39 Thora Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Victoria Park Subway7 min walk
• 🚇 Main Street Subway1.2 km
• 🚆 Danforth GO1.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 8 grocery stores, 34 cafés and restaurants, 12 parks, 10 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Bangla Town Grocery (200 m). Nearest park: Lucy Tot Lot (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Dunstan Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 58%5 min walk
• Oakridge Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 73%, math 50%10 min walk
• Blantyre Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 77%, math 43%11 min walk
• Crescent Town Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 78%, math 59%12 min walk

Secondary

• Samuel Hearne Public School8 min walk
• Malvern Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 78%, literacy test 96%16 min walk
• Notre Dame Catholic High School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 67%, literacy test 97%1.2 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 M1L

Owners / renters

51% / 49%

Median household income

$78,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

17%

Homes

27% detached, 34% high-rise

Commute by transit

35%

Population

35,833

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Bengali 8%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2.6%, Urdu 2.1%, Yue (Cantonese) 2%.

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 Oakridge (2025): 34% above the Toronto average, down 19% from the year before.

• Assault66% above average
• Break and enter22% above average
• Auto theft29% below average
• Robbery26% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings57% 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 7 active

• 49 LUCY AVE · 150 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  The proposed development consists of a 12-storey mid-rise residential building, with a height of 41.0 metres (excluding mechanical penthouse), a total gross…
  Application details
• 411 VICTORIA PARK AVE · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Construct a 3-storey elementary school for 380 children and 4-room child care for 73 children, including all associated site amenities.
  Application details
• 11 THORA AVE · 50 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2024
  OPA and Rezoning resubmission to permit the development of 2 mixed use buildings (35 and 14 storeys) atop a shared L-shaped podium. The proposal includes 380.5…
  Application details
• 777 VICTORIA PARK AVE · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2024
  The applicant is proposing a mixed-use building containing 705 rental residential dwelling units, within 12-storey and 34-storey residential tower components,…
  Application details
• 3095 DANFORTH AVE · 50 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  The proposed development contemplates a 7-storey (25.1 metres) mixed-use building with a total of 2807 square metres of residential GFA and 125 square metres…
  Application details
• 3258 DANFORTH AVE · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2016
  INACTIVE Proposal to permit an eight-storey mixed-use building with 139 m² of retail uses at grade and 30 residential units above. A total of 16 parking spaces…
  Application details

5 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 9 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Kingston Subdivision)150 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

What can be built RS

Residential Semi-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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

12 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

26 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. 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.