261 Overlea Drive
Kitchener, N2M 1T7
$735,000
Reduced $64,000 from $799,000
- 3+1 bedrooms
- 2 bathrooms
- 5 parking
- 700-1100 sq ft
Listed 532 days ago · MLS® X12128812
About this home
Great Start Home, very Well maintained, excellent location, Close to Highways, Stores, Hospital with all other amenities and transportation. Large upgraded eat in kitchen and private fenced backyard. Kitchen upgraded in 2022, Quartz countertop, backsplash, new cabinets and finished basement in 2022. Lots of Pot lights. Non-retrofitted Basement.
Details
- Type
- Detached
- Style
- Sidesplit
- Age
- 51-99 years
- Size
- 700-1100 sq ft
- Lot
- 115.18 × 60.1 ft
- Basement
- Finished
- Garage
- Built-In
- Kitchens
- 2
- Property tax
- $3,653 (2025)
- Municipality
- Kitchener
- Price per sq ft
- $817 (66% above detached houses in Kitchener, $491)
Interior
- Bedrooms
- 3 above ground + 1 below
- Bathrooms
- 1 × 4-piece (upper), 1 × 3-piece (sub-basement)
- Kitchens
- 2 (1 below ground)
- Rooms
- 6 above ground
- Family room or den
- No
- Fireplace
- No
- Features
- Sump Pump, Water Meter, Water Softener
Heating, cooling and services
- Heating
- Forced Air, Gas
- Air conditioning
- Central Air
- Water and sewer
- Sewer
Building and exterior
- Style
- Sidesplit
- Exterior
- Brick, Vinyl Siding
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Foundation
- Concrete
- Age
- 51-99 years
- Faces
- North
Parking
- Garage spaces
- 1
- Total parking
- 5
Lot
- Size
- 115.18 × 60.1 ft
More
- Possession
- TBD
- Cross street
- FISCHER HALLMAN & QUEENS BLVD
Rooms
| Room | Level | Size | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Living Room | Ground | 5.97 × 3.29 m (19'7" × 10'10") | Pot Lights, Closet |
| Kitchen | Ground | 6 × 2.8 m (19'8" × 9'2") | Pot Lights, Window |
| Bedroom | Upper | 4.26 × 3.26 m (14' × 10'8") | Closet, Window |
| Bedroom 2 | Upper | 3.29 × 3.01 m (10'10" × 9'11") | Walk-In Closet(s), Window |
| Bedroom 3 | Upper | 3.26 × 3.26 m (10'8" × 10'8") | Closet, Window |
| Bedroom 4 | Basement | 5.85 × 5 m (19'2" × 16'5") | Window |
Location
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The neighbourhood
Getting around Somewhat walkable
No subway, LRT or GO station within a short trip.
Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 8 cafés and restaurants, 7 parks, 1 pharmacy. Nearest grocery: Real Canadian Superstore (450 m). Nearest park: Southridge Park (300 m).
Schools nearby
Elementary
- Southridge Public School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 69%, math 38%6 min walk - St. Paul Catholic Elementary School Catholic
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 44%12 min walk - Hillside Public School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 81%, math 19%1.2 km - Forest Hill Public School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 64%, math 41%1.4 km
Secondary
- Forest Heights Collegiate Institute
EQAO: Gr 9 math 48%, literacy test 86%10 min walk - Queensmount Public School14 min walk
- St. Louis Education Centre - St. Francis Campus Catholic18 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%.
Closest schools, not school zones. Check which school serves this address with the school board before relying on it.
Who lives here postal area N2M
- Owners / renters
- 46% / 54%
- Median household income
- $71,500
- Average age
- 39
- Children under 15
- 18%
- Homes
- 36% detached, 17% high-rise
- Commute by transit
- 8%
- Population
- 36,494
Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tigrigna 2.8%, Arabic 2%, Spanish 1.6%, Bilen 1%.
Safety
Crime Severity Index for Waterloo Region (Kitchener) police: 67 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). Crime Severity Index: Statistics Canada.
Living here
Commute
To downtown Kitchener: 3 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).
From the federal broadband map. Check exact speeds and providers for the address.
Roads, rail, airports and planned stations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Internet: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, National Broadband Data.
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