48 New Forest Square

Getting around Walkable

• 🚆 Milliken GO8 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 26 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (750 m). Nearest park: Harvest Moon Park (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Kennedy Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 79%6 min walk
• Highgate Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 87%, math 70%13 min walk
• Terry Fox Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 74%17 min walk
• Milliken Mills Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 60%17 min walk

Secondary

• Wales College Secondary School Private4 min walk
• Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 63%, literacy test 94%13 min walk
• Amberson High School Private15 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 M1V

Owners / renters

81% / 19%

Median household income

$82,000

Average age

45

Children under 15

13%

Homes

44% detached, 26% high-rise

Commute by transit

17%

Population

50,825

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Yue (Cantonese) 26.2%, Mandarin 17.7%, Tamil 4.5%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1.6%.

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 Steeles (2025): 53% below the Toronto average, up 20% from the year before.

• Assault71% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft38% below average
• Robbery31% below average
• Theft from vehicles47% 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 3 active

• 47 REDLEA AVE · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2019
  Proposed development comprising of a 10 storey medical building and two 26 and 23 storey residential buildings and townhouses. This development amalgamates 3…
  Application details
• 39 REDLEA AVE · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2018
  Construct Milliken GO Transit station ancillary building, platforms, canopies, rail lines, pedestrian tunnels, parking, landscaping
  Application details
• 4665 STEELES AVE E · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2013
  Proposed Zoning Amendment to permit a a phased, mixed use development with three residential condominium towers (17, 26 and 28 storeys in height) with a total…

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 20 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, including 1 new home.

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

Trees

58 City street trees within 100 m, mostly lindens. 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