6 Laxford Avenue

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Hakimi Lebovic LRT1.7 km
• 🚇 Pharmacy LRT1.8 km
• 🚆 Kennedy GO3.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 27 cafés and restaurants, 2 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (900 m). Nearest park: Wexford Park (850 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Precious Blood Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 52%5 min walk
• Wexford Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 59%7 min walk
• George Peck Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 70%9 min walk
• St. Kevin Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 52%17 min walk

Secondary

• Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 44%12 min walk
• Gooderham Learning Centre13 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 M1R

Owners / renters

56% / 44%

Median household income

$81,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

15%

Homes

48% detached, 26% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

30,467

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4%, Arabic 3.8%, Tamil 2.6%, Greek 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 Wexford/Maryvale (2025): 53% above the Toronto average, down 9% from the year before.

• Assault47% above average
• Break and enter34% above average
• Auto theft89% above average
• Robbery60% above average
• Theft from vehicles109% above average
• Shootings295% 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 2 active

• 1940 LAWRENCE AVE E · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2020
  INACTIVE Development comprising of an 11 storey mixed-use building with commercial on the first and second floors and residential units above.
  Application details
• 1940 LAWRENCE AVE E · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2020
  INACTIVE Development comprising of an 11 storey mixed-use building with commercial on the first and second floors and residential units above.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 13 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 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

Trees

20 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. 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