$299,000
For sale: Detached

Baptiste Lake views without the waterfront price tag. This renovated four-season bungalow sits in the heart of Baptiste Village, with lake views from the open living and dining area and a deep backyard with room for a fire pit and lawn games. Inside are 3 bedrooms and a bright, open-concept kitchen, dining and living space, with a sliding door out to the deck. Updates completed in 2025/26 include new flooring over reinforced subfloors, fresh paint, pot lights, new interior doors and butcher-block kitchen counters. New in 2026: a heat pump for efficient heating and cooling, a new furnace and an owned hot water tank. The fully redone bathroom features a glass-enclosed walk-in shower with a rainfall head, floor-to-ceiling tile and a quartz-topped vanity. A tiled foyer, main-floor laundry and a covered porch add everyday convenience. The oversized, heated detached garage (approx. 23' x 30', ceiling-mounted garage heater) is currently set up as a games room, with space for a workshop or storage for boats, sleds and ATVs. The public boat launch is 2 minutes away, and Bancroft and Maynooth are 15 minutes for shopping and dining. Septic inspected October 2025 and water tested December 2025. R2 zoning and visibility from South Baptiste Lake Road may suit a home-based business (buyer to verify permitted uses). Move-in ready for year-round living or a cottage-country getaway.
Sold data
Homes in Herschel Ward took a median of 36 days to sell over the last 730 days, with the quickest quarter selling within 15 days and the slowest quarter taking more than 93, across 60 recorded sales.
That clock counts only the listing each home finally sold on. Measured from the first time these properties came to market, including any earlier listings that were withdrawn and re-entered, the median is 62 days.
The median sale price was $579,950.
Homes sold for about 5.2% below asking on average, so there was room to negotiate.
About 3% of sales closed above the list price.
Around 27% of sellers reduced their price before finding a buyer.
Based on 60 recorded sales in the last 2 years — a small sample, so treat these figures as indicative. Aggregate statistics only; individual sale prices are not shown.
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