79 Shoreham Drive

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Jane and Finch LRT1.3 km
• 🚇 Norfinch Oakdale LRT1.3 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO4.0 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 9 cafés and restaurants, 7 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Pacific Fresh Food Mart (200 m). Nearest park: Hullmar Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Augustine Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 46%2 min walk
• Blacksmith Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 70%, math 40%7 min walk
• Gosford Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 68%, math 36%7 min walk
• Shoreham Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 60%, math 50%8 min walk

Secondary

• Brookview Middle School7 min walk
• Westview Centennial Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 21%, literacy test 58%1.7 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 M3N

Owners / renters

37% / 63%

Median household income

$66,500

Average age

39

Children under 15

18%

Homes

7% detached, 52% high-rise

Commute by transit

29%

Population

40,846

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Vietnamese 7.3%, Spanish 4.8%, Italian 2.4%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2.2%.

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 Black Creek (2025): 25% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault57% above average
• Break and enter50% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery34% below average
• Theft from vehicles21% below average
• Shootings322% 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 1 active

• 4650 JANE ST · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  The proposal seeks to demolish all existing above grade structures on the subject property and construct six new channel gasoline retail pump islands with…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 18 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

67 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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