For sale · MLS® 1305088
6 Blackwood Place
St. John's, NL, A1B2K6
List price
$349,900
About this propertyMLS® 1305088
6 BLACKWOOD PLACE – QUIET CUL-DE-SAC LIVING WITH INCOME POTENTIAL! Welcome to 6 Blackwood Place, a fantastic two-apartment home tucked away on a quiet cul-de-sac, offering the perfect combination of comfortable living, privacy, and investment potential! Featuring a total of five bedrooms and two full bathrooms, this versatile property offers plenty of possibilities for homeowners and investors alike. Whether you're looking for a home with the added benefit of rental income to help offset your mortgage, space for extended family, or an opportunity to expand your investment portfolio, this property checks all the boxes! Situated in a peaceful cul-de-sac setting, away from the hustle and bustle of busy streets, this home offers a desirable location with the added flexibility of a two-apartment layout. Live in one unit and rent the other, or take advantage of the potential for two rental incomes! With five bedrooms, two bathrooms, and plenty of possibilities, 6 Blackwood Place is an opportunity you won't want to overlook! NO SELLERS DIRECTION (id:56688)
Specifications
Property details
Overview
The home
Systems & utilities
Size & land
Taxes
Parking & outdoor
Features
Fees & source
Room by room
Rooms
View rooms as table
| Basement | Bath (# pieces 1-6) Not known Not known Not known Not known | 8.7 x 4.9 · 43 sqft 8.7 x 10.2 · 89 sqft 13.2 x 10.9 · 144 sqft 10.10 x 17.5 · 177 sqft 8.6 x 12.10 · 104 sqft |
| Main level | Bedroom Bedroom Primary Bedroom Bath (# pieces 1-6) Kitchen Living room Dining room | 11 x 9.8 · 108 sqft 9.11 x 10.11 · 92 sqft 13.2 x 9.11 · 120 sqft 5.1 x 9 .11 10.5 x 10 · 105 sqft 12.1 x 14.10 · 171 sqft 12.2 x 8 · 98 sqft |
The neighbourhood
St. John's at a glance
Live market stats for St. John's — what's for sale, what it costs, how it compares to nearby towns, and how walkable this address is.
Homes for sale here
454
Median list price
$400k
Price range
$1.4k – $4.3M
Typical build
1975
Average size
3,643 sqft
Where St. John's listings are priced
Every active list price in St. John's, grouped into bands.
List price, thousands of $ · 384 homes
View as table
| Price band ($) | Listings |
|---|---|
| <200 | 39 |
| 200–300 | 54 |
| 300–400 | 104 |
| 400–500 | 57 |
| 500–750 | 64 |
| 750–1M | 31 |
| 1M+ | 35 |
How St. John's compares
Median list price against the next biggest markets — click a row for that area guide.
The essentials
Location, air, flood & taxes
Flood (100-yr)
outside the mapped floodplain
Zoning
2.21 ha parcel
Elevation
96 m
0300 mmetres above sea level
Air quality now
1–3 band
110+AQHI 2 · Low risk · St. John's · updated 5:00 p.m.
Property tax
$3,429 / year
≈ $286 / month
Climate
Feb -1° · Jul 21°
normal daily high · ST JOHN'S A station · 1981–2010
Amenity constellation
compass view · OpenStreetMap · ODEF schools
Nearby & drive routes
59 places shown · 3 routes · OpenStreetMap · OSRM
- 7 min to downtown St. John's4.3 km
- 4 min to Memorial University2.1 km
- 7 min to Avalon Mall6.4 km
Schools 20
Health 1
Groceries 4
Cafés 1
Parks 9
Bus stops 24
Cost & context
What this home really costs
Winter heat, five years of ownership, how this price sits against the market, and what the map says is within walking distance — every figure captioned with its assumptions.
Winter warmer
Jan–Mar · estimate
$611/mo
Est. winter heating (heating oil) — about $1,832 for January through March.
Estimate — not an appraisal. heating oil at $2.11/L (PUC max, Zone 1ANE, Oct 31 2026, pre-tax). 1,822 sqft. Severity 1.00× St. John's from the ST JOHN'S A station 1981–2010 normal. Jan–Mar only; excludes HST, hot water, cooking and any cooling.
5-year cost of ownership
20% down · 25-yr
5-year all-in: $136,745
Closing costs + five years of running costs + 60 mortgage payments on a $349,900 home.
If rates rise 2 points
$19,991 more over five years if the rate is 6.44% instead of 4.44% — P&I only.
