12A Kenmore Avenue

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Warden Subway1.3 km
• 🚇 Victoria Park Subway2.5 km
• 🚆 Scarborough GO1.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 12 cafés and restaurants, 6 parks, 1 pharmacy. Nearest grocery: Red Rose (400 m). Nearest park: Sadler Parkette (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• J G Workman Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 44%, math 19%3 min walk
• Danforth Gardens Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 69%, math 40%9 min walk
• Birch Cliff Heights Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 52%11 min walk
• St. Joachim Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 71%, math 25%17 min walk

Secondary

• Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 35%, literacy test 72%18 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 M1K

Owners / renters

50% / 50%

Median household income

$72,500

Average age

41

Children under 15

16%

Homes

29% detached, 45% high-rise

Commute by transit

36%

Population

48,175

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tamil 5%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4.3%, Bengali 4.1%, Yue (Cantonese) 2%.

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 Clairlea-Birchmount (2025): 45% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault70% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft28% above average
• Robbery38% below average
• Theft from vehicles37% above average
• Shootings20% above 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

• 468-480 DANFORTH RD · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2022
  Revised Proposal- May 6, 2024. The applicant is proposing a 12 Storey mixed used buildng with a total of 431 units and 6,000sq.ft of retail units. The owner…
  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 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Kingston Subdivision)200 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

Trees

27 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