17 Arden Crescent upper

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Warden Subway12 min walk
• 🚇 Pharmacy LRT1.7 km
• 🚆 Scarborough GO2.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 6 cafés and restaurants, 7 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (750 m). Nearest park: Clairlea Park (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 40%7 min walk
• Regent Heights Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 33%8 min walk
• Victoria Park Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 100%, math 92%13 min walk
• Clairlea Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 30%13 min walk

Secondary

• W. A. Porter Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 61%, literacy test 89%9 min walk
• Gordon A Brown Middle School1.5 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 M1L

Owners / renters

51% / 49%

Median household income

$78,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

17%

Homes

27% detached, 34% high-rise

Commute by transit

35%

Population

35,833

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Bengali 8%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2.6%, Urdu 2.1%, Yue (Cantonese) 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 Clairlea-Birchmount (2025): 45% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault70% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft28% above average
• Robbery38% below average
• Theft from vehicles37% above average
• Shootings20% 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 1 active

• 3212 ST CLAIR AVE E · 300 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2020
  Development comprising of a new gas station with a retail building. The existing land is currently vacant.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 10 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 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

• Other · 2018 · Closed
  Proposed: Extension of a roof. To extend roof by 12 inches using 2x4 matching existing roof, 4inch wood screws and 4 inch tie on (extra…

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

40 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