159 Wellesley St E

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Sherbourne Subway10 min walk
• 🚇 Wellesley Subway10 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO2.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 25 grocery stores, 243 cafés and restaurants, 28 parks, 33 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Rabba (50 m). Nearest park: Wellesley - Magill Park (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 43%1 min walk
• Winchester Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 57%6 min walk
• Church Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 45%7 min walk
• Rose Avenue Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 67%, math 14%8 min walk

Secondary

• Jarvis Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 34%, literacy test 80%2 min walk
• Msgr Fraser College - Isabella Campus Catholic6 min walk
• Native Learning Centre7 min walk

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 M4Y

Owners / renters

29% / 71%

Median household income

$62,400

Average age

39

Children under 15

4%

Homes

0% detached, 91% high-rise

Commute by transit

31%

Population

36,319

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 7.6%, Korean 1.5%, Spanish 1.3%, Iranian Persian 1%.

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

Major crime per resident in Cabbagetown-South St.James Town (2025): 26% above the Toronto average, down 8% from the year before.

• Assault40% above average
• Break and enter70% above average
• Auto theft59% below average
• Robbery85% above average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootingsnone reported

Crime Severity Index for Toronto police: 60 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

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

Development nearby 35 active

• 405 SHERBOURNE ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  Site Plan Control Application for a 35-storey (112.6) metre building (excluding mechanical penthouse) 25,069 square metres of residential gross floor area and…
  Application details
• 124 ISABELLA ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  To permit the construction of two buildings, with building heights of 56 and 60 storeys and approximately 1,362 dwelling units, and a POPS. The project retains…
  Application details
• 440 JARVIS ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 56-storey mixed-use building. The proposed building contains a total of 579 dwelling units, of which 36 are rental replacement units,…
  Application details
• 440 JARVIS ST · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 56-storey mixed-use building. The proposed building contains a total of 579 dwelling units, of which 36…
  Application details
• 81 ISABELLA ST · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  Zoning By-law Amendment for a 69-storey residential building, containing 647 dwelling units, including 48 replacement rental dwelling units.
  Application details
• 516 CHURCH ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2024
  Site Plan Approval for a 48 storey mixed use building and restoration to the heritage protected properties at 508-510 Church St. Approximately 4390 square…
  Application details

41 more within 500 m.

Rezoning, site plan, subdivision and condominium applications filed with the city.