17 Squirewood Road

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Don Mills Subway17 min walk
• 🚇 Leslie Subway2.5 km
• 🚆 Old Cummer GO2.7 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 19 cafés and restaurants, 10 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: 大統華 T&T Supermarket (900 m). Nearest park: Van Horne Park (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 73%5 min walk
• Kingslake Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 68%, math 52%7 min walk
• Muirhead Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 45%, math 30%10 min walk
• Pleasant View Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 64%10 min walk

Secondary

• Woodbine Middle School12 min walk
• North East Year Round Alternative Centre13 min walk
• Georges Vanier Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 52%, literacy test 78%14 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 M2J

Owners / renters

51% / 49%

Median household income

$83,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

14%

Homes

16% detached, 63% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

61,761

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 9.9%, Yue (Cantonese) 4.5%, Iranian Persian 3%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2.4%.

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 Pleasant View (2025): 47% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault51% below average
• Break and enter52% below average
• Auto theft44% below average
• Robbery38% 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

• 188 FAIRVIEW MALL DR · 400 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2022
  Draft Plan of Condominium approval for a 24-storey building inclusive of 374 residential units. (SPA No. 18-189838 NNY 33 SA)
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 16 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Highway 40450 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

Trees

44 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