256 Wellesworth Drive

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚆 Kipling GO3.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 3 cafés and restaurants, 4 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (600 m). Nearest park: Wellesworth Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Wellesworth Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 64%, math 55%2 min walk
• Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 51%5 min walk
• Seneca School10 min walk
• Broadacres Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 52%, math 66%15 min walk

Secondary

• Hollycrest Middle School7 min walk
• Michael Power/St. Joseph High School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 68%, literacy test 87%8 min walk
• Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute1.4 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 M9C

Owners / renters

71% / 29%

Median household income

$95,000

Average age

45

Children under 15

13%

Homes

35% detached, 53% high-rise

Commute by transit

15%

Population

38,725

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Serbian 2.9%, Ukrainian 2%, Spanish 1.7%, Polish 1.6%.

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 Eringate-Centennial-West Deane (2025): 40% below the Toronto average, down 31% from the year before.

• Assault49% below average
• Break and enter42% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery62% below average
• Theft from vehicles46% below average
• Shootings22% 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

• 710 THE WEST MALL · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2023
  Zoning By-law Amendment Application to permit one 22-storey (76m) residential apartment building containing 282 residential units. The proposed building will…
  Application details
• 596 RENFORTH DR · 400 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval - Proposed new residential development comprising of 140 3-storey stacked townhouse units, grouped in five parallel blocks.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 16 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.

• ✅ 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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

2 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

50 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