86 Santa Barbara Road

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Finch Subway13 min walk
• 🚇 North York Centre Subway16 min walk
• 🚆 Old Cummer GO4.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 112 cafés and restaurants, 17 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Joy Mart (550 m). Nearest park: Basswood Parkette (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Cyril Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 94%7 min walk
• Churchill Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 81%, math 88%10 min walk
• St. Antoine Daniel Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 24%11 min walk
• McKee Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 91%, math 84%13 min walk

Secondary

• Willowdale Middle School11 min walk
• FutureSkills High School Private12 min walk
• École secondaire catholique Monseigneur-de-Charbonnel French1.3 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 M2N

Owners / renters

59% / 41%

Median household income

$82,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

12%

Homes

17% detached, 70% high-rise

Commute by transit

29%

Population

75,100

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 11.7%, Iranian Persian 7.2%, Korean 6.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 5.1%.

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 Willowdale West (2025): 36% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault27% below average
• Break and enter45% below average
• Auto theft60% below average
• Robbery34% below average
• Theft from vehicles33% 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 10 active

• 88 HORSHAM AVE · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposal of 6 units of 3 storey townhouse,
  Application details
• 15 HORSHAM AVE · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of a 45-storey mixed-use building providing residential and commercial at grade. The building will provide…
  Application details
• 42 FINCH AVE W · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of an 46-storey mixed-use building providing residential and commercial use. The building will provide a…
  Application details
• 38 HOUNSLOW AVE · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  A Site Plan Application to allow for the construction of a 26-storey residential building consisting of 305 residential units and 19,235.30 square metres of…
  Application details
• 15 HORSHAM AVE · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Site Plan application for a 32-storey residential tower comprised of 533 dwelling units with a 4-storey mixed residential and retail podium.
  Application details
• 74 CHURCHILL AVE · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval for 44 new townhouse units having a total residential gross floor area of 8158 square metres.
  Application details

9 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 15 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 RM

Residential Multiple Dwelling.

• ✅ 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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

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

83 City street trees within 100 m. 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