257 Cocksfield Avenue Upper

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Sheppard West Subway8 min walk
• 🚇 Downsview Park Subway1.7 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO1.7 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 9 cafés and restaurants, 3 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: The Grocery Outlet (900 m). Nearest park: Michael Feldman Parkette (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Dublin Heights Elementary and Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 63%14 min walk
• St. Robert Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 52%17 min walk
• Faywood Arts-Based Curriculum School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 78%, math 25%1.6 km
• Wilmington Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 71%, math 69%1.8 km

Secondary

• William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 73%, literacy test 96%5 min walk
• Charles H Best Middle School1.6 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 M3H

Owners / renters

54% / 46%

Median household income

$92,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

16%

Homes

36% detached, 38% high-rise

Commute by transit

28%

Population

38,416

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6.1%, Russian 3.7%, Spanish 2.1%, Mandarin 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 Bathurst Manor (2025): 32% below the Toronto average, down 32% from the year before.

• Assault34% below average
• Break and enter40% below average
• Auto theft37% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles28% below average
• Shootings39% 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 3 active

• 271 COCKSFIELD AVE · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Official Plan Amendment & Rezoning Application proposing the development of a 12-storey residential building including 319 residential units. A paved access…
  Application details
• 179-181 COCKSFIELD AVE · 500 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2021
  Site plan application to permit the proposal for a 14-storey mixed use building with 19,483 square metres of GFA, including 462 squrae metres of commercial…
  Application details
• 1050 SHEPPARD AVE W · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2018
  INACTIVE 15 storey mixed use building containing 198 dwelling units (12,958sqm of residential gross floor area and 801 sqm of non-residential gross floor area)…
  Application details
• 824 SHEPPARD AVE W · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2023
  Application details
• 179-181 COCKSFIELD AVE · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2022
  Rezoning applicaiton to lift the Holding ("H") provision from the subject lands to permit a 12-storey mixed use building with 19,901 square metres of GFA,…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 13 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 (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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

6 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 3 new homes.

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

Trees

55 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.

City rules