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00 Birchview Road
Douro-Dummer Peterborough K0L 2H0

$249,000
Residential Freehold beds: 0 baths: 0.0

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Status:
Active
Prop. Type:
Residential Freehold
MLS® Num:
X12192694
A rare opportunity to build your dream home on prestigious Birchview Road! Well treed one acre lot offers a park-like setting with views over iconic Stoney Lake. Located on a municipally maintained and paved year round road with hydro at the lot line, only 15 minutes from the Village of Lakefield and 25 minutes to Peterborough. Watch the sun come up across the lake from your deck and take the kids fishing at dusk. Included in the purchase is a slip at Carveth's Marina! Municipal amenities in the heart of cottage country.
Property Type:
Residential Freehold
Property Sub Type:
Vacant Land
Lot Size:
.50-1.99
Depth:
147'8"
Frontage:
295'¼"
Lot Shape:
Rectangular
Direction Faces:
North
Bedrooms:
0
Bathrooms:
0.0
Water supply:
None
Kitchens:
0
Zoning:
Rural H
Garage:
None
Garage Spaces:
0.0
Parking Features:
None
Parking Spaces:
0
Total Parking Spaces:
0.0
Rural services:
Cable Available, Electricity To Lot Line, Garbage Pickup, Internet High Speed, Recycling Pickup, Telephone Available
Possession Details:
Immediate
Pool:
None
HST Applicable To Sale Price:
In Addition To
Taxes:
$600 / 2024
Assessment:
$- / -
Douro-Dummer
Douro-Dummer
Peterborough
Golf, Lake Access, Marina, School Bus Route, Wooded/Treed
None
Other
None
Utilities Cable:
Available
Utilities Telephone:
Available
Utilities Gas:
No
Utilities Hydro:
Available
Utilities Water:
No
Sewers:
No
Special Designation:
Other
Sewers:
None
Central Vacuum:
No
Seller Property Info Statement:
No
Date Listed:
Jun 03, 2025
Original Price:
Previous Price:
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Listed by ROYAL LEPAGE FRANK REAL ESTATE
Data was last updated June 7, 2025 at 06:15 AM (UTC)
Area Statistics
Listings on market:
11
Avg list price:
$219,900
Min list price:
$149,900
Max list price:
$998,000
Avg days on market:
43
Min days on market:
4
Max days on market:
422
These statistics are generated based on the current listing's property type and located in Douro-Dummer. Average values are derived using median calculations.
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