872 Royal York Road

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Royal York Subway8 min walk
• 🚇 Islington Subway18 min walk
• 🚆 Kipling GO2.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 34 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Young's Produce (450 m). Nearest park: Birchview Boulevard Parkette (550 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Sunnylea Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 97%, math 100%6 min walk
• Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 75%14 min walk
• École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-d'Youville Catholic · French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 68%15 min walk
• Norseman Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 67%18 min walk

Secondary

• Etobicoke Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 73%, literacy test 90%18 min walk
• Bishop Allen Academy Catholic Secondary School Catholic · Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 81%, literacy test 94%1.2 km
• Etobicoke School of the Arts
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 68%, literacy test 92%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 M8Y

Owners / renters

56% / 44%

Median household income

$91,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

15%

Homes

34% detached, 29% high-rise

Commute by transit

19%

Population

21,986

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Ukrainian 2.8%, Polish 2.5%, Russian 2.2%, Spanish 1.5%.

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 Stonegate-Queensway (2025): 25% below the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault39% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery48% below average
• Theft from vehicles39% below average
• Shootings67% 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

• 2969 BLOOR ST W · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposed development of a 7 storey mixed use building, comprised of residential amenity and retail uses at grade and six storeys of residential.
  Application details
• 3005 BLOOR ST W · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2020
  Site Plan Control application for proposed 7-storey mixed use building with retail at grade, two levels of below grade parking and 51 residential condominium…
  Application details
• 2955-2961 BLOOR ST W · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2015
  INACTIVE Proposed 6-storey, mixed-use building with a 7th storey mechanical penthouse and amenity area. A total of 717 m2 of retail space is proposed at grade…

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 10 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

• Interior Alterations · 2025 · Closed
  Proposed interior alteration (widening the stairs and addition of partition walls in the basement, widening kitchen window and removing two…
• Interior Alterations · 2025 · Cancelled
  Proposed interior alteration widening the stairs and addition of partition walls in the basement, widening kitchen window and removing two…

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

87 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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