850 Steeles Ave W

Getting around Walkable

• 🚆 Downsview Park GO4.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 11 cafés and restaurants, 7 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: FreshCo (150 m). Nearest park: Lakehurst Park (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Rockford Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 35%11 min walk
• Westminster Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 28%12 min walk
• Louis-Honore Frechette Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 63%12 min walk
• E. J. Sand Public School13 min walk

Secondary

• Fisherville Senior Public School16 min walk
• North West Year Round Alternative Centre16 min walk
• St. Elizabeth Catholic High School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 59%, literacy test 92%1.4 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 L4J

Owners / renters

85% / 15%

Median household income

$115,000

Average age

44

Children under 15

15%

Homes

56% detached, 26% high-rise

Commute by transit

10%

Population

75,120

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Russian 8.2%, Mandarin 4.1%, Korean 3%, Iranian Persian 2.6%.

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 York Region police: 50 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

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

Development nearby 6 active

• 6200 BATHURST ST · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of two residnetial towers, 43-storey and 39-storeys. A total of 1,021 residential units are proposed, being…
  Application details
• 6030 BATHURST ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2020
  INACTIVE Site Plan application for the proposal to permit a 26 storey residential building with two townhouse blocks. The proposed residential building would…
  Application details
• 25 FISHERVILLE RD · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2019
  Site Plan Application for the proposed development that comprises of 2 additional apartment buildings on the site, to be located north (21 storeys) and south…
  Application details
• 765 STEELES AVE W · 500 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2019
  To amend the Zoning By-laws to permit the construction of a 27-storey residential building containing 296 dwelling units, while retaining the existing…
  Application details
• 6030 BATHURST ST · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2017
  Zoning Bylaw Amendment application to permit a 26 storey residential building with three townhouse blocks. The proposed residential building would contain a…
  Application details
• 5 FISHERVILLE RD · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2016
  Proposal to permit 29-storey and 26 storey residential buildings joined by a 1, 2, 4 and 6 storey podium at the northeast corner of the site (Buildings B and…
  Application details

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