St. James Lofts

Getting around Walkable

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

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 14 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Sobeys (600 m). Nearest park: Merritton Lions Park (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Theresa Catholic Elementary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 94%, math 76%9 min walk
• Ferndale Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 66%13 min walk
• Applewood Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 88%16 min walk
• Burleigh Hill Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 87%17 min walk

Secondary

• Royal Imperial Collegiate of Canada Private3 min walk
• Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 71%, literacy test 91%1.3 km
• Denis Morris Catholic High School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 50%, literacy test 92%1.9 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 L2P

Owners / renters

64% / 36%

Median household income

$71,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

16%

Homes

51% detached, 4% high-rise

Commute by transit

3%

Population

15,128

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 1.4%, Arabic 0.6%, Polish 0.5%, Mandarin 0.5%.

Flood and conservation No mapped hazard

Not inside a mapped flood plain or regulated area in Niagara Peninsula Conservation’s mapping.

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

Safety

Crime Severity Index for Niagara Region (St. Catharines) police: 54 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

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