256 Grooms Avenue
O'Neill, Oshawa, L1G 4A3
$649,900
- 2+1 bedrooms
- 2 bathrooms
- 2 parking
- 1100-1500 sq ft
Listed 13 days ago · MLS® E13872182
Open house
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About this home
Beautiful brick Century home with 2+1 beds and 2 baths, within walking distance to the private Oshawa Golf Club and the hospital, Parkwood Estates, Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Botanical Gardens, Tennis Courts and Alexandra Park. Kitchen is open to the dining area and features a walkout to the Private backyard which faces west and has a large, two-tier covered deck. A separate side entrance leads to the basement laundry, recreation room and office. Second floor has a large four-piece bathroom; the principal bedroom includes a sitting room. Bonus: 200 amp service, knob & tube removed; Furnace (2017); Air Conditioning 2022.
Details
- Type
- Detached
- Style
- 2-Storey
- Size
- 1100-1500 sq ft
- Lot
- 33 × 110 ft
- Basement
- Separate Entrance, Finished
- Garage
- None
- Kitchens
- 1
- Property tax
- $4,127 (2026)
- Neighbourhood
- O'Neill
- Municipality
- Oshawa
- Price per sq ft
- $500 (4% below detached houses in O'Neill, $519)
Interior
- Bedrooms
- 2 above ground + 1 below
- Bathrooms
- 1 × 4-piece, 1 × 3-piece (basement)
- Rooms
- 6 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
- 2-Storey
- Exterior
- Brick, Vinyl Siding
- Roof
- Shingles
- Foundation
- Concrete
- Faces
- West
- Outdoor
- Awnings, Porch, Privacy, Porch Enclosed
Parking
- Total parking
- 2
- Driveway and parking
- Private
Lot
- Size
- 33 × 110 ft
- Acreage
- < .50
More
- Possession
- 45/60 Days
- Nearby
- Fenced Yard, Golf, Hospital, Library, Park, Place Of Worship
- Cross street
- Adelaide Ave W / Simcoe St N
Rooms
| Room | Level | Size | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living Room | Main | 3.27 × 3.96 m (10'9" × 13') | Hardwood Floor |
| Dining Room | Main | 3.27 × 3.91 m (10'9" × 12'10") | Hardwood Floor |
| Kitchen | Main | 2.61 × 3.81 m (8'7" × 12'6") | Tile Floor, W/O To Deck |
| Primary Bedroom | Second | 5.55 × 4.02 m (18'3" × 13'2") | Broadloom |
| Bedroom 2 | Second | 3.96 × 2.31 m (13' × 7'7") | Hardwood Floor, Large Closet |
| Bedroom 2 | Second | 3.07 × 2.48 m (10'1" × 8'2") | Broadloom |
| Recreation | Basement | 4.95 × 3.75 m (16'3" × 12'4") | Broadloom |
| Office | Basement | 3.88 × 2.66 m (12'9" × 8'9") | Broadloom |
Location
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The neighbourhood
Getting around Very walkable
- 🚆 Whitby GO6.8 km
Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 41 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Lucky Supermarket (700 m). Nearest park: Parkwood Estate (300 m).
Schools nearby
Elementary
- Mary Street Community School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 57%12 min walk - St. Christopher Catholic School Catholic
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 78%, math 34%16 min walk - Woodcrest Public School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 63%, math 17%17 min walk - Dr. S. J. Phillips Public School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 62%1.2 km
Secondary
- O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute
EQAO: Gr 9 math 49%, literacy test 84%9 min walk - Durham Alternative Secondary School - Oshawa1.6 km
- R. S. Mclaughlin Collegiate and Vocational Institute
EQAO: Gr 9 math 53%, literacy test 84%1.7 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 L1G
- Owners / renters
- 56% / 44%
- Median household income
- $75,500
- Average age
- 44
- Children under 15
- 14%
- Homes
- 45% detached, 23% high-rise
- Commute by transit
- 7%
- Population
- 43,497
Languages spoken most at home besides English: Urdu 0.5%, Spanish 0.5%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0.4%, Gujarati 0.4%.
Flood and conservation Regulated area
This address is inside a conservation-authority regulated area (Central Lake Ontario Conservation): near a valley, stream, shoreline or wetland, where flooding or erosion can occur. New building, additions, pools or grading usually need a permit from the authority.
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Safety
Crime Severity Index for Durham Region (Oshawa/Whitby/Ajax) police: 43 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: Central Lake Ontario Conservation open data. Crime Severity Index: Statistics Canada.
Living here
Commute
To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 50 km. Transit times · Driving times
Noise Nothing major nearby
No highway within 500 m, rail line within 300 m, or airport flight path nearby.
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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