157 Darlingside Drive Basement

Getting around Car-dependent

• 🚆 Rouge Hill GO4.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 0 cafés and restaurants, 2 parks. Nearest park: Grey Abbey Park (750 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• École élémentaire Académie Alexandre-Dumas French8 min walk
• Joseph Brant Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 60%, math 28%10 min walk
• William G Miller Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 91%, math 45%16 min walk
• St. Malachy Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 46%18 min walk

Secondary

• Maplewood High School1.7 km
• Jack Miner Senior Public School1.7 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 M1E

Owners / renters

63% / 37%

Median household income

$82,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

16%

Homes

37% detached, 34% high-rise

Commute by transit

26%

Population

48,033

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tamil 3.1%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3%, Bengali 2.3%, Urdu 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 West Hill (2025): 39% above the Toronto average, down 8% from the year before.

• Assault73% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft34% below average
• Robbery25% above average
• Theft from vehicles84% above average
• Shootings94% 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

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): 21 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 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.

3 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

39 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