5 Firebrace Road Basement

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚆 Milliken GO2.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 46 cafés and restaurants, 4 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: 大統華 T&T Supermarket (700 m). Nearest park: Bamburgh Park (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Henry Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 92%7 min walk
• Terry Fox Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 74%17 min walk
• Sir Samuel B. Steele Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 68%18 min walk
• David Lewis Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 98%, math 83%1.4 km

Secondary

• Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 73%, literacy test 89%17 min walk
• Sir Ernest MacMillan Senior Public School18 min walk
• Amberson High School Private1.4 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 M1W

Owners / renters

74% / 26%

Median household income

$82,000

Average age

46

Children under 15

12%

Homes

31% detached, 42% high-rise

Commute by transit

19%

Population

47,070

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 15.9%, Yue (Cantonese) 15.5%, Tamil 2.7%, Armenian 2.5%.

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 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 1 active

• 100 BAMBURGH CRCL · 450 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2011
  Revision to Site Plan Control Agreement - The applicant proposes a 140 m2 addition to an existing 2 storey 2647 m2 brick school building. The applicant…

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 19 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

44 City street trees within 100 m, mostly apples. 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