291 Scarlett Road 101

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Mount Dennis LRT1.9 km
• 🚇 Weston UP Express2.4 km
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO1.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 8 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Food Basics (1000 m). Nearest park: Scarlett Mills Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Roselands Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 65%, math 17%10 min walk
• St. Demetrius Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 65%1.3 km
• Bala Avenue Community School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 50%, math 62%1.3 km
• Lambton Park Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 73%, math 29%1.4 km

Secondary

• York Humber High School17 min walk
• Rockcliffe Middle School1.4 km
• Frank Oke Secondary School1.4 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 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 Flood plain

This address falls inside a mapped flood plain (Toronto and Region Conservation Authority). Building, additions and grading need a permit from the conservation authority, and flood insurance can cost more or be harder to get.

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

Safety

Major crime per resident in Rockcliffe-Smythe (2025): about the Toronto average, down 10% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter30% below average
• Auto theft30% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings104% 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

• 249 SCARLETT RD · 200 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2012
  Proposal to construct a new (1) storey commercial/retail building on an existing vacant lot.

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 RM

Residential Multiple Dwelling (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

• Interior Alterations · 2019 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations and relocation of kitchen plumbing and new bathroom in units 202, 302, and 402.

4 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

18 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