Old Ottawa South

At a glance

A quiet, established neighbourhood between the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River, south of the Glebe. Detached and semi-detached homes dominate, with a village-like strip on Bank Street, plenty of parks and one of the city's lowest reported crime rates.

Median home value

$919K

2021 census, owner estimate · city $620K

Residents

7,500

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 6,704 at the 2021 census

Households renting

25%

city 36%

Households in condos

5%

city 16%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $919K in the 2021 census, 48% above the Ottawa median of $620K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
• 25% of households rent, well below the 36% city-wide.
• The median monthly rent is about $1,678, and about 15% of households spent 30% or more of their income on housing in 2021.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 6,704 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of households by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 6,704 at the 2021 census.

Daily errands on foot¹

Places within the neighbourhood or a 5-minute walk of its edge, compared with the typical neighbourhood in Ottawa.

Supermarkets

5

city median 2

Cafés and bakeries

15

city median 9

Pharmacies and clinics

11

city median 10

Playgrounds and dog parks

17

city median 34

Upfront closing costs²

Ontario charges a tiered land transfer tax, up to 2.5% on the part of a home over $2 million. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the 2021 census home-value estimate, and today's prices are higher, so the real bill will be larger.

Ontario land transfer tax

$14,860

on $919K

Typical apartment rent nearby³

Old Ottawa South sits in CMHC's Glebe/Old Ottawa South survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,339

+$7 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,778

+$185 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$2,073

+$157 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$2,146

+$56 vs metro average

How it's changing

Ottawa doesn't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.

Safety⁴

Reported incidents in 2025 (the latest full year Ottawa Police publish by location), per 1,000 residents, compared with the median of 105 Ottawa neighbourhoods.

Reported crime

5.1

per 1,000 · below the 7.9 median

Violent crime

2.2

per 1,000 · median 5.1

Property crime

2.8

per 1,000 · median 2.8

• Reported crime runs about 35% below the median Ottawa neighbourhood: 5.1 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 7.9.
• The most common reported crime is break and enter, 47% of the total. 56% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has fallen since 2021: 34 reported incidents in 2025 versus 46 in 2021.

Reported crime by year