166 Schell Avenue Lower

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Caledonia LRT10 min walk
• 🚇 Fairbank LRT13 min walk
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO2.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 22 cafés and restaurants, 6 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Terra Brazil Market (400 m). Nearest park: Eglinton Gilbert Parkette (600 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Fairbank Memorial Community School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 74%, math 55%12 min walk
• Fairbank Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 60%, math 16%16 min walk
• St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 71%, math 49%19 min walk
• St. John Bosco Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 57%1.2 km

Secondary

• York Memorial Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 35%, literacy test 65%1.5 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 M6E

Owners / renters

55% / 45%

Median household income

$82,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

14%

Homes

35% detached, 10% high-rise

Commute by transit

34%

Population

37,684

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 10.7%, Spanish 5.2%, Italian 3.5%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3.2%.

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 Briar Hill-Belgravia (2025): about the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles31% below average
• Shootings50% 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 5 active

• 680 CALEDONIA RD · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2024
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a four block, phased redevelopment containing 9 mixed-use midrise and tall buildings ranging…
  Application details
• 680 CALEDONIA RD · 300 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2024
  Proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision contains 6 blocks including one street and public park.The file is associated with OPA & Rezoning file 2024 242246 NNY 16 OZ.
  Application details
• 2116 EGLINTON AVE W · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2020
  INACTIVE Site Plan application for the proposal to permit a 9 storey building with 101 residential units including retail at grade. The proposal includes 23…
  Application details
• 755 CALEDONIA RD · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2018
  INACTIVE Proposal for 3 new Buildings: two self storage facilities and a 'design centre'.
  Application details
• 110 FAIRBANK AVE · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2017
  INACTIVE Proposed 3 storey building with a gym in the basement, offices on first through third floors, banquet hall on basement and first floor.
  Application details
• 2204 EGLINTON AVE W · 450 m
  Site Plan · Final Approval Completed · applied 2025
  Site Plan Control Application proposes the development of a 6-storey municipal shelter building containing a total of 36 sleeping rooms, comprising a mix of 1,…
  Application details

1 more within 500 m.

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 RM

Residential Multiple Dwelling (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

Trees

64 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