1276 Islington Avenue 906

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Islington Subway4 min walk
• 🚇 Royal York Subway19 min walk
• 🚆 Kipling GO1.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 33 cafés and restaurants, 7 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Apna Food Bazaar (250 m). Nearest park: Tom Riley Park (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Islington Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 41%3 min walk
• Filipok Russian Junior School5 min walk
• Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 75%9 min walk
• Kingsway College School Private17 min walk

Secondary

• Etobicoke Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 73%, literacy test 90%6 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 L6W

Owners / renters

61% / 39%

Median household income

$87,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

15%

Homes

45% detached, 29% high-rise

Commute by transit

12%

Population

23,547

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Punjabi (Panjabi) 7.4%, Portuguese 1.6%, Urdu 1.4%, Hindi 1.1%.

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 Islington (2025): 28% below the Toronto average, down 24% from the year before.

• Assault49% below average
• Break and enter55% above average
• Auto theft24% below average
• Robbery50% below average
• Theft from vehicles32% below 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 12 active

• 1243 ISLINGTON AVE · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed 61-storey mixed use building.
  Application details
• 1276 ISLINGTON AVE · 0 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed infill development of a 35-storey, 25,700.63 square-metre, purpose-built rental building containing 375 residential units, and 262 parking spaces…
  Application details
• 1243 ISLINGTON AVE · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2025
  Application to amend the Zoning By-law at 1243 Islington Avenue to permit a 61 storey (191-metre, excluding mechanical penthouse), comprising 702 dwelling…
  Application details
• 4875 DUNDAS ST W · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2024
  Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 45-storey mixed use building with a 4-storey podium. The proposal includes a total…
  Application details
• 25 MABELLE AVE · 250 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2022
  Proposal to redevelop the site with a 49 storey mixed use building containing 79 square metres of retail gross floor area, 580 residential condominium units…
  Application details
• 4894 DUNDAS ST W · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Application reflecting Settlement Proposal to permit a 25-storey residential tower with at-grade retail use for OZ/OPA File No. 22 139836 WET 03 OZ.
  Application details

12 more within 500 m.

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 (Galt Subdivision)200 m

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

Building permits

• Multiple Projects · 2022 · Closed
  Design of compensating measures for the dead-end corridors that do not meet the OFC retrofit requirements of Section 9.6.
• Alternative Solution · 2019 · Approved
  There are dead-end sections in the corridor serving residential suites that do not comply with the prescriptive requirements OFC retrofit…
• Other · 2018 · Inspection
  Proposal for concrete repairs to the roof slab to the hydro vault structure located on the basement level of the existing apartment…
• Garage Repair/Reconstruction · 2018 · Permit Issued
  Proposal for concrete repairs to underground parking garage.

4 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years.

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

Trees

43 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