181 Sterling Road 1215

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Lansdowne Subway8 min walk
• 🚇 Bloor UP Express9 min walk
• 🚆 Exhibition GO3.0 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 11 grocery stores, 109 cafés and restaurants, 12 parks, 9 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Kibo Market (350 m). Nearest park: MacGregor Playground (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Brock Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 79%9 min walk
• Howard Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 87%12 min walk
• St. Helen Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 65%12 min walk
• St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 63%14 min walk

Secondary

• La passerelle secondaire French6 min walk
• École secondaire Toronto Ouest French6 min walk
• École secondaire catholique Saint-Frère-André Catholic · French7 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 M6R

Owners / renters

51% / 49%

Median household income

$104,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

15%

Homes

16% detached, 11% high-rise

Commute by transit

23%

Population

19,349

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Polish 1.8%, Spanish 0.5%, Portuguese 0.5%, Ukrainian 0.4%.

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 Dufferin Grove (2025): 37% above the Toronto average, down 19% from the year before.

• Assault59% above average
• Break and enter43% above average
• Auto theft51% below average
• Robbery42% above average
• Theft from vehicles32% above 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 15 active

• 221 STERLING RD · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan Approval for three residential towers of 27, 24 and 21 storeys in height. There will be a total gross floor area of 55,236.7 square metres and a…
  Application details
• 158 STERLING RD · 100 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan Approval for a 31-storey mixed-use building which includes 25,493m2 of residential gross floor area with 388 residential units and 838m2 of…
  Application details
• 158 STERLING RD · 100 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan application to allow for the construction of a new commercial office building. The proposed building will be 11 storeys (44.86 metres) in height,…
  Application details
• 512 LANSDOWNE AVE · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2022
  The Site is proposed to be redeveloped with a new 28-storey (plus mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building. A total gross floor area of 18,392 square metres is…
  Application details
• 1293 BLOOR ST W · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  The Site is proposed to be redeveloped with a new 28-storey (plus mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building. A total gross floor area of 18,392 square metres is…
  Application details
• 105 RITCHIE AVE · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2022
  The Proposal includes six mixed-use residential buildings on six development blocks. It will offer both ownership and rental housing options, and will be…
  Application details

20 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

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

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Newmarket Subdivision)50 m

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

Building permits

• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Inspection
  Proposal for interior alterations of a first and second floor suite for a group 'D' business and personal services use - medical clinic.
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Cancelled
  Proposed water damage restoration of common elements.
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Cancelled
  Proposal for water damage repairs.
• Interior Alterations · 2025 · Cancelled
  Proposal for water damage repairs.
• New Building · 2025 · Revision Issued
  REVISION - as per the attached cover letterProposed to construct 2 levels of below ground parking,17 storey building with a mechanical…

16 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

6 City street trees within 100 m. That’s fewer 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.

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