357 Silverthorn Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Caledonia LRT16 min walk
• 🚇 Keelesdale LRT19 min walk
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO2.0 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 12 cafés and restaurants, 9 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Rogers Supermarket (100 m). Nearest park: Bert Robinson Park (550 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Nicholas of Bari Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 75%, math 28%5 min walk
• F H Miller Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 62%6 min walk
• General Mercer Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 41%7 min walk
• St. Matthew Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 40%7 min walk

Secondary

• George Harvey Collegiate Institute13 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 M6M

Owners / renters

46% / 54%

Median household income

$71,500

Average age

41

Children under 15

16%

Homes

28% detached, 39% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

42,148

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 7.9%, Spanish 4.8%, Vietnamese 2.8%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2.4%.

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 Keelesdale-Eglinton West (2025): 38% below the Toronto average, down 24% from the year before.

• Assault46% below average
• Break and enter42% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings191% 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

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): 8 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Newmarket Subdivision)150 m

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

• New Building · 2024 · Issuance Pending
  Proposal to construct a 3 storey 3 unit Triplex.
• Demolition · 2022 · Closed
  PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING HOUSE

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

22 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