Once, at closing
- Land transfer (registration) fee$100 + $0.40 per $100 over $500, capped at $5,000$1,498
- Legal feesest.estimate — your lawyer quotes the exact figure$1,500
- Down payment (20%)$69,980
Every year
- Heatingest.2× the Jan–Mar estimate (heating season ≈ 6 months)$3,664
- Property taxfrom the feed$3,429
- Home insuranceest.estimate — NL range $700–$1,500/yr$1,100
× 5 years = $40,965
By down payment
| Down | Payment | 5-yr all-in | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | $1,836 | $154,142 | needs mortgage insurance (not modelled) |
| 10% | $1,740 | $148,343 | needs mortgage insurance (not modelled) |
| 20% | $1,546 | $136,745 | no mortgage insurance |
Estimates — not a quote or an appraisal. Mortgage at 4.44% (best market 5-yr fixed, Ratehub.ca, 2026-11-04), 25-year amortization, P&I only. Land transfer fee: Registry of Deeds schedule ($100 + $0.40/$100 over $500, cap $5,000). Legal $1,500 and insurance $1,100/yr (NL range $700–$1,500) are estimates. Heating is 2× the Jan–Mar winter estimate. 5-year all-in = closing costs + 5 years of running costs + 60 mortgage payments; it excludes CMHC insurance (needed below 20% down), utilities other than heat, and maintenance.
Rate time machine
same house · same down payment
Same house, same down payment — your payment today at 4.44%best market rate · posted was 6.19%
- Today, best market rate2026-11-04 · 4.44%$1,546/mo
- Today, posted2026-10-28 · 6.19%$1,836/mo
- 5 years ago2021-11-03 · 4.79%$1,602/mo
- 10 years ago2016-11-02 · 4.64%$1,578/mo
At 6.19% — five years ago — the same mortgage would have cost $290 more each month than at today's posted rate.
Principal & interest only: $279,920 (80% of the $349,900 asking price — 20% down), 25-year amortization. No taxes, insurance, fees, or mortgage insurance. Today's rate is the Bank of Canada conventional 5-year rate observed 2026-10-28. The 5- and 10-year rows are two documented observations of that same series (2021-11-03 = 4.79%, 2016-11-02 = 4.64%, retrieved 2026-11-01 from bankofcanada.ca/valet) — fixed reference points, not a modelled path between them. Estimate — not an offer of credit; your lender's rate will differ.
Price ghosts
$/sqft vs 326 active
Priced at the 51st percentile of active St. John's homes
$192/sqft — city median $191/sqft.
Errand score
walk-time weighted
51
grocery 300 m, school 450 m
Nearest errand: Higgins Line - 157 (bus stop) — 130 m, about 2 min on foot.
Walk-time-weighted from OpenStreetMap + ODEF school data; straight-line distance at 4.8 km/h. Weights: grocery 1.0, school 0.9, health 0.8, park 0.4, café 0.35, bus 0.3 — nearest place per category only. Half-value every 6 minutes of walking; nothing scores past a 15-minute walk. 100 = every category at the door. This is a mapping of what's drawn on the map, not a survey of what exists.
Ask this listing
open data · 5 questions
- School within 1 km?Yes · 450 mSchool
- Grocery nearby?Yes · 300 mCircle K
- Bus stop?Yes · 130 mHiggins Line - 157
- In the 100-year floodplain?No — outside itCity of St. John's flood map
- Zoning?R2 — R22.21 ha parcel
From OpenStreetMap + ODEF schools (straight-line distance) and the City of St. John's flood & zoning maps. Flood and zoning are mapped for St. John's only; elsewhere those questions don't appear because we don't know the answer.
Monthly carrying cost
$1,694/mo
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Estimated monthly payment
$286/mo
Principal & interest $0 + property tax $286 per month
Financing breakdown
Rental math
Investment calculator
Monthly cash flow
$-437
NOI / month
$-437
Cap rate
-1.50%
Gross yield
0.00%
| Line item | Monthly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|
| Gross rent | $0 | $0 |
| Mortgage | $0 | $0 |
| Property tax | $286 | $3,429 |
| Expenses | $152 | $1,824 |
| Vacancy | $0 | $0 |
| Management | $0 | $0 |
| Cash flow | $-437 | $-5,244 |
| NOI | $-437 | $-5,244 |
Flip rule of thumb: buy at ≤ 70% of ARV minus repair costs.
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