5 Thwaite Avenue

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Tobermory LRT1.9 km
• 🚇 Driftwood LRT1.9 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO2.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 6 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Golden Fresh Market (800 m). Nearest park: Spenvalley Park (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Martha Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 66%, math 14%3 min walk
• Blessed Margherita of Citta Castello Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 37%7 min walk
• Calico Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 38%, math 17%7 min walk
• St. Jane Frances Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 71%, math 10%13 min walk

Secondary

• Oakdale Park Middle School14 min walk
• Beverley Heights 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 M3L

Owners / renters

59% / 41%

Median household income

$77,500

Average age

41

Children under 15

16%

Homes

9% detached, 25% high-rise

Commute by transit

26%

Population

19,263

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 6.6%, Vietnamese 6.5%, Italian 5.5%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3.3%.

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 Glenfield-Jane Heights (2025): 23% above the Toronto average, down 5% from the year before.

• Assault41% above average
• Break and enter40% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery84% above average
• Theft from vehicles54% below average
• Shootings208% 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

No planning applications within 500 m in the last five years.

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 RM

Residential Multiple Dwelling.

• ✅ 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

39 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