48 Frances Avenue

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Old Mill Subway2.1 km
• 🚇 Jane Subway2.2 km
• 🚆 Mimico GO1.7 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 17 cafés and restaurants, 9 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Sobeys (800 m). Nearest park: Jeff Healey Park (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Mark Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 47%6 min walk
• Étienne Brûlé Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 87%, math 77%8 min walk
• Park Lawn Junior and Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 99%, math 62%14 min walk
• St. Louis Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 43%16 min walk

Secondary

• Karen Kain School of the Arts13 min walk
• Etobicoke School of the Arts
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 68%, literacy test 92%16 min walk
• Bishop Allen Academy Catholic Secondary School Catholic · Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 81%, literacy test 94%18 min walk

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 M8Y

Owners / renters

56% / 44%

Median household income

$91,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

15%

Homes

34% detached, 29% high-rise

Commute by transit

19%

Population

21,986

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Ukrainian 2.8%, Polish 2.5%, Russian 2.2%, Spanish 1.5%.

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 Stonegate-Queensway (2025): 25% below the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault39% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery48% below average
• Theft from vehicles39% below average
• Shootings67% 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

• 247 PARK LAWN RD · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Proposed rear addition to an exisiting place of worship.
  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.

• ✅ 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

• Canopy · 2025 · Permit Issued
  Proposed canopy over existing front porch
• Multiple Projects · 2025 · Inspection
  Proposed second storey addition with new rear porch underneath, underpinning, creation of new basement dwelling unit.
• Interior Alterations · 2024 · Closed
  Proposal for interior structural repairs.

8 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 4 new homes.

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

Trees

55 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