Condo

The Spark

353 Gardner Street, Ottawa, ON

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Overview

Property Type

Condo

Price History

27 records

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Market Stats

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Steady

YoY change

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Avg days on market

Location & Walkability

Walk Score

—/100

Daily errands on foot

Transit Score

—/100

TTC, GO, subway access

Bike Score

—/100

Bike lanes & infrastructure

Neighbourhood in Ottawa

Vanier

family-friendly diverse community-focused

Vanier is a vibrant neighbourhood in Ottawa with a diverse community. It offers a mix of residential options and local amenities.

Median home price: $1,100,000 Median rent: $1,900 High school rating average: 5 Diverse population with 26.1% immigrants Close to parks and schools

Day to dayLivability

Schools near listings

out of 10 · averaged over 89 past and present listings

Fraser Institute ratings within 2 km of each listing, closer schools weighted more

Each score is an average over this area's own listings and is shown only where at least 5 of them carry one. Scores are reported by listing agents, not measured by HOMEH.

What it costsAffordability

Median asking price

$1,100,000

69% above Ottawa 54% above Ontario

In Vanier

$1,100,000

In Ottawa

$649,900

In Ontario

$715,000

Median monthly rent

$1,900/mo

24% below Ottawa 24% below Ontario

In Vanier

$1,900

In Ottawa

$2,500

In Ontario

$2,500

≈ 48.2 years

Of rent to match the purchase price

On the marketMarket snapshot

For sale

Median $1,100,000

Houses 1

For rent

Median $1,900

Recently sold

Recently leased

Market data as of 2026-10-15. Sold and leased figures are neighbourhood medians over the last 12 months, published only where at least 5 homes closed — never a single sale.

The honest readPros & cons

What people love

Strong community feel
Good access to schools
Affordable rent compared to city median
Diverse housing options

Keep in mind

Home prices are above city median
Higher renter strain percentage

The feel of the placeLifestyle

Daily life in Vanier is active with many local shops and parks. Residents enjoy a community-oriented atmosphere.

Great for first-time buyers renters families

Within the boundaryWhat's nearby

The boundary

1.1 km²

Every count and every census figure on this page was measured inside this line — not within a circle drawn around a centre point.

Parks

Playgrounds

Grocery stores

Restaurants

Cafés

Gyms

Pharmacies

Counted across all 1.1 km² of Vanier. From OpenStreetMap, as of 2026-10-12.

The schoolsWhich schools, and how they rate

4.8/10

Average rating of the 3 rated schools in this area

Elementary

Secondary

École élémentaire catholique Horizon-Jeunesse
Independent · French · Grades JK–6 · CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario
5.4/106.3 over 5 yrs
1,985th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
465 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Assumption Catholic Elementary School
Independent · Grades JK–6 · Ottawa CDSB
5.0/103.1 over 5 yrs
2,196th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
260 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Robert E. Wilson Public School
Public · Grades JK–6 · Ottawa-Carleton DSB
4.0/102.4 over 5 yrs
2,564th of 3,045 Ontario elementary schools
250 students · EQAO 2024-2025
Centre de traitement de jour
Public · French · Grades JK–6 · CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario
Not rated
Programme Intensif Le CAP
Public · French · Grades 9–12 · CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario
Not rated
Répit-Transit
Public · French · Grades JK–12 · CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario
Not rated

Ontario Ministry of Education school registry; ratings from the Fraser Institute report card. These are the schools that stand inside Vanier, not a catchment — most Ontario boards do not publish attendance boundaries, and we will not draw a line we cannot source. Confirm enrolment with the school board before you buy.

The peopleWho lives here

6,779

Population (2021)

1.0 km²

Area

6,817

People per km²

Median age

$55,126

Median income

28%

Own their home

1.9

People per household

3,810

Households

Every age

Children (under 15)10.7%
Working age (15–64)67.8%
Seniors (65+)21.5%

What is built here

Detached houses10.9%
Semi-detached0.9%
Townhouses2%
Duplexes7%
Low-rise apartments51.9%
High-rise apartments27.5%

Own or rent

28%Owners

72%Renters

Across 3,810 households

When it was built

Mostly 1961–1980

1960 or earlier36%
1961–198042%
1981–199013%
1991–20005%
2001–20051%
2006–20101%
2011–20151%
2016–20211%

Share of occupied homes, by the era they were built in. Bars are drawn against the busiest era, not against each other, because the eras are not the same length. The eight shares are unlikely to total exactly 100: Statistics Canada rounds each era's count to the nearest 5 before publishing it, so we print what the census reports rather than adjusting a figure to make the column add up.

26.1%
Born outside Canada: 24.2%
Hold a degree or higher: 48.5%
Employment rate: 21.5%
Commute by transit: 60.6%
Commute by car: 1.5
Children per family: $50,007
Median income after tax: $66,133
Average household income: 22.4%
Living on a low income: $1,100/mo
Renters pay, per month: $1,223/mo
Owners pay, per month: $385,504
Median home value at census: 38.2%
Renters spending 30%+ of income on housing: 12.8%
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing

Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021. Added up from 11 census areas inside the boundary. Medians and rates are a population-weighted average of dissemination-area figures.

Sources: HOMEH listings, Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, OpenStreetMap