217 Thames St S

Getting around Walkable

No subway, LRT or GO station within a short trip.

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 11 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Foodland (500 m). Nearest park: Yvonne Holmes Mott Memorial Park (50 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Royal Roads Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 63%12 min walk
• Harrisfield Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 50%16 min walk
• Laurie Hawkins Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 25%1.3 km
• St. Jude's School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 36%1.4 km

Secondary

• Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 49%, literacy test 74%1.3 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 N5C

Owners / renters

78% / 22%

Median household income

$89,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

18%

Homes

74% detached, 1% high-rise

Commute by transit

0%

Population

15,721

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Punjabi (Panjabi) 0.8%, Polish 0.1%, Spanish 0.1%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0.1%.

Safety

Crime Severity Index for Oxford (Ingersoll) (OPP): 40 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

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