17 Nesbitt Drive

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Broadview Subway1.8 km
• 🚇 Chester Subway2.0 km
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO5.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 3 cafés and restaurants, 11 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Loblaws (550 m). Nearest park: 66 Douglas Crescent Parkette (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Bennington Heights Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 74%3 min walk
• Whitney Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 88%14 min walk
• Rolph Road Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 88%15 min walk
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 80%1.3 km

Secondary

• Westwood 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 M4W

Owners / renters

56% / 44%

Median household income

$104,000

Average age

45

Children under 15

9%

Homes

18% detached, 63% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

15,296

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 2.8%, Iranian Persian 1%, Spanish 0.9%, Korean 0.8%.

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 Leaside-Bennington (2025): 43% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault72% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft32% above average
• Robbery86% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootingsnone reported

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

No planning applications within 500 m in the last five years.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 5 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Cosburn 1.6 km

Stations under construction or approved. Opening dates are the latest public estimates and often move.

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (North Toronto Subdivision)50 m

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

What can be built RD

Residential Detached.

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ 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.

1 permit 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

35 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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