5 Watson Street Basement

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚆 Rouge Hill GO3.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 4 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Kingston Grocery (100 m). Nearest park: Morrish Parkette (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Highland Creek Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 60%, math 24%7 min walk
• Cardinal Leger Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 67%18 min walk
• Morrish Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 59%1.2 km
• École élémentaire catholique Saint-Michel Catholic · French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 70%1.4 km

Secondary

• West Hill Collegiate Institute1.7 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 M1C

Owners / renters

89% / 11%

Median household income

$130,000

Average age

43

Children under 15

14%

Homes

79% detached, 1% high-rise

Commute by transit

16%

Population

35,642

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tamil 4.5%, Mandarin 1.5%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1.3%, Bengali 1.3%.

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 Highland Creek (2025): about the Toronto average, down 9% from the year before.

• Assault25% below average
• Break and enter38% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery44% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootingsabout 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 4 active

• 363 OLD KINGSTON RD · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2026
  A proposal to construct an 8-storey mixed use building with 129 residential units and commercial uses at grade.
  Application details
• 1650 MILITARY TRL · 200 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2024
  To construct an eight-storey residential building containing 101 units (10,469 square metre of GFA), 18 parking spaces (9 resident spaces, 6 visitor and 3…
  Application details
• 1625 MILITARY TRL · 200 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2024
  Phased Draft Plan of Condominimum for one eight-storey residential building (Building A) containing 263 residential units.
  Application details
• 280 OLD KINGSTON RD · 50 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2010
  Expansion of existing parking lot into the adjacent property.
• 1650 MILITARY TRL · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2023
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for an eight-storey residential building with a total of 175 residential units, 74 parking spaces and 120…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 23 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Highway 2A450 m

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.

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

Trees

15 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. That’s fewer 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