242 Bowman Street
Ainslie Wood, Hamilton, L8S 2V2
$695,000
Reduced $25,000 from $720,000
- 3+1 bedrooms
- 2 bathrooms
- 1 parking
- 700-1100 sq ft
Listed 127 days ago · MLS® X13448054
About this home
Two Kitchens, Two Laundries And Too Many Updates To Name! A Single Family Home With Sep. Suite In The Bsmt, This Home Has Been Well Maintained. Huge Bright Master On The 2nd Fl. 2nd Kit, Laundry Rm, And Combined Bed/Sit Are Ready To Go In Basement . Walk To Mcmaster University, Hospital, Restaurants, Shopping, Rail Trail To Grey Bruce Trail. 5-Minute Drive To The 403.
Details
- Type
- Detached
- Style
- 1 1/2 Storey
- Size
- 700-1100 sq ft
- Lot
- 30 × 140 ft
- Basement
- Finished, Separate Entrance
- Garage
- None
- Kitchens
- 2
- Property tax
- $5,584 (2025)
- Neighbourhood
- Ainslie Wood
- Municipality
- Hamilton
- Price per sq ft
- $772 (11% above detached houses in Ainslie Wood, $694)
Interior
- Bedrooms
- 3 above ground + 1 below
- Bathrooms
- 1 × 4-piece (main), 1 × 3-piece (basement)
- Kitchens
- 2 (1 below ground)
- Rooms
- 5 above ground + 2 below
- Family room or den
- No
- Fireplace
- No
Heating, cooling and services
- Heating
- Forced Air, Gas
- Air conditioning
- Central Air
- Water and sewer
- Sewer
Building and exterior
- Style
- 1 1/2 Storey
- Exterior
- Aluminum Siding, Brick
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Foundation
- Not Applicable
- Faces
- West
- Outdoor
- Garden Shed
Parking
- Total parking
- 1
Lot
- Size
- 30 × 140 ft
More
- Possession
- 60-89 days
- Nearby
- Fenced Yard, Hospital, Park, School
- Cross street
- Main St. W. & Emerson
Rooms
| Room | Level | Size | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen | Main | 3.49 × 4.13 m (11'5" × 13'7") | Tile Floor, Eat-in Kitchen |
| Living Room | Main | 3.52 × 3.97 m (11'7" × 13') | Laminate, Closet, Separate Room |
| Bedroom 2 | Main | 2.79 × 3.42 m (9'2" × 11'3") | Laminate |
| Bedroom 3 | Main | 2.79 × 2.07 m (9'2" × 6'9") | Laminate, W/O To Deck, Combined w/Laundry |
| Primary Bedroom | Second | 4.87 × 4.09 m (16' × 13'5") | Laminate |
| Bedroom 4 | Basement | 4.8 × 6.25 m (15'9" × 20'6") | Laminate, Combined w/Living |
| Kitchen | Basement | 4.63 × 2.2 m (15'2" × 7'3") | Window |
| Laundry | Basement | 2.87 × 1.73 m (9'5" × 5'8") |
History of this address
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Location
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The neighbourhood
Getting around Walkable
- 🚆 Hamilton GO Centre4.2 km
Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 17 cafés and restaurants, 2 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Fortinos (850 m). Nearest park: Stroud Road Park (450 m).
Schools nearby
Elementary
- Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary School Catholic
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 57%11 min walk - Glenwood Special Day School18 min walk
- Mountview Junior Public School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 65%1.2 km - St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Elementary School Catholic
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 58%1.5 km
Secondary
- St. Mary Catholic Secondary School Catholic
EQAO: Gr 9 math 69%, literacy test 86%11 min walk - Dalewood Senior Public School17 min walk
- Westdale Secondary School
EQAO: Gr 9 math 57%, literacy test 88%1.9 km
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%.
Closest schools, not school zones. Check which school serves this address with the school board before relying on it.
Who lives here postal area L8S
- Owners / renters
- 39% / 61%
- Median household income
- $62,800
- Average age
- 39
- Children under 15
- 11%
- Homes
- 42% detached, 33% high-rise
- Commute by transit
- 17%
- Population
- 15,787
Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 4.5%, Arabic 1.8%, Gujarati 1.1%, Spanish 0.8%.
Flood and conservation No mapped hazard
Not inside a mapped flood plain or regulated area in Niagara Peninsula Conservation’s mapping.
Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.
Safety
Crime Severity Index for Hamilton police: 62 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).
Police-reported figures for the whole police service area, not this street. Rates use the area’s resident population.
Distances are approximate. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors. Neighbourhood figures: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census. School results: EQAO via Ontario Data Catalogue (Open Government Licence – Ontario). Flood and regulation mapping: Niagara Peninsula Conservation open data. Crime Severity Index: Statistics Canada.
Living here
Commute
To downtown Hamilton: 4 km. Transit times · Driving times
Noise 1 source nearby
- 🛣️ Highway 403300 m
Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.
Internet High-speed
50/10 Mbps or faster available here by cable, fibre or DSL (the federal high-speed target).
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Short-term rentals
Only in your principal residence, with a City business licence (since December 2023).
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