Marchwood-Lakeside is the original name for the Kanata Lakes area of Kanata North, north of Highway 417 between Terry Fox Drive and Beaverbrook and south of Morgan’s Grant — and its defining feature is water: a series of landscaped ponds and green corridors run through the community, giving it a softer, more parklike feel than the denser streets closer to Centrum.
By Jason Polonski, REALTOR® with Right at Home Realty in Kanata, with 15+ years of helping hundreds of buyers and sellers across Ottawa. Last updated October 2026.
See also: our Kanata real estate guide.
Compare it with other areas in our guide to the best neighbourhoods in Kanata.
What Is Marchwood-Lakeside Like?
Marchwood-Lakeside was master-planned on the last of developer William Teron’s Kanata land holdings, around what became the Kanata Golf & Country Club, which closed in 2025 and is now being redeveloped for housing. The first homes went up in the late 1980s and construction continued into the early 2000s, which puts its housing stock a generation newer than Beaverbrook or Katimavik but more established than the newest builder phases in South March and Kanata North. The community takes its name seriously — landscaped stormwater management ponds double as neighbourhood amenities, with walking paths and green space woven between residential streets rather than tacked on at the edges.
Housing here is predominantly detached two-storey singles, with a mix of townhome product along the community’s edges. Lot sizes and architectural styles are fairly consistent within each phase, which makes comparables relatively straightforward once you know which section of the community a home sits in.
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Who Is Marchwood-Lakeside Best For?
This community works well for families who want more green space and a quieter, water-adjacent setting without giving up proximity to Kanata’s amenities and tech-sector commute. It’s a natural step for buyers moving up from Beaverbrook or Katimavik who want a newer build but aren’t ready to pay South March or brand-new-construction pricing. It’s less suited to buyers specifically chasing walkability to Kanata Centrum’s retail strip — Marchwood-Lakeside is a short drive rather than a walk from the main commercial hub.
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What Schools and Amenities Are Near Marchwood-Lakeside?
Marchwood-Lakeside falls within the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and Ottawa Catholic School Board catchments serving Kanata North — confirm exact school assignments directly with the boards. For commuting, the community sits within reasonable reach of both Terry Fox Drive and March Road, giving flexible routes toward Highway 417 and the tech corridor. OC Transpo services the area with routes connecting toward the Kanata Transitway.
Recreationally, the pond and pathway network is the community’s own backyard amenity, and residents are a short drive from the Kanata Recreation Complex for organized sport and swimming. Kanata’s continued population growth over the past decade is documented in Statistics Canada’s census data, which tracks with the steady development pace seen across Kanata North.
Schools serving Kanata Lakes and Marchwood-Lakeside include W. Erskine Johnston Public School (JK to Grade 8), Kanata Highlands Public School, St. Gabriel School, Georges Vanier School, Earl of March Secondary School and All Saints Catholic High School. Recent listings here have included homes on Kanata Avenue, Goldridge Drive, Winterset Road, Huntsville Drive and Robson Court. Confirm the designated school for a specific address with the board.
What Should You Inspect in a Marchwood-Lakeside Home?
Most homes in Marchwood-Lakeside were built between the late 1980s and the early 2000s. That puts many of them in the window where the original systems are reaching the end of their life, and where a few materials from that era need a closer look.
Plumbing. Polybutylene, or Poly-B, water piping was used in Canadian homes from the late 1970s into the 1990s. It’s usually grey and flexible, and some insurers limit coverage or charge more for homes that still have it. If a home here has Poly-B, factor the cost of replacing it into your offer rather than discovering it after closing.
Roof and windows. Asphalt shingles typically last about 20 to 25 years, so many homes here are on their second roof. Ask the seller for the date and the invoice. Original windows from this era often show failed seals, which you’ll see as fogging between the panes.
Heating, cooling and electrical. A furnace or air conditioner from the early 2000s is at or near the end of its expected life. Check the electrical panel too. If you’re planning to add an EV charger, a heat pump or a basement suite, you need to know whether the existing service can carry it or needs an upgrade. With my background in the electrical trades, this is one of the first things I look at.
