1566 Avenue Road 201

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Lawrence Subway19 min walk
• 🚇 Avenue LRT2.2 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO6.0 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 15 cafés and restaurants, 10 parks, 1 pharmacy. Nearest grocery: Pusateri's Fine Foods (100 m). Nearest park: Glengarry Park (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• John Wanless Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 79%11 min walk
• John Ross Robertson Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 72%13 min walk
• Ledbury Park Elementary and Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 51%14 min walk
• Mesorah Montessori School Private15 min walk

Secondary

• Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 88%, literacy test 96%8 min walk
• Bais Yaakov High School Private10 min walk
• Glenview Senior Public School11 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 M5M

Owners / renters

76% / 24%

Median household income

$164,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

19%

Homes

65% detached, 10% high-rise

Commute by transit

17%

Population

25,495

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 1.6%, Iranian Persian 1%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1%, Spanish 0.8%.

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 Bedford Park-Nortown (2025): 43% below the Toronto average, down 42% from the year before.

• Assault70% below average
• Break and enter32% above average
• Auto theft33% below average
• Robbery24% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout 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 2 active

• 1451 AVENUE RD · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2024
  Site Plan Control Application to permit a 1-storey (16.5m) tall air supported dome structure to house artificial turf soccer fields. A surface vehicular pick…
  Application details
• 1648 AVENUE RD · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Site Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications for a proposed redevelopment of the site to permit a 9-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential…
  Application details
• 250 LAWRENCE AVE W · 250 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2022
  Draft Plan of Condominium to permit a 9-storey condominium with 173 dwelling units and three levels of underground parking garage.
  Application details
• 1648 AVENUE RD · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2021
  Zoning By-law amendment and Site Plan application for a proposed redevelopment of the site to permit an 8-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 9 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 CR

Commercial Residential (with a site-specific exception).

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

• Interior Alterations · 2020 · Inspection
  Proposal for interior alterations to existing residential unit 201 and 204 on second floor of existing multi unit residential building.

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

97 City street trees within 100 m. 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