8 Nora Road

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Islington Subway14 min walk
• 🚇 Kipling Subway15 min walk
• 🚆 Kipling GO1.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 6 grocery stores, 24 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 6 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Divine Food (650 m). Nearest park: Michael Power Park (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Our Lady of Peace Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 60%6 min walk
• Filipok Russian Junior School9 min walk
• Islington Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 41%10 min walk
• Wedgewood Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 80%, math 76%13 min walk

Secondary

• Etobicoke Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 73%, literacy test 90%18 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 M9A

Owners / renters

51% / 49%

Median household income

$93,000

Average age

44

Children under 15

13%

Homes

32% detached, 58% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

36,642

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 2.3%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Portuguese 1.7%, Korean 1.5%.

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 Islington (2025): 28% below the Toronto average, down 24% from the year before.

• Assault49% below average
• Break and enter55% above average
• Auto theft24% below average
• Robbery50% below average
• Theft from vehicles32% below average
• Shootings56% below 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

• 1008 KIPLING AVE · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  The proposed development comprises a 7-storey (23.55 metre), 46-unit apartment building, containing 2 studio units (4%), 21 one-bedroom units (46%), and 23…
  Application details
• 49 BURNHAMTHORPE CRES · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Proposal for the redevelopment of the subject site with four three-storey apartment buildings, wellness centre building and below grade parking structure. The…
  Application details
• 5134 DUNDAS ST W · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2021
  Proposal to construct a 5-storey mixed-use building, with a main floor retail/commercial component fronting Dundas Street W. The proposed 30 purpose-built…
  Application details
• 4975 DUNDAS ST W · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2025
  The application seeks to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for the lands at 4975 Dundas Street to apply the Commercial Residential (CR) zone and permit…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 13 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

• Accessory Building · 2019 · Closed
  Build a rear accessory building
• Pool Fence Enclosure · 2019 · Closed
  Proposed pool fence enclosure.
• New Building · 2016 · Closed
  Proposal for complete demolition of existing home and construction of a new 3000 sf detached 2-storey house.
• Demolition · 2016 · Closed
  Proposal to demolish existing home and build new house.

1 permit on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 1 new home.

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

57 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