56 Samba Drive

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚇 Emery LRT1.7 km
• 🚇 Signet Arrow LRT1.8 km
• 🚆 Etobicoke North GO3.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 5 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 1 pharmacy. Nearest park: Humber Sheppard Park (500 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Jude Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 79%, math 37%6 min walk
• Gulfstream Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 52%7 min walk
• Braeburn Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 71%, math 61%1.3 km
• St. John Vianney Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 48%1.3 km

Secondary

• St. Basil-the-Great College School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 45%, literacy test 71%16 min walk
• Emery Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 29%, literacy test 65%1.3 km
• Can-AIM High School1.7 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 M9M

Owners / renters

54% / 46%

Median household income

$82,000

Average age

39

Children under 15

17%

Homes

18% detached, 35% high-rise

Commute by transit

22%

Population

24,245

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 6%, Vietnamese 3.9%, Italian 3.1%, Urdu 2.8%.

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 Humbermede (2025): 32% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault29% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft95% above average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles47% below average
• Shootings88% 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 1 active

• 3100 WESTON RD · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  Proposed Development comprising of three (3) blocks of 4-storey stacked townhouses. The Proposed Development contains 125 dwelling units.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 16 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.

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

45 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