6 Westrose Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Islington Subway11 min walk
• 🚇 Royal York Subway11 min walk
• 🚆 Kipling GO2.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 5 grocery stores, 46 cafés and restaurants, 7 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Rabba (600 m). Nearest park: Tom Riley Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 75%3 min walk
• Islington Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 41%12 min walk
• Kingsway College School Private12 min walk
• Filipok Russian Junior School13 min walk

Secondary

• Etobicoke Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 73%, literacy test 90%4 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 M8X

Owners / renters

72% / 28%

Median household income

$139,000

Average age

48

Children under 15

13%

Homes

46% detached, 40% high-rise

Commute by transit

21%

Population

10,624

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Korean 1.3%, Ukrainian 0.8%, Serbian 0.7%, Spanish 0.7%.

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 Kingsway South (2025): 25% below the Toronto average, down 20% from the year before.

• Assault33% below average
• Break and enter43% above average
• Auto theft44% below average
• Robbery63% below average
• Theft from vehicles77% below average
• Shootingsnone reported

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

• 8 MONTGOMERY RD · 450 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2021
  *** Proposed 13 storey mixed use building containing 319 residential units.
  Application details
• 8 MONTGOMERY RD · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  The proposed development consists of a 16-storey mixed-use building comprised of residential and commercial uses at grade, and residential uses above. The…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 11 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Galt Subdivision)50 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

52 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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