896 Eglinton Avenue E 111

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Laird LRT2 min walk
• 🚇 Leaside LRT18 min walk
• 🚆 Oriole GO5.7 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 14 cafés and restaurants, 6 parks, 1 pharmacy. Nearest grocery: Farm Boy (600 m). Nearest park: Radar Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Northlea Elementary and Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 82%7 min walk
• Bessborough Drive Elementary and Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 80%15 min walk
• Leaside Children’s House Montessori Private18 min walk
• St. Anselm Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 75%19 min walk

Secondary

• Leaside High School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 79%, literacy test 95%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 M4G

Owners / renters

68% / 32%

Median household income

$130,000

Average age

43

Children under 15

16%

Homes

42% detached, 23% high-rise

Commute by transit

13%

Population

19,598

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 0.9%, Spanish 0.8%, Iranian Persian 0.7%, Portuguese 0.7%.

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 Leaside-Bennington (2025): 43% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault72% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft32% above average
• Robbery86% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout 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 9 active

• 939 EGLINTON AVE E · 250 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Condo for 301 units.
  Application details
• 105-109 VANDERHOOF AVE · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  Official Plan Amendment proposes to amend the City of Toronto Official Plan by re-designating the subject site from Core Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas.…
  Application details
• 849 EGLINTON AVE E · 150 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Appeal Received · applied 2022
  Draft Plan of Subdivision for 1lot. (related files 22-160403 NNY 15 OZ, 22-160402 NNY 15 SA)
  Application details
• 849 EGLINTON AVE E · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposal for a development includes three buildings: a 40-storey residential mixed-use building, a 21storey residential building, and a 6-storey office…
  Application details
• 845 EGLINTON AVE E · 50 m
  Part Lot Control · Under Review · applied 2022
  Part lot control exemption application to establish stratified ownerships of the five mixed-use buildings, as conditionally approved by the OLT in 2020, that…
  Application details
• 943 EGLINTON AVE E · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2021
  The proposal is for the redevelopment of the existing 6.7 acre site with a total density of 3.8 times the site area. The proposed includes 3,633 m² of retail…
  Application details

7 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 8 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Thorncliffe Park 1.4 km

Stations under construction or approved. Opening dates are the latest public estimates and often move.

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

• Fire Alarm · 2017 · Closed
  Revision of Fire Alarm system

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

22 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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.

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