23 Wharnsby Drive BSMT

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚆 Agincourt GO6.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 0 cafés and restaurants, 7 parks. Nearest grocery: Eraa Supermarket (300 m). Nearest park: Hoptree Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Thomas L Wells Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 91%, math 74%8 min walk
• Mary Shadd Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 36%12 min walk
• St. Gabriel Lalemant Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 75%, math 33%14 min walk
• Sacred Heart Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 48%15 min walk

Secondary

• St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy Catholic · Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 29%, literacy test 70%1.4 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 M1X

Owners / renters

88% / 12%

Median household income

$122,000

Average age

39

Children under 15

16%

Homes

71% detached

Commute by transit

12%

Population

14,810

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tamil 24.2%, Gujarati 2.7%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2.2%, Yue (Cantonese) 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 Morningside Heights (2025): about the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault37% below average
• Break and enter21% below average
• Auto theft61% above average
• Robbery76% above average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings129% above average

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

• 2270 MORNINGSIDE AVE · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  5-storey commercial office building with ground floor retail and a drive-thru restaurant (15,954.7 m2 of GFA); Building B: 1-storey retail building (1,408.5…
  Application details
• 2450 MORNINGSIDE AVE · 400 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2023
  for 24 units
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 23 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Canadian Pacific Kansas City)250 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

Building permits

• Second Suite · 2024 · Closed
  To finish basement for a second unit, using existing basement walkout
• Other · 2020 · Closed
  Proposal to construct a basement entrance on the west side of an existing SFD-detached dwelling.

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

68 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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