43 Playfair Avenue

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Lawrence West Subway1.2 km
• 🚇 Glencairn Subway1.3 km
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO3.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 18 cafés and restaurants, 9 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Lady York Foods (300 m). Nearest park: Glen Long Park (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Regina Mundi Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 28%4 min walk
• Joyce Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 31%9 min walk
• St. Charles Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 67%10 min walk
• Sts Cosmas and Damian Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 98%, math 61%16 min walk

Secondary

• Dante Alighieri Academy Catholic · Private2 min walk
• Yorkdale Secondary School18 min walk
• Lawrence Heights Middle School1.3 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 M6B

Owners / renters

50% / 50%

Median household income

$86,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

15%

Homes

31% detached, 47% high-rise

Commute by transit

32%

Population

28,534

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4.3%, Italian 3%, Spanish 2.7%, Portuguese 2.6%.

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 Yorkdale-Glen Park (2025): 87% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault58% above average
• Break and enter80% above average
• Auto theft119% above average
• Robbery87% above average
• Theft from vehicles70% above average
• Shootings249% 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 3 active

• 940 LAWRENCE AVE W · 450 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2022
  Draft Plan of Subdivision for 4 lots.
  Application details
• 940 LAWRENCE AVE W · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposal for a 26-storey mixed-use building atop of 8-storey podium with 410 residential dwelling units and an automotive service centre. Total gross floor…
  Application details
• 3000 DUFFERIN ST · 200 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2017
  The proposed rezoning application for the additional residential apartment buildings and a block of townhouses. At the north-east corner, a 16 storey…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 9 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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

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

54 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