2581 Islington Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Rowntree Mills LRT1.5 km
• 🚇 Pearldale LRT1.6 km
• 🚆 Etobicoke North GO2.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 11 grocery stores, 25 cafés and restaurants, 3 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Al- Falah Grocery & Halal Meat (350 m). Nearest park: Thistletown Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• École élémentaire catholique Saint-Noël-Chabanel-Toronto Catholic · French8 min walk
• Rivercrest Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 68%, math 55%10 min walk
• St. John Vianney Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 48%14 min walk
• Braeburn Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 71%, math 61%1.3 km

Secondary

• Thistletown Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 33%, literacy test 78%9 min walk
• Can-AIM High School1.3 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 M9V

Owners / renters

54% / 46%

Median household income

$82,000

Average age

39

Children under 15

16%

Homes

28% detached, 40% high-rise

Commute by transit

23%

Population

53,878

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Punjabi (Panjabi) 6.7%, Gujarati 5%, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 3.6%, Spanish 2.2%.

Flood and conservation Regulated area

This address is inside a conservation-authority regulated area (Toronto and Region Conservation Authority): near a valley, stream, shoreline or wetland, where flooding or erosion can occur. New building, additions, pools or grading usually need a permit from the authority.

Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.

Safety

Major crime per resident in Thistletown-Beaumond Heights (2025): about the Toronto average, down 8% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter47% below average
• Auto theft43% above average
• Robbery99% above average
• Theft from vehicles31% below average
• Shootings125% 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

• 930 ALBION RD · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Proposed development of a 7-storey mixed use building, including +/- 4,015.1 sq. m of residential and 746.9 sq. m of ground floor commercial-retail GFA), for a…
  Application details
• 21 COLLEGE ST · 150 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2025
  Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application for three towers of 65, 75 and 96 storeys proposed above the existing designated heritage…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 18 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

• New Building · 2019 · Closed
  Proposal to construct a SFD-D dwelling with finished basement.

1 permit 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

76 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