1606 Charles St

Getting around Car-dependent

• 🚆 Whitby GO7 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 6 cafés and restaurants, 0 parks. Nearest grocery: Metro (750 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Sir William Stephenson Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 77%, math 27%15 min walk
• Whitby Shores Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 67%18 min walk
• St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 91%, math 38%1.7 km
• West Lynde Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 79%, math 35%1.8 km

Secondary

• Henry Street High School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 65%, literacy test 91%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 L1N

Owners / renters

73% / 27%

Median household income

$100,000

Average age

43

Children under 15

16%

Homes

59% detached, 12% high-rise

Commute by transit

7%

Population

49,649

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Urdu 0.9%, Tamil 0.7%, Spanish 0.5%, Mandarin 0.4%.

Flood and conservation Regulated area

This address is inside a conservation-authority regulated area (Central Lake Ontario Conservation): near a valley, stream, shoreline or wetland, where flooding or erosion can occur. New building, additions, pools or grading usually need a permit from the authority.

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

Safety

Crime Severity Index for Durham Region (Oshawa/Whitby/Ajax) police: 43 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

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