8 Wheelhouse Drive
Newcastle, Clarington, L1B 1B9
$379,000
Reduced $71,000 from $450,000
- 2 bedrooms
- 1 bathrooms
- 2 parking
- 700-1100 sq ft
Listed 67 days ago · MLS® E13674618
About this home
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! Welcome to 8 Wheelhouse Drive, boasting an exceptional location within the highly sought-after Wilmot Creek Adult Lifestyle Gated Community on the shores of Lake Ontario. One of this home's greatest advantages is its close proximity to the Wheelhouse Community Centre-just steps from your front door, putting an incredible selection of amenities, activities and opportunities to socialize practically at your doorstep. Enjoy all that the Wheelhouse has to offer without having to get in the car. Forget something at home? No problem... you're only steps away! This bright and welcoming home features a well-appointed kitchen, a sun-filled family room with a cozy fireplace, and two generously sized bedrooms. Newer laminate flooring throughout provides easy-care, carpet-free living, while a walkout leads to a huge new deck-perfect for relaxing, entertaining or enjoying your morning coffee on the sunny side of the house. Outside, you'll appreciate the durable metal roof and newer vinyl siding in a gorgeous contemporary grey, providing attractive curb appeal along with low-maintenance living. Wheelhouse Community Centre offers a library, gym, medical care walk-in clinic, pharmacy, beauty salon, hot tubs, billiard room, shuffleboard, craft centre, meeting rooms, and so much more. Enjoy an outstanding array of additional amenities including a private 9-hole golf course, two heated inground swimming pools, tennis and pickleball courts, gym, snooker/billiards room, darts, shuffleboard, woodworking shop, dog run, lawn bowling, and scenic lakeside walking and biking trails. 8 Wheelhouse Drive puts you right in the heart of it! Enjoy the security of a gated community, an active social atmosphere, outstanding amenities and a beautiful lakeside setting. Existing payment-friendly lease may be assumable at current rates, subject to buyer approval by Compass Communities. Monthly fees are $850 plus an additional $50.00 per month for new owners.
Details
- Type
- Detached
- Style
- Bungalow
- Size
- 700-1100 sq ft
- Basement
- Crawl Space
- Garage
- None
- Kitchens
- 1
- Property tax
- $1,296 (2025)
- Neighbourhood
- Newcastle
- Municipality
- Clarington
- Price per sq ft
- $421 (8% below detached houses in Newcastle, $457)
Interior
- Bedrooms
- 2 above ground
- Bathrooms
- 1 × 4-piece (main)
- Rooms
- 7 above ground
- Family room or den
- No
- Fireplace
- Living Room, Natural Gas
- Features
- On Demand Water Heater
Heating, cooling and services
- Heating
- Forced Air, Gas
- Air conditioning
- Central Air
- Water and sewer
- Sewer
Building and exterior
- Style
- Bungalow
- Exterior
- Metal/Steel Siding
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Foundation
- Concrete Block
- Faces
- East
- Outdoor
- Deck, Landscaped
Parking
- Total parking
- 2
- Driveway and parking
- Private
More
- Possession
- flexible
- Nearby
- Clear View, Hospital, Rec./Commun.Centre, Lake/Pond
- Cross street
- Wheelhouse Dr. and Wilmot Tr.
Location
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The neighbourhood
Getting around Car-dependent
No subway, LRT or GO station within a short trip.
Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 0 cafés and restaurants, 0 parks.
Schools nearby
Elementary
- St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary School Catholic
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 41%1.8 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 L1B
- Owners / renters
- 89% / 11%
- Median household income
- $101,000
- Average age
- 44
- Children under 15
- 17%
- Homes
- 86% detached, 1% high-rise
- Commute by transit
- 2%
- Population
- 13,203
Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tamil 0.7%, Spanish 0.3%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0.2%, Malayalam 0.2%.
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). Crime Severity Index: Statistics Canada.
Living here
Commute
To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 67 km. Transit times · Driving times
Noise 1 source nearby
- 🛣️ Highway 401450 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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