has recently been professionally cleaned and safetied. A covered three-season sunroom extends off the back of the home, overlooking the backyard, and has recently been reinforced with a new corner support post.Numerous updates over the years provide added comfort and peace of mind, including electrical updates in the early 2000s, a renovated bathroom around 2007, windows replaced in 2016, furnace in 2018, and roof shingles in 2023. Offering timeless character, practical living space, and thoughtful updates in a desirable central Ottawa location, 1272 Livingstone Avenue is a wonderful opportunity to make a well-established home and neighbourhood your own.

Details

Type: Detached
Style: 1 1/2 Storey
Size: 1100-1500 sq ft
Lot: 57 × 81 ft
Basement: Partially Finished
Garage: Detached
Kitchens: 1
Property tax: $5,250 (2025)
Neighbourhood: 3605 - Alta Vista
Municipality: Alta Vista and Area
Price per sq ft: $545 (4% below detached houses in Alta Vista and Area, $569)

Interior

Bedrooms: 2 above ground
Bathrooms: 1 × 2-piece (main), 1 × 4-piece (second)
Rooms: 7 above ground + 1 below
Family room or den: Yes
Fireplace: Yes

Heating, cooling and services

Heating: Baseboard, Electric
Air conditioning: Central Air
Water and sewer: Sewer

Building and exterior

Style: 1 1/2 Storey
Exterior: Stone, Stucco (Plaster)
Roof: Asphalt Shingle
Foundation: Concrete
Faces: South

Parking

Garage spaces: 1
Total parking: 3

Lot

Size: 57 × 81 ft

Possession: TBD
Cross street: Beaver Ave

Rooms

Room	Level	Size
Living Room	Main	4.18 × 3.48 m (13'9" × 11'5")
Dining Room	Main	2.96 × 2.76 m (9'9" × 9'1")
Kitchen	Main	3.3 × 2.98 m (10'10" × 9'9")
Family Room	Main	4.62 × 4.42 m (15'2" × 14'6")
Den	Main	4.16 × 2.82 m (13'8" × 9'3")
Primary Bedroom	Second	4.08 × 3.45 m (13'5" × 11'4")
Bedroom 2	Second	4.15 × 2.8 m (13'7" × 9'2")
Recreation	Basement	7.86 × 3.78 m (25'9" × 12'5")
Laundry	Basement	6.96 × 3.38 m (22'10" × 11'1")
Other	Basement	4.6 × 4.48 m (15'1" × 14'8")

History of this address

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Location

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The neighbourhood

Getting around Very walkable

🚇 Mooney's Bay LRT1.5 km
🚇 Walkley LRT1.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 6 grocery stores, 17 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 10 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Farm Boy (250 m). Nearest park: Alta Vista Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

Alta Vista Public School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 56%4 min walk
École élémentaire catholique Lamoureux - Enseignement personnalisé Catholic · French
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 72%17 min walk
Charles H. Hulse Public School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 62%, math 33%18 min walk
École élémentaire catholique Marius-Barbeau Catholic · French
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 48%1.6 km

Secondary

St. Patrick's High School Catholic
EQAO: Gr 9 math 35%, literacy test 75%14 min walk
Ridgemont High School
EQAO: Gr 9 math 25%, literacy test 62%16 min walk
St. Patrick's Intermediate School Catholic17 min walk

EQAO: share of students meeting the provincial standard (2024–25). Ontario average: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 51%; Gr 9 math 55%; literacy test 83%.

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Who lives here postal area K1H

Owners / renters: 62% / 38%
Median household income: $103,000
Average age: 44
Children under 15: 15%
Homes: 56% detached, 29% high-rise
Commute by transit: 13%
Population: 16,306

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Arabic 2.5%, Mandarin 0.9%, Iranian Persian 0.6%, Somali 0.5%.

Distances are approximate. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors. Neighbourhood figures: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census. School results: EQAO via Ontario Data Catalogue (Open Government Licence – Ontario).

Living here

Commute

To downtown Ottawa: 5 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise Nothing major nearby

No highway within 500 m, rail line within 300 m, or airport flight path nearby.

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Internet High-speed

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Short-term rentals

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