35 Neilson Avenue

Getting around Walkable

• 🚆 Scarborough GO1.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 10 cafés and restaurants, 4 parks, 1 pharmacy. Nearest grocery: Ebeano African Caribbean Grocery (400 m). Nearest park: Barkdene Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Fairmount Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 50%2 min walk
• St. Agatha Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 47%9 min walk
• St. Theresa Shrine Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 50%14 min walk
• H A Halbert Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 65%, math 16%14 min walk

Secondary

• R H King Academy Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 60%, literacy test 82%10 min walk
• St. John Henry Newman Catholic High School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 45%, literacy test 81%13 min walk
• Bliss Carman Senior Public School1.5 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 M1M

Owners / renters

63% / 37%

Median household income

$87,000

Average age

43

Children under 15

15%

Homes

50% detached, 31% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

23,258

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Bengali 5.1%, Tamil 2.2%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1.6%, Mandarin 1.4%.

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 Cliffcrest (2025): about the Toronto average, down 5% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft21% above average
• Robbery62% above average
• Theft from vehicles120% above average
• Shootings36% 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

• 2815 KINGSTON RD · 450 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2018
  Draft Plan of Condominium Application (Standard) for a 9-storey mixed use building with 188 residential units and 1328 m² of commercial/retail space.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 14 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

• Deck · 2022 · Closed
  Proposed extension of exist'g deck and create larger canopy covered deck.
• New Building · 2016 · Closed
  construct two storey dwelling with attached garage at grade, finished basement
• Demolition · 2016 · Closed
  Proposal to demolish existing dwelling.

8 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

29 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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