27 Penwood Crescent

Getting around Car-dependent

• 🚆 Oriole GO2.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 0 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks. Nearest park: Windfields Park (50 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Denlow Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 91%, math 96%12 min walk
• Junior Academy Private14 min walk
• Rippleton Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 76%, math 79%17 min walk
• Park Lane Public School1.6 km

Secondary

• York Mills Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 81%, literacy test 96%17 min walk
• École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé French17 min walk
• Windfields Junior High 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 M3B

Owners / renters

77% / 23%

Median household income

$121,000

Average age

46

Children under 15

14%

Homes

60% detached, 30% high-rise

Commute by transit

13%

Population

12,880

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 9.5%, Yue (Cantonese) 3.8%, Iranian Persian 2.6%, Korean 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 Banbury-Don Mills (2025): 21% below the Toronto average, down 6% from the year before.

• Assault47% below average
• Break and enter31% above average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery29% above average
• Theft from vehiclesabout 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

No planning applications within 500 m in the last five years.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 11 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

• Demolition · 2021 · Closed
  To demolish existing dwelling and construct a new two storey dwelling with finished basement
• New Building · 2021 · Closed
  To demolish existing dwelling and construct a new two storey dwelling with finished basement

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

96 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