636 Somerset Street W

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Pimisi LRT12 min walk
• 🚇 Lyon LRT13 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 7 grocery stores, 168 cafés and restaurants, 14 parks, 18 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: La Tiendita Latin Goods Mart (50 m). Nearest park: Dundonald Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Centennial Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 79%, math 32%6 min walk
• Cambridge St Community Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 77%, math 23%7 min walk
• St. Anthony School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 70%10 min walk

Secondary

• First Place Alternate Program4 min walk
• Richard Pfaff Secondary Alternate Program4 min walk
• Reality Check4 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 K1R

Owners / renters

31% / 69%

Median household income

$74,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

8%

Homes

6% detached, 49% high-rise

Commute by transit

18%

Population

20,343

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Yue (Cantonese) 1.6%, Vietnamese 1.4%, Mandarin 1.2%, Arabic 1%.

Safety

Crime Severity Index for Ottawa police: 52 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

Police-reported figures for the whole police service area, not this street. Rates use the area’s resident population.

Commute

To downtown Ottawa: 1 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.

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.