47 Eighth Street

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚆 Mimico GO2.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 23 cafés and restaurants, 10 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Star Lake Fine Foods (500 m). Nearest park: Rotary Peace Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Seventh Street Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 74%, math 63%4 min walk
• St. Josaphat Catholic School Catholic6 min walk
• Second Street Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 38%13 min walk
• The Holy Trinity Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 69%16 min walk

Secondary

• Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 75%, literacy test 94%16 min walk
• Lakeshore Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 42%, literacy test 75%1.3 km
• Mimico Adult Centre1.9 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 M8V

Owners / renters

49% / 51%

Median household income

$79,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

11%

Homes

15% detached, 57% high-rise

Commute by transit

21%

Population

44,144

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 1.9%, Polish 1.9%, Russian 1.7%, Tibetan 1.4%.

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 New Toronto (2025): about the Toronto average, down 24% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft35% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings88% 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 1 active

• 2970 LAKE SHORE BLVD W · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2019
  Proposal for a 9-storey (28.7 m in height including mechanical penthouse) mixed use building containing 95 residential units and 485 sq. m of commercial gross…
  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 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 RM

Residential Multiple Dwelling (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

• Demolition · 2018 · Closed
  Proposal to construct a new 2 storey detached single family dwelling.
• New Building · 2018 · Closed
  Proposal to construct a new 2 storey detached single family dwelling.

7 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 2 new homes.

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

70 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