38 Southbourne Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Wilson Subway1.6 km
• 🚇 Yorkdale Subway2.1 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO4.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 28 cafés and restaurants, 4 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (200 m). Nearest park: Bathurst/Wilson Parkette (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Summit Heights Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 75%4 min walk
• St. Margaret Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 62%8 min walk
• Armour Heights Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 59%15 min walk
• Faywood Arts-Based Curriculum School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 78%, math 25%1.3 km

Secondary

• Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 64%, literacy test 89%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 M3H

Owners / renters

54% / 46%

Median household income

$92,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

16%

Homes

36% detached, 38% high-rise

Commute by transit

28%

Population

38,416

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6.1%, Russian 3.7%, Spanish 2.1%, Mandarin 1.5%.

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 Lansing-Westgate (2025): 22% below the Toronto average, down 8% from the year before.

• Assault21% below average
• Break and enter45% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery37% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings33% below 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

• 228 WILSON AVE · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2017
  INACTIVE Proposal for a 17storey rental building with 4 levels of underground parking (site plan)
  Application details
• 22 RICHELIEU RD · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2022
  Proposal to demolish the existing 5 single detached homes and redevelop the subject site with a 12-storey mixed-use mid-rise building with 190 dwelling units,…
  Application details
• 3750 BATHURST ST · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2022
  Rezoning Application to permit a mixed-use development consisting of a 10 storey mid-rise building and a 32-storey tower which share a 6-storey podium. The…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 11 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Highway 401100 m

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

Trees

62 City street trees within 100 m. That’s more 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