Old Oakville
Oakville Real Estate
Housing stock in Old Oakville: Georgian and Victorian heritage waterfront (~1830–1900), with modern estate rebuilds. CREA's townhouse benchmark for the Oakville Milton region covering Oakville is $702,800 (May 2026) — the index is published per board, not per neighbourhood.
Living in Old Oakville
Architectural era · Georgian and Victorian heritage waterfront (~1830–1900), with modern estate rebuilds
Old Oakville was founded in 1827 by William Chisholm and grew as a shipbuilding and shipping port at the mouth of Sixteen Mile Creek. The Downtown Oakville commercial strip and the lakefront residential streets preserve much of the original 19th-century character, and the area is anchored by the Erchless Estate (now the Oakville Museum). Real estate on the lakefront and in the streets immediately behind the main street routinely commands the highest prices in the western GTA outside Toronto proper.
Old Oakville scores.
Third-party walkability, transit, and cycling scores — neighbourhood-level snapshot from Walk Score. Scores are per-address in reality; treat these as a directional guide.
Walk Score
88
/ 100
Transit Score
66
/ 100
Bike Score
82
/ 100
Transit access
Oakville GO
GO Transit Lakeshore West
Downtown Oakville Bus Terminal
Oakville Transit + GO Bus
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Who buys here
Established wealth, corporate executives commuting to Toronto, and second-home buyers. Detached inventory turns slowly and holding periods are long.
On neighbourhood pricing: CREA publishes the MLS® Home Price Index per real estate board, not per neighbourhood, and IndiBrick does not currently license an MLS® feed — so we publish no median price, inventory count or days-on-market for Old Oakville specifically. For regional context, the Oakville Milton townhouse benchmark is $702,800 as of the May 2026 release. A licensed advisor can pull current Old Oakville listings and recent comparables from the MLS® on request.
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Old Oakville FAQ
What is Old Oakville in Oakville known for?
Old Oakville was founded in 1827 by William Chisholm and grew as a shipbuilding and shipping port at the mouth of Sixteen Mile Creek. The Downtown Oakville commercial strip and the lakefront residential streets preserve much of the original 19th-century character, and the area is anchored by the Erchless Estate (now the Oakville Museum). Real estate on the lakefront and in the streets immediately behind the main street routinely commands the highest prices in the western GTA outside Toronto proper.
What kind of homes are in Old Oakville?
Old Oakville's housing stock is predominantly georgian and victorian heritage waterfront (~1830–1900), with modern estate rebuilds. Buyers here are typically established wealth, corporate executives commuting to Toronto, and second-home buyers. Detached inventory turns slowly and holding periods are long.
What transit serves Old Oakville?
Old Oakville is served by Oakville GO (GO Transit Lakeshore West); Downtown Oakville Bus Terminal (Oakville Transit + GO Bus). Walk Score rates the neighbourhood 66/100 for transit access.
What do homes cost around Old Oakville?
CREA publishes the MLS® Home Price Index at the real estate board level, not per neighbourhood, so there is no published benchmark specific to Old Oakville. The townhouse benchmark for the Oakville Milton reporting region that covers Oakville is $702,800 as of the May 2026 release. Neighbourhood-level pricing varies substantially within any city — a licensed advisor can pull current Old Oakville inventory and recent comparables from the MLS® for you.
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