156 Heale Avenue

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚇 Kennedy Subway1.9 km
• 🚇 Ionview LRT2.2 km
• 🚆 Scarborough GO3 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 5 cafés and restaurants, 6 parks. Nearest grocery: Fu Yao Supermarket (800 m). Nearest park: Natal Park (550 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Norman Cook Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 57%6 min walk
• John A Leslie Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 38%8 min walk
• St. Theresa Shrine Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 50%14 min walk
• Corvette Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 71%, math 34%1.2 km

Secondary

• St. John Henry Newman Catholic High School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 45%, literacy test 81%16 min walk
• Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies18 min walk
• South East Year Round Alternative Centre1.2 km

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 1 active

• 3595 ST CLAIR AVE E · 350 m
  Plan of Subdivision · OMB Appeal · applied 2020
  Draft plan of subdivision to create 9 blocks and municipal streets comprising of one block for park uses and eight development blocks.
  Application details
• 3686 ST CLAIR AVE E · 350 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2023
  Draft plan of condominium approval for a 4 storey stacked condominium townhouse with a total of 17 units. There are 16 residential units (14 two bedroom units…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 13 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Kingston Subdivision)100 m

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.

4 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

41 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