161 William Duncan Road 8

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Sheppard West Subway1.9 km
• 🚇 Downsview Park Subway2.0 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO2.0 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 17 cafés and restaurants, 4 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Selam Convenience and Grocery Store (700 m). Nearest park: Stanley Greene Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Downsview Public School11 min walk
• Ancaster Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 53%, math 41%12 min walk
• Blaydon Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 45%, math 45%14 min walk
• St. Norbert Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 57%14 min walk

Secondary

• Downsview Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 26%, literacy test 59%9 min walk
• Madonna Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 39%, literacy test 82%11 min walk
• Pierre Laporte Middle School1.8 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 · 400 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 · 400 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 · 400 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2022
  Draft Plan of Subdivision for 15 lots
  Application details
• 123 GARRATT BLVD · 400 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): 13 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Newmarket Subdivision)50 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

Building permits

• New Building · 2017 · Closed
  MODEL NAME "DPST01"
• New Building · 2017 · Closed
  MODEL NAME "DPST02"
• New Building · 2017 · Closed
  MODEL NAME "DPST03"
• New Building · 2017 · Closed
  MODEL NAME "DPST04"
• New Building · 2017 · Closed
  MODEL NAME "DPST01"

8 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

7 City street trees within 100 m, mostly elms. 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