455 Richmond Street E

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Queen Subway17 min walk
• 🚇 King Subway17 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 13 grocery stores, 170 cafés and restaurants, 27 parks, 18 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (300 m). Nearest park: 40 Power Street Park (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Paul Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 87%, math 50%6 min walk
• Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 50%7 min walk
• École élémentaire Gabrielle-Roy French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 88%9 min walk
• Nelson Mandela Park Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 76%, math 17%10 min walk

Secondary

• Inglenook Community School
  EQAO: literacy test 50%9 min walk
• Collège français French1.3 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 M5A

Owners / renters

35% / 65%

Median household income

$71,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

9%

Homes

0% detached, 78% high-rise

Commute by transit

28%

Population

48,978

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Bengali 1.8%, Mandarin 1.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.5%, Spanish 1.3%.

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 Moss Park (2025): 119% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault190% above average
• Break and enter85% above average
• Auto theft64% below average
• Robbery112% above average
• Theft from vehicles30% above average
• Shootings58% 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 27 active

• 231 RICHMOND ST E · 400 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2026
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 39-storey mixed-use development with four levels of underground parking, and containing 516 residential dwelling units.
  Application details
• 281 FRONT ST E · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Application to permit two residential towers (54 and 50 storeys) with 1,065 dwelling units and 643 square metres of retail space on the ground floor.
  Application details
• 4 GILEAD PL · 400 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  Site Plan Approval for a 20-storey purpose built rental residential building, containing 297 dwelling units.
• 4 GILEAD PL · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2026
  The application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 20 storey residential building containing 297 residential dwelling units.
  Application details
• 191 SHERBOURNE ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan application to permit two tall buildings (39- and 40-storeys), containing 693 new residential dwelling units, 525 square metres of non-residential…
  Application details
• 150 SHERBOURNE ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan Control application for a 7,544.3 square metres City of Toronto community centre to replace the existing John Innes Community Centre.
  Application details

33 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 1 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Distillery District 300 m
• 🚧 Moss Park 350 m
• 🚧 Queen 1.1 km

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

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 CR

Commercial Residential (with a site-specific exception).

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

29 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.

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