7 Scotchdale Avenue

Getting around Walkable

• 🚆 Eglinton GO13 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 8 cafés and restaurants, 4 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: West Indian Food Market (600 m). Nearest park: Cedargrove Park (650 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• John McCrae Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 70%, math 35%5 min walk
• St. Nicholas Catholic School Catholic7 min walk
• Cedarbrook Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 39%10 min walk
• Knob Hill Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 76%, math 36%15 min walk

Secondary

• École secondaire catholique Père-Philippe-Lamarche French12 min walk
• Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 39%, literacy test 72%1.5 km

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 M1J

Owners / renters

46% / 54%

Median household income

$76,500

Average age

39

Children under 15

18%

Homes

23% detached, 58% high-rise

Commute by transit

32%

Population

37,002

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tamil 5.9%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3.7%, Bengali 2.9%, Urdu 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 Eglinton East (2025): about the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter21% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles164% above average
• Shootings89% 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

No planning applications within 500 m in the last five years.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 16 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

69 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