48 Transwell Avenue

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚇 Finch Subway2.1 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO4.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 7 cafés and restaurants, 6 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest park: Don Lake Parkette (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Rockford Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 35%16 min walk
• Yorkview Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 56%, math 53%17 min walk
• St. Antoine Daniel Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 24%17 min walk
• Pleasant Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 44%18 min walk

Secondary

• Fisherville Senior Public School6 min walk
• North West Year Round Alternative Centre6 min walk
• Danilack Middle School Private11 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 M2R

Owners / renters

44% / 56%

Median household income

$78,000

Average age

44

Children under 15

13%

Homes

21% detached, 60% high-rise

Commute by transit

35%

Population

40,581

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Russian 11.9%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 9.4%, Korean 2.6%, Iranian Persian 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 Newtonbrook West (2025): about the Toronto average, down 10% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft96% above average
• Robbery20% above average
• Theft from vehiclesabout 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 2 active

• 155 ANTIBES DR · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Site Plan Application in relation to the Zoning By-Law amendment application, file #21 234538 NNY 06 OZ.
  Application details
• 5950 BATHURST ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposal for a development of a 16-storey residential addition to the existing 12-storey apartment building on the subject site, along with a block of…
  Application details
• 25 CEDARCROFT BLVD · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2022
  Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA) application to permit the redevelopment of the lands with a 29-storey residential apartment building with 316 units (Building B).…
  Application details
• 155 ANTIBES DR · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2021
  Zoning By-law amendment for two mixed use buildings and one residential building in addition to the existing residential building on the property.Building A is…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 16 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

63 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