17 Kestell Lane

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚆 Oriole GO2.7 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 6 cafés and restaurants, 7 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Galleria Marketplace (950 m). Nearest park: Laurentide Park (700 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Three Valleys Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 74%, math 69%3 min walk
• Cassandra Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 78%, math 53%13 min walk
• Miracle Montessori School Private16 min walk
• Norman Ingram Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 66%, math 69%1.3 km

Secondary

• Milne Valley Middle School16 min walk

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 M3A

Owners / renters

39% / 61%

Median household income

$85,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

15%

Homes

19% detached, 51% high-rise

Commute by transit

23%

Population

34,361

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 2.6%, Arabic 2%, Spanish 2%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 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 Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills (2025): about the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault32% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft36% above average
• Robberyabout 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

• 8 PARMBELLE CRES · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Refused · applied 2025
  Rezoning proposes four freehold townhouse dwellings on the Subject Property.
  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

• 🛣️ Don Valley Parkway500 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, including 2 new homes.

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

43 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