285 Old Weston Road

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Keele Subway1.8 km
• 🚇 Dundas West Subway1.8 km
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO2.7 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 7 grocery stores, 74 cafés and restaurants, 14 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Boston Variety (500 m). Nearest park: Constable Percy Cummins Parkette (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Carleton Village Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 63%, math 24%3 min walk
• St. Paul VI Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 38%7 min walk
• École élémentaire Charles-Sauriol French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 98%, math 88%12 min walk
• St. Rita Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 91%, math 36%12 min walk

Secondary

• Lucy McCormick Senior School13 min walk

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 M6N

Owners / renters

58% / 42%

Median household income

$75,500

Average age

41

Children under 15

15%

Homes

24% detached, 26% high-rise

Commute by transit

28%

Population

40,252

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 9.6%, Spanish 5%, Vietnamese 3%, Italian 1.2%.

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 Weston-Pelham Park (2025): 24% below the Toronto average, down 36% from the year before.

• Assault20% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft45% below average
• Robbery26% below average
• Theft from vehicles91% above 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 20 active

• 195 OLD WESTON RD · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  The site plan application proposes mix of mid-rise and tall building typologies and includes two mid-rise buildings that range from 8- to 11-storeys and a…
  Application details
• 2 UNION ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposed St. Clair - Old Weston GO station (Smart Track) by Metrolinx. Proposal comprises:- 3 entrance buildings: main entrance located at south end of site…
  Application details
• 611 KEELE ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposed Development for a 31-storey mixed use building comprised of 670 square metres of retail space on the ground floor, 1,371 square metres of office space…
  Application details
• 290 OLD WESTON RD · 50 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for a 27-storey residential building having a residential gross floor area of 22,450 square metres, and a 6-storey non-residential building…
  Application details
• 1799 ST CLAIR AVE W · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan approval application to facilitate the development of the site for 3 mixed-use towers having a proposed non-residential gross floor area of 10,699…
  Application details
• 77 UNION ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposal for approximately 135,696 square metres of gross floor area, comprised of approximately 127,228 square metres of residential space, 8,467 square…
  Application details

21 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 7 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (MacTier Subdivision)100 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

What can be built R

Residential.

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ 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.

5 permits 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

19 City street trees within 100 m. That’s fewer 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