2978 Islington Avenue

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Pearldale LRT1.4 km
• 🚇 Rowntree Mills LRT1.4 km
• 🚆 Etobicoke North GO5.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 8 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest park: Plunkett park (500 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Roch Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 91%, math 38%10 min walk
• Venerable John Merlini Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 88%11 min walk
• Gracedale Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 67%, math 45%14 min walk
• North Kipling Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 64%, math 35%1.3 km

Secondary

• Humber Summit Middle School17 min walk
• North Albion Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 29%, literacy test 70%1.7 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 M9L

Owners / renters

75% / 25%

Median household income

$81,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

15%

Homes

14% detached, 16% high-rise

Commute by transit

19%

Population

11,737

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Italian 7.9%, Urdu 6.7%, Punjabi (Panjabi) 5.8%, Spanish 3.7%.

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 Humber Summit (2025): 88% above the Toronto average, down 6% from the year before.

• Assault34% above average
• Break and enter110% above average
• Auto theft199% above average
• Robbery144% above average
• Theft from vehicles34% above average
• Shootings275% 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 5 active

• 111 PLUNKETT RD · 350 m
  Part Lot Control · Under Review · applied 2026
  Part Lot Control Application for 12 lots.
  Application details
• 139 MILLWICK DR · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  The proposed development involves a ground floor addition at the rear of the existing place of worship building, along with interior alterations.
  Application details
• 135 PLUNKETT RD · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Proposed six blocks of stacked, back to back townhouses. A total of 135 units are proposed. One level of underground parking is proposed.
  Application details
• 111 PLUNKETT RD · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2017
  The proposal is for six blocks of stacked, back-to-back townhouses containing 151 units
  Application details
• 135 PLUNKETT RD · 400 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2017
  Draft Plan of Subdivision to permit the development of 16 new residential lots (15 pairs of semi-detached dwellings and 1 detached dwelling). The new dwellings…
  Application details
• 135 PLUNKETT RD · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2023
  The proposal is for six blocks of stacked, back-to-back townhouses containing 151 units
  Application details

1 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 20 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 CR

Commercial Residential (with a site-specific exception).

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.

7 permits 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

31 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.