12 Longwood Drive Basement

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Leslie Subway2.4 km
• 🚆 Oriole GO1.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 20 cafés and restaurants, 6 parks, 1 pharmacy. Nearest grocery: Longo's (650 m). Nearest park: Longwood Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Denlow Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 91%, math 96%6 min walk
• Miracle Montessori School Private14 min walk
• Rippleton Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 76%, math 79%14 min walk

Secondary

• École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé French15 min walk
• York Mills Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 81%, literacy test 96%17 min walk
• Windfields Junior High School17 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 M3B

Owners / renters

77% / 23%

Median household income

$121,000

Average age

46

Children under 15

14%

Homes

60% detached, 30% high-rise

Commute by transit

13%

Population

12,880

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 9.5%, Yue (Cantonese) 3.8%, Iranian Persian 2.6%, Korean 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 Banbury-Don Mills (2025): 21% below the Toronto average, down 6% from the year before.

• Assault47% below average
• Break and enter31% above average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery29% above average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootingsabout 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 2 active

• 1855 LESLIE ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  The Site Plan Control Application proposes the development of three retail commercial buildings with a total gross floor area of 4,071 square metres and a…
  Application details
• 800 YORK MILLS RD · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Proposed redevelopment of the existing Petro Canada gas station located at 800 York Mills Rd. The redevelopment includes the construction of new gas pumps and…
  Application details
• 52 SCARSDALE RD · 500 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2022
  Draft Plan of Standard Condominium for 29 industrial units.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 12 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

Trees

66 City street trees within 100 m, mostly pines. That’s more 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