218 Finch Avenue E Bsmt

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚇 Finch Subway1.3 km
• 🚇 North York Centre Subway1.9 km
• 🚆 Old Cummer GO2.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 0 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest park: Newtonbrook Park (500 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Finch Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 72%, math 72%7 min walk
• Blessed Trinity Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 63%, math 32%13 min walk
• McKee Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 91%, math 84%1.4 km
• Lester B Pearson Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 85%1.4 km

Secondary

• Cummer Valley Middle School8 min walk
• Avondale Secondary Alternative School16 min walk
• St. Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 63%, literacy test 84%18 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 M2N

Owners / renters

59% / 41%

Median household income

$82,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

12%

Homes

17% detached, 70% high-rise

Commute by transit

29%

Population

75,100

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 11.7%, Iranian Persian 7.2%, Korean 6.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 5.1%.

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 Newtonbrook East (2025): about the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assault28% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery23% 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 4 active

• 241 FINCH AVE E · 150 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 8 Residential Dwelling Units.
  Application details
• 257 FINCH AVE E · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2024
  Proposal for a four-storey townhouse development within eight units, with two blocks each containing four units each.
  Application details
• 179 FINCH AVE E · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposal for a four-storey townhouse development containing seven (7) condominium townhouse units up to 10.0 metres in height (City File No: 18 244784 NNY 23…
  Application details
• 181 FINCH AVE E · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2018
  This application proposes eight 4-storey townhouses, arranged in two blocks.
  Application details
• 181 FINCH AVE E · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2025
  OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of a 7-storey residential building. The building will provide a total of 40 residential units, being a mix…
  Application details
• 241 FINCH AVE E · 150 m
  Part Lot Control · Closed · applied 2025
  Part Lot Control exemption for the creation of 8 Residential Dwelling Units.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 15 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.

Building permits

No building permits at this address since 2014.

3 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

56 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.

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