55 Laurel Avenue

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Kennedy Subway1.4 km
• 🚇 Ionview LRT1.7 km
• 🚆 Scarborough GO8 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 5 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks. Nearest grocery: Fu Yao Supermarket (500 m). Nearest park: Greystone Park (600 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Norman Cook Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 57%5 min walk
• Corvette Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 71%, math 34%12 min walk
• John A Leslie Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 38%15 min walk
• St. Maria Goretti Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 68%, math 27%1.2 km

Secondary

• Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies11 min walk
• South East Year Round Alternative Centre12 min walk
• Robert Service Senior Public School15 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 M9B

Owners / renters

74% / 26%

Median household income

$108,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

16%

Homes

53% detached, 37% high-rise

Commute by transit

17%

Population

33,236

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Ukrainian 2.1%, Serbian 1.7%, Spanish 1.6%, Korean 1.5%.

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 Kennedy Park (2025): 59% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault98% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery55% above average
• Theft from vehicles90% above average
• Shootings94% 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): 13 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Uxbridge Subdivision)250 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

What can be built RS

Residential Semi-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

• Interior Alterations · 2025 · Inspection
  Interior alterations to remove 2 load-bearing walls and install a steel beam and 2 posts at each end of the beam on the main floor and 2…

6 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 5 new homes.

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

Trees

35 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