706 Wilson Avenue LOWER LEVEL

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Wilson Subway16 min walk
• 🚇 Yorkdale Subway1.4 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO2.7 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 34 cafés and restaurants, 4 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Correct African Food Market (500 m). Nearest park: Ancaster Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Norbert Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 57%5 min walk
• Ancaster Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 53%, math 41%6 min walk
• Downsview Public School1.6 km
• Faywood Arts-Based Curriculum School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 78%, math 25%1.6 km

Secondary

• Madonna Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 39%, literacy test 82%1.2 km
• Downsview Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 26%, literacy test 59%1.3 km
• Yorkdale Secondary School1.3 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 M3K

Owners / renters

59% / 41%

Median household income

$88,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

15%

Homes

47% detached, 1% high-rise

Commute by transit

27%

Population

7,865

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6%, Italian 5.9%, Spanish 4%, Portuguese 2.1%.

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 Downsview (2025): about the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft48% above average
• Robbery60% above average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootingsabout 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 3 active

• 3501 DUFFERIN ST · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2022
  Application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to allow a three storey non-residential building with gross floor area of 5,148 square metres for…
  Application details
• 3621 DUFFERIN ST · 350 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2018
  Plan of subdivision to support new public park and north-south public street required as part of rezoning application (#17-280210 NNY 09 OZ) for a 10-storey…
  Application details
• 3621 DUFFERIN ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2016
  Proposed 10-storey (40m) mixed-use development incorporating 158 residential condominium units (flr 2-7); ground floor retail; office (8 flr); self-storage…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 12 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Highway 401450 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

What can be built CR

Commercial Residential (with a site-specific exception).

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.

1 permit 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

62 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. 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.