83 Bakersfield Street 3

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Downsview Park Subway7 min walk
• 🚇 Finch West Subway18 min walk
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO7 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 7 cafés and restaurants, 0 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Walmart Supercentre (650 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Derrydown Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 44%, math 24%17 min walk
• St. Jerome Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 41%18 min walk
• Stilecroft Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 68%, math 54%1.2 km
• Sheppard Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 28%, math 22%1.5 km

Secondary

• James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 59%, literacy test 74%1.3 km
• Elia Middle School1.5 km
• William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 73%, literacy test 96%1.6 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 M3J

Owners / renters

48% / 52%

Median household income

$75,500

Average age

39

Children under 15

13%

Homes

13% detached, 53% high-rise

Commute by transit

34%

Population

26,600

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4%, Vietnamese 3.2%, Spanish 3%, Italian 2.9%.

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 York University Heights (2025): 96% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault66% above average
• Break and enter98% above average
• Auto theft182% above average
• Robbery63% above average
• Theft from vehicles48% above average
• Shootings46% 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

No planning applications within 500 m in the last five years.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 15 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Newmarket Subdivision)100 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

What can be built EH

Employment Heavy Industrial (with a site-specific exception).

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

21 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.