85 Ellesmere Road 227

Getting around Walkable

• 🚆 Agincourt GO3.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 18 cafés and restaurants, 2 parks, 1 pharmacy. Nearest grocery: Metro (100 m). Nearest park: Brookbanks Park (750 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Maryvale Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 79%, math 19%7 min walk
• Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 97%, math 52%11 min walk
• Annunciation Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 68%12 min walk
• Terraview-Willowfield Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 70%12 min walk

Secondary

• Victoria Park Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 57%, literacy test 79%10 min walk
• Senator O'Connor College School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 64%, literacy test 88%13 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 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 3 active

• 85 ELLESMERE RD · 0 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Amendment. seeking to amend a previous Site Plan Approval to reflect the existing conditions of Parkway Mall. The changes uncludes: 1.New…
  Application details
• 20 ELLESMERE RD · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Proposal to demolish the existing gas station. The redevelopment includes the construction of a new gas canopy, a new car wash, a new convenience…
  Application details
• 36 ELLESMERE RD · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Site Plan application to permit a 11-storey residential building with 187 dwelling units and three levels of below-grade parking containing 218 vehicular…
  Application details
• 36 ELLESMERE RD · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Approved · applied 2021
  Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 12-storey mixed-use building with 187 dwelling units retail at-grade and three levels of below-grade parking…
  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.

Building permits

• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Permit Issued
  Proposal for interior alterations to existing suite. Tim Hortons.
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Permit Issued
  Interior Alterations to convert existing retail to accommodate a fresh Mexican grill (restaurant). Alterations include architectural,…
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Inspection
  Proposal for interior alterations to demo existing partitions and adding new partitions.
• Interior Alterations · 2024 · Refusal Notice
  Permit for Kitchen hood
• Interior Alterations · 2024 · Closed
  Interior alterations to unit E1B - adding new false drop ceiling to exising open space of existing office

5 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

10 City street trees within 100 m, mostly kentuckies. 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.