121 Preston Street

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Warden Subway1.6 km
• 🚆 Scarborough GO1.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 12 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Red Rose (700 m). Nearest park: Highview Park (450 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Birch Cliff Heights Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 52%8 min walk
• J G Workman Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 44%, math 19%8 min walk
• Cliffside Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 55%, math 9%13 min walk
• Danforth Gardens Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 69%, math 40%14 min walk

Secondary

• Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 35%, literacy test 72%15 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 M1N

Owners / renters

65% / 35%

Median household income

$90,000

Average age

43

Children under 15

15%

Homes

51% detached, 14% high-rise

Commute by transit

19%

Population

22,976

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Bengali 2.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 1%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1%, Mandarin 0.5%.

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 Birchcliffe-Cliffside (2025): about the Toronto average, up 6% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles31% above 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

No planning applications within 500 m in the last five years.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 12 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Kingston Subdivision)150 m

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

What can be built RS

Residential Semi-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

• New Building · 2022 · Revocation Pending
  Proposal to construct new 2 storey single family dwelling with integral garage, deck at rear, and basement walkout
• Demolition · 2022 · Revocation Pending
  Proposal to demolish existing 1 storey dwelling to construct a new 2 storey single family dwelling.

2 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 1 new home.

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, mostly maples. 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