81 Amesbury Drive Basement

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Keelesdale LRT1.8 km
• 🚇 Mount Dennis LRT2.0 km
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO2.0 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 16 cafés and restaurants, 6 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Metro (550 m). Nearest park: Amesbury Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• George Anderson Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 95%, math 89%3 min walk
• St. Francis Xavier Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 81%, math 43%9 min walk
• Gracefield Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 38%, math 19%14 min walk
• Immaculate Conception Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 64%, math 21%14 min walk

Secondary

• Amesbury Middle School16 min walk
• Chaminade College School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 55%, literacy test 77%1.3 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 M6M

Owners / renters

46% / 54%

Median household income

$71,500

Average age

41

Children under 15

16%

Homes

28% detached, 39% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

42,148

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 7.9%, Spanish 4.8%, Vietnamese 2.8%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 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 Brookhaven-Amesbury (2025): about the Toronto average, down 21% from the year before.

• Assault20% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery20% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings28% 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 4 active

• 2355 KEELE ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2022
  Proposal to redevelop the Lands with a new 25-storey residential tower and associated 4-storey above-grade parking structure
  Application details
• 2355 KEELE ST · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2022
  Proposal to redevelop the Lands with a new 25-storey residential tower and associated 4-storey above-grade parking structure
  Application details
• 1442 LAWRENCE AVE W · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2019
  The proposed mixed-use development comprises a 27¿storey building containing 422 residential units, 620 square metres of daycare space, and 1,995 square metres…
  Application details
• 2351 KEELE ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2015
  INACTIVE -Proposed (3) shipping container buildings (referred to as Building 'H') to be used in connection with SmartREIT's North Park Plaza's Penguin Pick-Up…

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 11 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

39 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. That’s about 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