42 Western Battery Road 727

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Andrew Subway2.5 km
• 🚇 Osgoode Subway2.5 km
• 🚆 Exhibition GO9 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 8 grocery stores, 139 cafés and restaurants, 23 parks, 9 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (250 m). Nearest park: Bill Johnston Park (50 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Niagara Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 84%10 min walk
• Givins/Shaw Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 71%13 min walk
• St. Mary Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 38%15 min walk
• Charles G Fraser Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 71%16 min walk

Secondary

• City School
  EQAO: literacy test 58%1.4 km
• Oasis Alternative Secondary School1.4 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 M6K

Owners / renters

31% / 69%

Median household income

$72,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

8%

Homes

2% detached, 67% high-rise

Commute by transit

35%

Population

42,110

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tibetan 3.3%, Portuguese 2.5%, Vietnamese 1.3%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.2%.

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 Fort York-Liberty Village (2025): 24% below the Toronto average, down 5% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter34% below average
• Auto theft79% below average
• Robbery70% below average
• Theft from vehicles38% below average
• Shootingsnone reported

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

• 2 STRACHAN AVE · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  The proposed redevelopment of this site includes a new hotel and performance venue that will attract local, national, and international visitors. The proposed…
  Application details
• 61 HANNA AVE · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  The proposal includes a 3-storey podium with retail at grade and two residential towers at 29 and 34 storeys.
  Application details
• 952 KING ST W · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  The proposed development consists of a 16-storey mixed-use building, which will have a total height of 50.6 metres to the top of the roof and 56.6 metres to…
  Application details
• 952 KING ST W · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2022
  The proposed development consists of a 17-storey mixed-use building with a height of 52.8 metres to the top of the roof and 58.5 metres to the top of the…
  Application details
• 109 STRACHAN AVE · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Site plan approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 13 storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 138…
  Application details
• 950 KING ST W · 300 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval for a 18-storey mixed-use building having a residential gross floor area of 14,650 square metres and a non-residential gross floor area of…
  Application details

5 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 3 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Exhibition 650 m · opening 2031
• 🚧 King West GO Transit1.0 km
• 🚧 Chinatown 1.7 km

Stations under construction or approved. Opening dates are the latest public estimates and often move.

Noise 2 sources nearby

• 🛣️ Gardiner Expressway250 m
• 🚆 Rail line (Union Station Rail Corridor)50 m

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

Building permits

No building permits at this address since 2014.

2 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

121 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