
447 MELVIN Avenue
Hamilton, Ontario
6 bed • 2 bath • Single Family
Welcome to 447 Melvin Ave - a bright, spacious, and versatile home offering nearly 2000 sq ft of living space with endless potential to customize, renovate, or reimagine to suit your lifestyle or investment goals. Generously featuring 4+2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a separate side entrance to a finished in-law suite, this property is suitable for multigenerational living, first-time home buyers, investors, or those exploring duplex conversion potential (subject to city approval). This move-in-ready home is the perfect balance of comfort, and opportunity -- turnkey enough to enjoy immediately, while still offering incredible upside for those looking to add value over time. The bright and functional layout includes original hardwood floors and a flexible unfinished room on the main level that could easily serve as an additional bedroom, office, recreation room, dining space, studio, or family room--the possibilities are endless. The lower-level in-law suite offers 2 bedrooms, high ceilings, an egress window, and private access, creating excellent potential for multi-generational living or future supplemental income. Conveniently situated directly across from Hillcrest Elementary School and close to parks, transit, The Centre on Barton, and immediate highway access to the Red Hill, this R1-zoned property presents a rare opportunity to create value in Hamilton’s growing east end. Move in, invest, renovate. A true blank canvas -- make it your own.
Price History
Schools
Elementary
- Hillcrest Elementary Public School0.2 km
Public · Hamilton-Wentworth DSB · 480 students
Grade 3 reading: 49% met the provincial standard · Grade 6 math: 16% met the provincial standard
- Parkdale School1 km
Public · Hamilton-Wentworth DSB · 305 students
Grade 3 reading: 77% met the provincial standard
- St. Eugene Catholic Elementary School1.5 km
Catholic · Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB · 620 students
Grade 3 reading: 76% met the provincial standard · Grade 6 math: 45% met the provincial standard
Secondary
- Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School1.4 km
Public · Hamilton-Wentworth DSB · 790 students
Grade 10 literacy: 56% met the provincial standard
- Glendale Secondary School1.8 km
Public · Hamilton-Wentworth DSB · 1260 students
Grade 10 literacy: 78% met the provincial standard
- St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School3.4 km
Catholic · Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB · 1640 students
Grade 10 literacy: 90% met the provincial standard
Straight-line distance. Nearby schools are not necessarily the assigned schools — confirm catchment with the school board. Scores are EQAO provincial test results for 2024-2025.
Community
Postal area L8H
- Population
- 26,187
- Private dwellings
- 11,792
- Median age
- 40
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $70,000
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, catalogue 98-401-X2021013. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Local market
Single Family in Hamilton · last 12 months
- Median sold price
- $682,500
- Homes sold
- 4,995
- Median days on market
- 27
- Sale-to-list price
- 97.1%
Based on 4,995 recorded sales of single family properties in Hamilton over the last 12 months.
Location
Mortgage Calculator
$96,980
Estimated Monthly Payment
$2,382
Investment Analysis
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Mortgage: $2,382/mo (20% down, 5.5%)
Taxes: $0/mo · Insurance: $121/mo
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