6 Kirknewton Road

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Fairbank LRT8 min walk
• 🚇 Oakwood LRT15 min walk
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO3.0 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 7 grocery stores, 42 cafés and restaurants, 6 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (400 m). Nearest park: Fairbank Memorial Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. John Bosco Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 57%5 min walk
• Fairbank Memorial Community School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 74%, math 55%5 min walk
• Fairbank Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 60%, math 16%6 min walk
• St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 71%, math 49%10 min walk

Secondary

• Spectrum Alternative Senior School18 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 M6E

Owners / renters

55% / 45%

Median household income

$82,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

14%

Homes

35% detached, 10% high-rise

Commute by transit

34%

Population

37,684

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 10.7%, Spanish 5.2%, Italian 3.5%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3.2%.

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 Caledonia-Fairbank (2025): 21% below the Toronto average, up 8% from the year before.

• Assault28% below average
• Break and enter36% below average
• Auto theft25% above average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles25% below 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 5 active

• 534 HARVIE AVE · 400 m
  Plan of Condominium · Amend Drft Plan App · applied 2026
  Draft Plan of Standard Condominium for four units.
  Application details
• 783 VAUGHAN RD · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Feb 2025 Submission - Site Plan resubmission for a proposed 124.73 m (39-storey excluding Mech. Penthouse) purpose built rental, mixed-use building with…
  Application details
• 632 NORTHCLIFFE BLVD · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  June 2024 Proposal: a 40-storey (129.4 metres plus mech. penthouse) residential Building containing 442 dwellin units.Proposed development of a new 36-storey…
  Application details
• 1807 EGLINTON AVE W · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval for a 41-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 880 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 1914 EGLINTON AVE W · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2020
  Site Plan application to permit the proposal for a 9 storey mixed use building. The proposal has a total gross floor area of 14,207.5 square metres. 194…
  Application details
• 137 KIRKNEWTON RD · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2024
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendments for a 34-storey mixed-use building (excluding mechanical penthouse) with 446 residential dwelling units. The…
  Application details

2 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 8 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 (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ 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

• New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite · 2026 · Inspection
  Proposal to construct a New Garden Suite
• Demolition · 2025 · Closed
  Proposal to demolish existing dwelling and construct a new four unit dwelling.
• New Building · 2025 · Closed
  Proposal to construct a new three storey four-unit dwelling complete with a basement walkout. three storey exterior stairwell and three…

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

66 City street trees within 100 m. That’s more 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