86 Melford Drive Unit 9

Getting around Car-dependent

• 🚆 Agincourt GO4.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 3 cafés and restaurants, 3 parks. Nearest park: Horseley Hill Park (750 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Tom Longboat Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 97%, math 52%9 min walk
• St. Gabriel Lalemant Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 75%, math 33%16 min walk
• Malvern Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 47%1.3 km
• Sacred Heart Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 48%1.5 km

Secondary

• Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 47%, literacy test 84%18 min walk
• Dr. Marion Hilliard Senior Public School1.3 km
• St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy Catholic · Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 29%, literacy test 70%1.8 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 M1B

Owners / renters

72% / 28%

Median household income

$91,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

15%

Homes

30% detached, 22% high-rise

Commute by transit

23%

Population

65,555

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tamil 9.5%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3.7%, Urdu 2.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 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 Malvern West (2025): about the Toronto average, up 11% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter77% below average
• Auto theft63% above average
• Robbery60% above average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings236% 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

• 2270 MARKHAM RD · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Amendment Application for the previously approved Site Plan Control Application (File No.: 22 137816 ESC 23 SA) which facilitated the redevelopment…
  Application details
• 2275 MARKHAM RD · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2017
  INACTIVE Proposal to convert the existing building into a Place of Worship and Day Nursery.
  Application details
• 2225 MARKHAM RD · 450 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2023
  Draft Plan of Condominium for the 4 storey building for office use.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 22 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 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

Building permits

No building permits at this address since 2014.

1 permit 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

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.