493 Hounslow Avenue

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚇 North York Centre Subway2.2 km
• 🚇 Finch Subway2.3 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO3.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 4 cafés and restaurants, 6 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest park: Stafford Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Yorkview Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 56%, math 53%7 min walk
• Churchill Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 81%, math 88%17 min walk
• St. Antoine Daniel Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 24%19 min walk

Secondary

• Danilack Middle School Private10 min walk
• Northview Heights Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 57%, literacy test 86%11 min walk
• Willowdale Middle School17 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 Willowdale West (2025): 36% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault27% below average
• Break and enter45% below average
• Auto theft60% below average
• Robbery34% below average
• Theft from vehicles33% 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

• 4926 BATHURST ST · 500 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2021
  Site Plan Control application to allow a 29-storey building with 349 dwelling units and grade-related retail.
  Application details
• 4700 BATHURST ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  The site plan application proposes a nine-storey midrise residential condominium building with a total gross floor area of 10,466.44 square metres containing…
  Application details
• 4700 BATHURST ST · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2020
  Zoning By Law Amendment application to permit a 12-storey residential building containing 210 dwelling units and 63 parking spaces in underground level.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 15 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.

2 permits 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

49 City street trees within 100 m. That’s about 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