1160 Dufferin Street

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Dufferin Subway7 min walk
• 🚇 Lansdowne Subway11 min walk
• 🚆 Exhibition GO3.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 11 grocery stores, 82 cafés and restaurants, 17 parks, 10 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Yu’s Fruit & Groceries (100 m). Nearest park: Dovercourt Park (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Anthony Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 79%, math 54%3 min walk
• Pauline Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 65%3 min walk
• St. Sebastian Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 69%4 min walk
• Dovercourt Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 73%, math 32%6 min walk

Secondary

• Bloor Collegiate Institute ALPHA Alternative School Secondary10 min walk
• St. Mary Catholic Academy Catholic · Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 45%, literacy test 86%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 M6H

Owners / renters

48% / 52%

Median household income

$83,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

12%

Homes

11% detached, 18% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

43,730

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 8.5%, Spanish 2.3%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.8%, Italian 1.4%.

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 Junction-Wallace Emerson (2025): about the Toronto average, down 9% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter22% above average
• Auto theft52% below average
• Robbery54% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings56% below 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 14 active

• 1141 BLOOR ST W · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Administrative Amendment to 22 129524 STE 09 SA.
• 1141 BLOOR ST W · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Administrative Amendment to 22 129491 STE 09 SA.
• 157 HALLAM ST · 500 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 4 residential units.
  Application details
• 1045 DUFFERIN ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 3-storey switchgear building for Toronto Hydro.
  Application details
• 1141 BLOOR ST W · 500 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for a 22-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 981.5 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 1141 BLOOR ST W · 500 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for a 33-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 3347.40 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of…
  Application details

13 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 5 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise Nothing major nearby

No highway within 500 m, rail line within 300 m, or airport flight path nearby.

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

What can be built R

Residential (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ Garden suite in the backyard
• ✅ Laneway suite, if the lot backs onto a lane

From Toronto’s Zoning By-law 569-2013 map. Lot size, setbacks and trees decide what actually fits; check with a planner before you buy.

Full lot check · Run the numbers

Building permits

No building permits at this address since 2014.

7 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 3 new homes.

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

37 City street trees within 100 m. That’s about the Toronto average of 42.

Trees on City boulevards only, not private yards or parks.

Internet High-speed

50/10 Mbps or faster available here by cable, fibre or DSL (the federal high-speed target).

From the federal broadband map. Check exact speeds and providers for the address.

Short-term rentals

Only in your principal residence (where you live). The entire home can be rented up to 180 nights a year; renting up to 3 bedrooms while you live there has no limit. Hosts register with the City and collect the 6% accommodation tax.

City rules