About Oakville's Old Oakville

Travel south on Trafalgar Road from the Queen Elizabeth Way and you will enter into Old Oakville, an area of character homes on mature tree lined streets. Many historic homes are located between Lakeshore Road and the shores of Lake Ontario. Downtown Oakville offers upscale boutiques, world class restaurants, century old churches, cosy cafes, Oakville Harbour and much more. The price of real estate in Old Oakille ranges from $500,000 + to multi - million dollars. Most of the homes in Old Oakville are older detached but there is also a selection of upscale townhomes and condos. Because this area is one of the more expensive in Oakville to live in, there are very few first time buyer homes available. Public schools located in this area are Brantwood and New Central. MacLachlan College is an independent private school providing education from Junion Kindergarten to Grade 12. Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital is located on Reynolds Street. Many century homes in this area feature plaques as proof of their historic value. Theatre goers will enjoy the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts which is next door to the Oakille Centennial Library and Pool. Part of the charm of Old Oakville is the proximity to the downtown core, the GO Station, and the stately homes on beautiful, mature lots.

Oakville Ontario (Old Oakville) for the month of September 2008 - Year To Date home prices in Old Oakville as a whole are up 18.29% over this time last year. The average sold price in Old Oakville was $630,200 for the month, down 11.1% from Sept. 2007 at $708,741. On an average, sellers in Old Oakville are getting 97% of their asking price. The average days on the market for homes in Old Oakville is 60, and 5 homes sold this month in Old Oakville, down 58.3% from Sept 2007 at 12 homes sold.

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Barry Quine

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