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5461 Grouse Road
Courtenay · Single Family
- Beds
- 2
- Baths
- 1
- Sqft
- 1,065
- Built
- 2019
Listed by Royal LePage-Comox Valley (CV) · MLS® 1042575
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Forbidden Plateau! Built in 2019, this custom timber A-frame offers the perfect home base for anyone who loves an adventurous outdoor lifestyle. Nestled at the edge of Strathcona Park, you'll have endless mountain biking, hiking, and quadding trails right outside your door. Less than 25 minutes from town, the property is fully serviced with Hydro, water, septic, and internet. Recent upgrades include new well pump, pressure tank, generator inlet and EV charger. Soaring ceilings, gorgeous finishing, main floor living plus a second bedroom and a bright loft-style living space upstairs. After a day exploring the trails, unwind in the private hot tub on the back deck or gather around the fire pit under the stars. A Seacan provides secure storage for gear or workshop space. Forbidden Plateau Mountain Resort is just steps away (membership available), and popular swimming spots like Barber's Hole and Nymph Falls are close by. Full time living or a vacation getaway, the choice is yours!
Home facts
- Bedrooms
- 2
- Bathrooms
- 1 full
- Interior
- 1,065 sq ft
- Lot size
- 16,553 sq ft
- Year built
- 2019
- Parking
- 4
- Property type
- Single Family
- Fireplace
- 1
- Area
- Courtenay West
- Listed
- July 7, 2026
- Structure
- House
- PID
- 003-633-837
- Common interest
- Freehold
Highlights
- EV charging
- Hot tub
- High ceilings
Features and inclusions
- Heating
- Baseboard heaters, Electric
- Cooling
- None
- Parking
- RV, Electric Vehicle Charging Station(s)
- Lot
- Park setting, Other
Rooms and building
- Water
- Zoning
- Residential
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Monthly and upfront costs
Uses the posted 5-year rate (5.19%), 20% down and a 25-year amortization.
Monthly ownership costs
- Principal and interest
- $3,791
- Property tax
- $233/mo
- Home insurance
- $150/mo
- Estimated monthly total
- $4,175
Purchase snapshot
- List price
- $799,900
- Down payment
- $159,980 (20%)
- Estimated mortgage
- $639,920
Estimates only. They leave out utilities, upkeep and closing costs.
Borrowing costs
What money costs right now
The rates behind any payment estimate on this page.
- Prime rate
- 4.45%
- Variable mortgages are quoted against this.
- 5 year bond yield
- 3.68%
- Fixed mortgage pricing follows this.
- Policy rate
- 2.25%
- Set by the Bank of Canada.
These are benchmark rates, not mortgage quotes. Your rate depends on the lender, the term, and your file.
Source: Bank of Canada. As of 2026-09-29
Property tax
What the tax bill looks like
Municipal, regional, hospital and school rates combined.
- Estimated annual tax
- $4,326
- At 5.4086 per $1,000 of assessed value.
Estimated by applying the municipal rate to the asking price. Your actual bill is based on the BC Assessment value, which is set separately and usually differs from the sale price. Home owner grants are not included.
Source: Province of British Columbia, Local Government Statistics Schedule 702, 2026. As of 2026-01-01
Neighbourhood
Estimated travel times. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Climate
What the weather is like in Courtenay
Ten year average, 2016–2025.
- Average temperature
- 10.7°C
- Daily mean across the year.
- Yearly precipitation
- 1,152 mm
- On the drier side for BC.
- Yearly snowfall
- 48 cm
- Expect real winters.
- Bright sunshine
- 1,926 h
- Hours of sun a year, 1981–2010 average.
Averaged from the last ten complete years of Environment Canada observations at the nearest principal station, so it reflects the climate as it is now rather than a thirty year normal. Bright sunshine is the exception: it is no longer measured at these stations, so that figure is the long term average.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, monthly climate summaries
Land and hazards
What the maps say about this land
Provincial designations and mapped natural hazards at this location.
- Wildfire interface
- Low risk
- In a mapped wildland-urban interface zone. Affects insurance and FireSmart requirements.
Based on where this point falls in provincial map layers, not a site survey or a formal hazard assessment. Confirm with the municipality, a professional, and your insurer before relying on it.
Source: BC Geographic Warehouse (Agricultural Land Commission, BC Wildfire Service)
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