241 Aldercrest Road

Getting around Walkable

• 🚆 Long Branch GO1.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 16 cafés and restaurants, 3 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Farm Boy (450 m). Nearest park: Alderwood Memorial Park (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Lanor Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 51%4 min walk
• St. Ambrose Catholic School Catholic10 min walk
• Sir Adam Beck Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 100%, math 67%15 min walk
• James S. Bell Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 55%1.9 km

Secondary

• Lakeshore Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 42%, literacy test 75%2.0 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 M8W

Owners / renters

65% / 35%

Median household income

$95,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

15%

Homes

44% detached, 17% high-rise

Commute by transit

17%

Population

22,381

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Polish 2.6%, Spanish 1.3%, Ukrainian 1.1%, Portuguese 1.1%.

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 Alderwood (2025): about the Toronto average, up 10% from the year before.

• Assault34% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles37% below average
• Shootingsabout 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 3 active

• 580 EVANS AVE · 450 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2021
  1) A Plan of Subdivision application to assist in the development of a 0.41 ha public park, two public streets (A and B), a private easement, and four…
  Application details
• 564 EVANS AVE · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2014
  The application proposes to amend the Etobicoke Zoning Code and new City-wide Zoning By-law to permit a mixed-use proposal consisting of four residential…
  Application details
• 564 EVANS AVE · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2011
  proposed mixed use development

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 14 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 RM

Residential Multiple Dwelling (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 Laneway / Rear Yard Suite · 2026 · Permit Issued
  NEW PROPOSED GARDEN SUITE in rear yard of proposed fourplex.
• New Building · 2026 · Issuance Pending
  Proposal for demolishing the existing single detached dwelling and construct a new fourplex, including 3 parking stalls.
• Demolition · 2026 · Issuance Pending
  Proposal for demolishing the existing single detached dwelling and construct a new fourplex, including 3 parking stalls.

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

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

Trees

52 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