8 Covington Rd

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Lawrence West Subway1.2 km
• 🚇 Yorkdale Subway1.4 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO5.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 5 grocery stores, 18 cafés and restaurants, 6 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Metro (150 m). Nearest park: Woburn Park (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Bais Yaakov Elementary School Private2 min walk
• Mesorah Montessori School Private5 min walk
• Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 79%, math 26%8 min walk
• Ledbury Park Elementary and Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 51%13 min walk

Secondary

• Bnos Bais Yaakov High School of Toronto8 min walk
• Bais Yaakov High School Private9 min walk
• John Polanyi Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 37%, literacy test 72%12 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 M6A

Owners / renters

41% / 59%

Median household income

$72,500

Average age

40

Children under 15

16%

Homes

16% detached, 34% high-rise

Commute by transit

35%

Population

22,380

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7%, Spanish 2.5%, Portuguese 2.3%, Italian 1.8%.

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 Englemount-Lawrence (2025): 32% below the Toronto average, up 10% from the year before.

• Assault30% below average
• Break and enter28% below average
• Auto theft34% below average
• Robbery42% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings206% above average

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 3 active

• 490 LAWRENCE AVE W · 50 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Zoning By-law Amendment proposing seven 12 to 40-storey mixed-use towers and a 6-storey mid-rise building. 2,693 dwelling units are proposed with two levels of…
  Application details
• 425 LAWRENCE AVE W · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2021
  Zoning Bylaw Amendment application is to construct a two-storey vertical addition and rear four-storey addition with five rental dwelling units, for a total of…
  Application details
• 425 LAWRENCE AVE W · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Site Plan application associated for rezoning application 21 137662 NNY 08 OZ. The application is to construct a two-storey vertical addition and rear…
  Application details

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