82 Ellington Drive

Getting around Walkable

• 🚆 Kennedy GO3.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 23 cafés and restaurants, 1 park, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Food Basics (700 m). Nearest park: Manhattan Park (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Manhattan Park Junior Public School5 min walk
• Buchanan Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 68%, math 43%10 min walk
• St. Lawrence Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 54%16 min walk
• Dorset Park Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 68%17 min walk

Secondary

• Gooderham Learning Centre16 min walk
• Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 22%, literacy test 65%1.3 km
• Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 44%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 M1R

Owners / renters

56% / 44%

Median household income

$81,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

15%

Homes

48% detached, 26% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

30,467

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4%, Arabic 3.8%, Tamil 2.6%, Greek 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 Wexford/Maryvale (2025): 53% above the Toronto average, down 9% from the year before.

• Assault47% above average
• Break and enter34% above average
• Auto theft89% above average
• Robbery60% above average
• Theft from vehicles109% above average
• Shootings295% 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 2 active

• 1370 BIRCHMOUNT RD · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Development of a three-storey multi-unit industrial building, comprising two floors of individual warehouse condominium units and a third floor of small…
  Application details
• 1430 BIRCHMOUNT RD · 400 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Condominium. The proposed development contains two 3-storey warehouse units. Building A contains 29 Industrial units and 186 Work/Storage units.…
  Application details
• 1430 BIRCHMOUNT RD · 400 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2022
  Site Plan application to permit the development of 2 three-storey multi-unit industrial buildings each with two floors of individual warehouse units and one…
  Application details
• 1 ELLINGTON DR · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2022
  The proposed redevelopment includes demolition of a portion of the existing church, retention of the heritage portion of the existing church and cemetery, and…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 14 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

• Multiple Projects · 2019 · Closed
  CONSTRUCT 2 STOREY SIDE ADDITION TO EXISTING SFD, AND RENOVATE EXISTING SFD

2 permits 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

28 City street trees within 100 m. That’s fewer 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