61 Bickerton Crescent

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚇 Don Mills Subway2.0 km
• 🚆 Old Cummer GO3.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 10 cafés and restaurants, 6 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest park: Van Horne Park (450 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Pleasant View Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 64%5 min walk
• Ernest Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 62%, math 57%7 min walk
• St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 73%10 min walk
• Brian Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 74%, math 71%13 min walk

Secondary

• J B Tyrrell Senior Public School11 min walk
• Sir John A Macdonald Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 55%, literacy test 88%13 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 M2J

Owners / renters

51% / 49%

Median household income

$83,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

14%

Homes

16% detached, 63% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

61,761

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 9.9%, Yue (Cantonese) 4.5%, Iranian Persian 3%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2.4%.

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 Pleasant View (2025): 47% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault51% below average
• Break and enter52% below average
• Auto theft44% below average
• Robbery38% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout 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 4 active

• 2900 FINCH AVE E · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Zoning By-law Amendment to construct new gas pumps with canopy, a new convenience store/quick-service restaurant with an associated drive-through facility. The…
  Application details
• 2900 FINCH AVE E · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  This site plan application proposes the demolition of the existing Petro Canada gasstation located at 2900 Finch Ave E. The redevelopment includes…
  Application details
• 2930 FINCH AVE E · 450 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2024
  Draft Plan of Subdivision application to create 3 blocks. This application is related to Zoning By-law Amendment Application No. 24 105045 ECS 22 OZ.
  Application details
• 2930 FINCH AVE E · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2024
  Rezoning application to permit a mixed-use building complex consisting of a 26-storey (or 85 metre) tower, a 28-storey (or 91 metre) tower, and a 14-storeys…
  Application details
• 575 VAN HORNE AVE · 400 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2023
  Toronto Public Library (TPL) is seeking site plan approval to permit exterior alterations to an existing library branch located at 575 Van Horne Avenue,…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 17 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

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

78 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