For sale · MLS® 1305160
553C Southside Road
St. John's, NL, A1E1A4
List price
$349,900
About this propertyMLS® 1305160
Tucked into Waterford Valley, this two-bedroom, 3 bathroom (1 full & 2 half) semi-detached home offers 3 levels of living space close to downtown St. John's. The main floor has an open concept kitchen & living area, 9 ft ceilings to give it that bigger feel, a powder room & access to the private rear patio which is concrete. Upstairs you'll find 2 bedrooms & a full bathroom, while the entry level offers a versatile space for a home office, rec room or whatever suits your needs, along with laundry & storage. With a partially fenced backyard, with the sounds of the rivers flowing, mature trees nearby & walking trails, shopping & transit within easy reach, the is a comfortable place to call hone in a convenient sought after location. You will be impressed with the condition of this home. (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
| Second level | Primary Bedroom Bedroom | 14x13 · 182 sqft 14x10 · 140 sqft |
| Main level | Bath (# pieces 1-6) Kitchen Living room/Dining room | 2 piece 14x13 · 182 sqft 19x10 · 190 sqft |
| Basement | Foyer Laundry room Family room | 12x6 · 72 sqft 12x10 · 120 sqft 14x7 · 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
456
Median list price
$400k
Price range
$1.4k – $4.3M
Typical build
1975
Average size
3,628 sqft
Where St. John's listings are priced
Every active list price in St. John's, grouped into bands.
List price, thousands of $ · 385 homes
View as table
| Price band ($) | Listings |
|---|---|
| <200 | 39 |
| 200–300 | 55 |
| 300–400 | 103 |
| 400–500 | 56 |
| 500–750 | 66 |
| 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
0.33 ha parcel
Elevation
34 m
0300 mmetres above sea level
Air quality now
1–3 band
110+AQHI 2 · Low risk · St. John's · updated 8:00 p.m.
Property tax
$2,773 / year
≈ $231 / month · assessment year 2026
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
27 places shown · 3 routes · OpenStreetMap · OSRM
- 5 min to downtown St. John's2.9 km
- 11 min to Memorial University6.5 km
- 17 min to Avalon Mall13 km
Schools 8
Groceries 5
Cafés 2
Parks 7
Bus stops 5
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
$297/mo
Est. winter heating (electricity) — about $890 for January through March.
Estimate — not an appraisal. electricity at 15.587¢/kWh (Newfoundland Power, eff. Jul 1 2026, pre-HST). 1,368 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: $124,045
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)$1,780
- Property taxfrom the feed$2,773
- Home insuranceest.estimate — NL range $700–$1,500/yr$1,100
× 5 years = $28,265
By down payment
| Down | Payment | 5-yr all-in | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | $1,836 | $141,442 | needs mortgage insurance (not modelled) |
| 10% | $1,740 | $135,643 | needs mortgage insurance (not modelled) |
| 20% | $1,546 | $124,045 | 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, posted2026-11-04 · 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 2026-11-04. 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 327 active
Priced at the 80th percentile of active St. John's homes
$256/sqft — city median $192/sqft.
Errand score
walk-time weighted
29
grocery 840 m, school 510 m
Nearest errand: St. Mary's Elementary (St. John's) (school) — 510 m, about 6 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.
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open data · 5 questions
- School within 1 km?Yes · 510 mSt. Mary's Elementary (St. John's)
- Grocery nearby?Yes · 840 mMarie's Mini Mart
- Bus stop?Yes · 730 mCraigmillar Avenue - # 142
- In the 100-year floodplain?No — outside itCity of St. John's flood map
- Zoning?R2 — R20.33 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
$1,639/mo
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Estimated monthly payment
$232/mo
Principal & interest $0 + property tax $232 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 | $232 | $2,773 |
| Expenses | $206 | $2,472 |
| 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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