Location, Location, Location! This updated and fully renovated all brick bungalow is nestled in a safe, quiet neighbourhood close to amenities in north Orillia. Driving into 5 Ward Ave, you'll find a peaceful community with local traffic only and a road hockey ready street with no sidewalks, offering plenty of parking with a large driveway and detached garage. As you enter through the covered front porch you'll be warmly greeted with a well maintained, easy to heat, fully renovated, move-in ready home. Starting with a lovely entrance with hangers and bench, followed by an open layout living room and dining room, that's been professionally painted and presents lots of natural light with hardwood flooring. A newly updated kitchen, with new appliances, new counter tops, sink and backsplash with tiled flooring! Also on the main floor, you'll find 3 clean bedrooms with a wonderful master bedroom and an updated 4 piece bathroom with tile flooring. Through the kitchen to the basement stairwell you'll find a convenient separate entrance leading to the back covered patio and fully fenced backyard, that offers tons of space for family and friend gatherings around the fire pit, with storage space for your tools in the back shed attached to the garage. Downstairs has been fully renovated, with a nice laundry space, open rec room with refrigerator and kitchenette, a clean 3 piece bathroom and a 4th bedroom & pot lights throughout. Cool down in the summers with its new AC/central air system installed 2023, and rest easy knowing the basement has had extensive waterproofing and foundation drainage system to sump pump updated and put in 2013. Book your showing today, while it lasts!