18 Herne Hill

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Islington Subway1.5 km
• 🚇 Royal York Subway1.6 km
• 🚆 Kipling GO2.7 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 5 cafés and restaurants, 13 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Loblaws (500 m). Nearest park: Hilldowntree Parkette (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Kingsway College School Private5 min walk
• Humber Valley Village Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 65%12 min walk
• Filipok Russian Junior School17 min walk
• Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 75%1.2 km

Secondary

• Etobicoke Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 73%, literacy test 90%16 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 M9A

Owners / renters

51% / 49%

Median household income

$93,000

Average age

44

Children under 15

13%

Homes

32% detached, 58% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

36,642

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 2.3%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Portuguese 1.7%, Korean 1.5%.

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 Edenbridge-Humber Valley (2025): 33% below the Toronto average, down 11% from the year before.

• Assault60% below average
• Break and enter28% above average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery31% below average
• Theft from vehicles72% below 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 1 active

• 4668 DUNDAS ST W · 450 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  The proposal includes the redevelopment of the subject site with a 6-storey purpose builtrental building.
  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 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

• New Building · 2021 · Inspection
  Proposal to demolish existing sfd and construct new two-storey detached dwelling.
• Demolition · 2021 · Closed
  Proposal to demolish existing sfd and construct new two-storey detached dwelling.

5 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 1 new home.

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

Trees

70 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