12 centre Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Finch Subway19 min walk
• 🚆 Old Cummer GO3.7 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 5 grocery stores, 43 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Khorak Supermarket (50 m). Nearest park: Centre Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Lillian Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 71%, math 60%14 min walk
• St. Paschal Baylon Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 52%17 min walk
• R J Lang Elementary and Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 78%, math 34%18 min walk
• Pleasant Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 44%1.4 km

Secondary

• Drewry Secondary School10 min walk
• Newtonbrook Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 39%, literacy test 98%11 min walk
• Avondale Secondary Alternative School12 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 M2M

Owners / renters

58% / 42%

Median household income

$81,000

Average age

45

Children under 15

10%

Homes

36% detached, 48% high-rise

Commute by transit

31%

Population

31,915

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 8.8%, Iranian Persian 8.3%, Korean 7.5%, Yue (Cantonese) 5.1%.

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 Newtonbrook East (2025): about the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assault28% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery23% below 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 14 active

• 5949 YONGE ST · 500 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2024
  Draft Plan of Condo Application to convert existing 118 residential co-ownership units into condominium units.
  Application details
• 22 ATHABASKA AVE · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposal for a 45-storey residential building with 544 residential units, having a gross floor area of 35,641 square metres. Proposed 228 parking space and 413…
  Application details
• 22 ATHABASKA AVE · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2022
  Proposal for a 43-storey residential building with 518 residential units, having a gross floor area of 30,642 square metres. The proposal includes 162 parking…
  Application details
• 33 CENTRE AVE · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  The development proposal consists of 146 units within four, 4-storey buildings. Blocks A, B and C front onto Centre Avenue with Block D in the south portion of…
  Application details
• 16 CENTRE AVE · 50 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposal for a 12-storey mid-rise building with 510 residential units and 388 parking spaces. The development includes 37,910 square metres of residentia GFA…
  Application details
• 10 NEWTON DR · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Control Application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for two 14-storey mixed-use buildings having a total gross floor area of 29.476…
  Application details

11 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 17 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 RD

Residential Detached (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 4 homes on the lot (multiplex)
• ✅ 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.

6 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

26 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. That’s fewer than 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