$460,000
For sale: Detached

Owned by the same family since 1924, this character-filled, century home offers 1,437 sq.ft. of living space on a 40' x 120' lot in southwest Port Colborne. The main floor features 9-foot ceilings, crown mouldings, two stained-glass windows and louvered shutters in the living and dining rooms. A gas fireplace adds warmth to the dining room, while the eat-in kitchen, convenient, two-piece powder room and side entrance complete the main level. Original hardwood remains beneath some of the carpeting. At the front of the home, the enclosed porch has casement windows with screens and a finished tongue-and-groove wood ceiling. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a 4-piece bathroom. One bedroom opens onto a balcony overlooking the backyard and surrounding neighbourhood. The spacious, private backyard is filled with mature perennials and includes a detached garage with door opener and concrete driveway. Updates include a high-efficiency boiler and two ductless air-conditioning units (all installed in 2014), owned Hot Water Tank (2024) along with a roof redone in 2009. Set on a quiet, wide street, the home is approximately three blocks from Steele Street Public School and four blocks from H.H. Knoll Lakeview Park and the shops, restaurants and waterfront along West Street.
Sold data
Detached homes in Port Colborne (Sugarloaf) took a median of 27 days to sell over the last 90 days, with the quickest quarter selling within 13 days and the slowest quarter taking more than 61, across 62 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 Measured from the first time these properties came to market, including any earlier listings that were withdrawn and re-entered, the median is 48 days.
The median sale price was $499,900.
Homes sold for about 3.8% below asking on average, so there was room to negotiate.
About 8% of sales closed above the list price.
Around 23% of sellers reduced their price before finding a buyer.
Based on 62 recorded sales in the last 90 days — a small sample, so treat these figures as indicative. Aggregate statistics only; individual sale prices are not shown.
Schools
Port Colborne (Sugarloaf) has 10 Fraser Institute–rated schools (8 elementary and 2 secondary), averaging 6.8/10.
School ratings from the Fraser Institute's Ontario school report cards.
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