159 Spalding Road

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Wilson Subway1.7 km
• 🚇 Sheppard West Subway2.0 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO2.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 24 cafés and restaurants, 6 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Correct African Food Market (300 m). Nearest park: Ancaster Park (500 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Ancaster Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 53%, math 41%6 min walk
• St. Norbert Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 57%9 min walk
• Downsview Public School13 min walk
• Blaydon Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 45%, math 45%1.3 km

Secondary

• Madonna Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 39%, literacy test 82%9 min walk
• Downsview Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 26%, literacy test 59%9 min walk
• Yorkdale Secondary School1.6 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 M3K

Owners / renters

59% / 41%

Median household income

$88,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

15%

Homes

47% detached, 1% high-rise

Commute by transit

27%

Population

7,865

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6%, Italian 5.9%, Spanish 4%, Portuguese 2.1%.

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 Downsview (2025): about the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft48% above average
• Robbery60% above average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootingsabout 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 4 active

• 123 GARRATT BLVD · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Removal of the holding symbol "(H)" applied by Zoning By-law 707-2024. The proposed development consists of a temporary sports facility comprising of an open…
  Application details
• 123 GARRATT BLVD · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2022
  District plan, zoning by-law amendment and draft plan of subdivision applications for Taxiway District, which comprises 40.7 hectares (100.7 acres) of land…
  Application details
• 123 GARRATT BLVD · 250 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2022
  Draft Plan of Subdivision for 15 lots
  Application details
• 123 GARRATT BLVD · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2021
  The City of Toronto adopted Official Plan Amendment 716 (Downsview Secondary Plan) on June 27, 2024. A statutory public meeting was held at the Planning and…
  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 (Newmarket 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.

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

42 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