Radon. Health Canada recommends that every home be tested for radon, a naturally occurring gas found at elevated levels in parts of the Ottawa area. A long-term test takes at least three months, so if you’re buying, plan to test after you move in and budget for mitigation if the result comes back high.
Grading around the ponds. Homes backing onto the stormwater ponds are some of the most sought-after in the community. On those lots I look closely at the grading, the sump pump and any signs of past water in the basement.
None of these are reasons to avoid the area. They’re the reason a Marchwood-Lakeside home with updated systems is worth more than one without, and why comparing the two on price alone can be misleading.
The redevelopment of the former Kanata Golf & Country Club, next door in Heritage Hills, will also bring new homes and construction traffic to the area over the next few years.
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What Do Homes for Sale in Marchwood-Lakeside Cost?
Market snapshot, October 2026: MLS® area 9007 (Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills), which includes Marchwood-Lakeside, had 62 active for-sale listings on the MLS® System when this page was last updated. Detached homes (29 listings) were asking between $699,000 and $3,299,000, with a median asking price of about $1,220,000. Townhomes (26 listings) were asking between $439,900 and $989,900, with a median of about $703,363. These are asking prices from the live listing feed, not sold prices. For what homes have actually sold for on a specific street, I pull recent sold comparables directly.
Marchwood-Lakeside’s resale pricing typically tracks between the more established inner-Kanata communities and the newer South March and Kanata North builds — a reflection of its late-1980s-to-2000s construction and its parklike, pond-adjacent lots, which carry a premium over comparable homes without that setting. The Ottawa Real Estate Board publishes monthly resale statistics for the broader market; for pricing specific to a Marchwood-Lakeside street, I pull current sold comparables directly, factoring in proximity to a pond or green corridor, which can meaningfully move a home’s value in this community. See what your home is worth to start that process.
How Can Jason Help You Buy or Sell in Marchwood-Lakeside?
Homes in this community are old enough now that original mechanical systems — furnaces, roofs, and in some cases windows — are approaching or past their expected service life, which is exactly the kind of thing my trades background catches during a walkthrough before it becomes a surprise at inspection. I look at panel capacity, roof condition, and grading around those ponds the same way a home inspector will.
If you’re moving up from an older Kanata community into Marchwood-Lakeside, or selling here to move further into Kanata North, I coordinate the buy-sell timing so you’re never exposed to two mortgages at once — see buying and selling at the same time. Sellers can review exactly what comes off the top at closing on my cost of selling page, and I offer a 1% listing commission on the final sold price. Buyers should also factor in Ontario’s land transfer tax and confirm current mortgage requirements through CMHC before setting a budget for this community.
For the wider Kanata North context, see Kanata North, and for the full Kanata picture, start at the Kanata real estate guide.
Next door, see our guides to Heritage Hills and Minto’s Arcadia.
Frequently Asked Questions About Marchwood-Lakeside
Its landscaped ponds and green corridors are woven through the community, built from the late 1980s into the early 2000s in Kanata North, between Terry Fox Drive and Beaverbrook.
Mostly detached two-storey singles, with some townhome product along the community’s edges, built predominantly from the late 1980s into the early 2000s.
Not typically — it’s a short drive rather than a walk to Kanata’s main retail hub, though the community has its own pond and pathway network as a local amenity.
Homes directly backing onto a pond or green corridor generally command a premium over comparable homes elsewhere in the community — an accurate comparative market analysis should account for this when pricing a home here.
Because pond proximity and lot position vary significantly within the community, an automated online estimate isn’t reliable — see what your home is worth for a comparative market analysis using current sold comparables.
Polybutylene, or Poly-B, is a grey, flexible water piping used in Canadian homes from the late 1970s into the 1990s. Some insurers limit coverage or charge more for homes that still have it, so factor the cost of replacement into your offer.
Yes. Health Canada recommends testing every home for radon, and elevated levels are found in parts of the Ottawa area. A long-term test takes at least three months, so most buyers test after moving in and budget for mitigation if the result is high.
Yes. Marchwood-Lakeside is the original name for the Kanata Lakes area, and the real estate board lists it with Heritage Hills as area 9007 (Kanata Lakes/Heritage Hills).
