430 Essa Rd

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚆 Allandale Waterfront GO3.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 5 cafés and restaurants, 3 parks, 1 pharmacy. Nearest grocery: Food Basics (850 m). Nearest park: Harvie Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Trillium Woods Elementary Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 56%8 min walk
• Holly Meadows Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 48%16 min walk
• Ferndale Woods Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 76%, math 65%1.7 km
• St. Bernadette Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 81%, math 27%1.9 km

Secondary

• École secondaire Roméo-Dallaire French
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 66%, literacy test 91%2.2 km
• St. Joan of Arc Catholic High School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 49%, literacy test 86%2.2 km
• Innisdale Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 56%, literacy test 88%2.3 km

EQAO: share of students meeting the provincial standard (2024–25). Ontario average: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 51%; Gr 9 math 55%; literacy test 83%.

Closest schools, not school zones. Check which school serves this address with the school board before relying on it.

Who lives here postal area L9J

Owners / renters

64% / 36%

Median household income

$84,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

14%

Homes

28% detached, 13% high-rise

Commute by transit

3%

Population

2,272

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Russian 2%, Urdu 1.3%, Polish 0.7%, Persian (Farsi) 0.7%.

Flood and conservation No mapped hazard

Not inside a mapped flood plain or regulated area.

Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.

Safety

Crime Severity Index for Barrie police: 59 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

Police-reported figures for the whole police service area, not this street. Rates use the area’s resident population.