811 Dovercourt Road

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Ossington Subway4 min walk
• 🚇 Dufferin Subway8 min walk
• 🚆 Exhibition GO3.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 9 grocery stores, 91 cafés and restaurants, 15 parks, 10 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Gold City Fruit Market (250 m). Nearest park: Westmoreland Avenue Parkette (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Anthony Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 79%, math 54%7 min walk
• Dovercourt Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 73%, math 32%11 min walk
• École élémentaire catholique du Sacré-Coeur-Toronto French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 40%11 min walk
• Pauline Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 65%12 min walk

Secondary

• St. Mary Catholic Academy Catholic · Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 45%, literacy test 86%9 min walk
• The Bickford Centre12 min walk
• West End Alternative Secondary School13 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 M6H

Owners / renters

48% / 52%

Median household income

$83,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

12%

Homes

11% detached, 18% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

43,730

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 8.5%, Spanish 2.3%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.8%, Italian 1.4%.

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 Dovercourt Village (2025): about the Toronto average, down 14% from the year before.

• Assault27% above average
• Break and enter25% above average
• Auto theft43% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles32% below average
• Shootingsnone reported

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

• 157 HALLAM ST · 500 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 4 residential units.
  Application details
• 798 DOVERCOURT RD · 50 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2024
  Draft Plan of Condominium for four residential units.
  Application details
• 52 BARTLETT AVE · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2013
  Proposal for Site Plan Control (13-241059 SA) and a Zoning By-Law Amendment (13-241061 OZ) to reuse the industrial building (at rear) with the addition of a…
• 707 DOVERCOURT RD · 300 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2009
  SITE PLAN CONTROL for construction of new 5 storey residential building containing 77 dwelling units with 2 levels below grade parking with 67 parking spaces…
• 990 BLOOR ST W · 200 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2025
  To create 116 residential units within a 13-storey mixed use building.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 4 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 R

Residential (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ 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

• Party Wall Admin Permits · 2015 · Closed
  No construction, Admin application for work at 809 Dovercourt Rd (CAN NOT BE ASSIGNED, 809 DOVERCOURT RD IS ON HOLD)

8 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 3 new homes.

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

Trees

53 City street trees within 100 m, mostly elms. 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