Bungalows in Oshawa

The largest supply sits south of King Street in Vanier, Lakeview and Donevan, where postwar builders put up small brick bungalows by the hundred, and along the older McLaughlin streets west of Park Road North. Raised bungalows from the sixties and seventies dominate the first phases of Centennial, Eastdale and Northglen. North of Taunton Road the style is rarer and mostly appears as a bungaloft on a newer street.

That turns on what you want from the lower level. A raised bungalow puts its basement half above grade, so the windows are large, the rooms feel like living space and a second unit is easier to fit. A standard bungalow sits lower and often has a deeper lot and a more private back yard. If a rental suite or an in-law space is part of the plan, the raised design usually wins.

Oshawa has no large gated adult community of the kind found in some Ontario towns, but bungalofts and smaller bungalows in Taunton, Kedron and Samac attract retirees who want one main floor near the shopping on Taunton Road. Some are freehold townhouse bungalows with a rear lane, so ask about any road fee. The team can also watch Rural Oshawa for a bungalow on a larger lot.