995 Dufferin Street Lower

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Dufferin Subway2 min walk
• 🚇 Lansdowne Subway10 min walk
• 🚆 Exhibition GO2.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 10 grocery stores, 105 cafés and restaurants, 10 parks, 10 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Family Fruit and Flower (200 m). Nearest park: Salem Parkette (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Anthony Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 79%, math 54%8 min walk
• Pauline Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 65%8 min walk
• St. Sebastian Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 69%9 min walk
• Westside Montessori School Private9 min walk

Secondary

• St. Mary Catholic Academy Catholic · Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 45%, literacy test 86%4 min walk
• Bloor Collegiate Institute ALPHA Alternative School Secondary4 min walk
• La passerelle secondaire French14 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 M6H

Owners / renters

48% / 52%

Median household income

$83,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

12%

Homes

11% detached, 18% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

43,730

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 8.5%, Spanish 2.3%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.8%, Italian 1.4%.

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 Dufferin Grove (2025): 37% above the Toronto average, down 19% from the year before.

• Assault59% above average
• Break and enter43% above average
• Auto theft51% below average
• Robbery42% above average
• Theft from vehicles32% above 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 12 active

• 1141 BLOOR ST W · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Administrative Amendment to 22 129524 STE 09 SA.
• 1141 BLOOR ST W · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Administrative Amendment to 22 129491 STE 09 SA.
• 1045 DUFFERIN ST · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 3-storey switchgear building for Toronto Hydro.
  Application details
• 1141 BLOOR ST W · 150 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for a 22-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 981.5 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 1141 BLOOR ST W · 150 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for a 33-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 3347.40 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 980 DUFFERIN ST · 50 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for an 11-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 5755.70 square metres, and a residential gross floor area…
  Application details

13 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 5 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 R

Residential (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ 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

• Multiple Projects · 2024 · Permit Issued
  Renovation - above grade (510.6 m2), renovation - below grade (119 m2), front and rear addition (168.7 m2) and interior alterations to suit…
• Multiple Projects · 2024 · Closed
  ONE RESIDENTIAL UNIT(MAIN FLOOR), EXISTING 2 UNITS TO REMAIN, NEW THIRD FLOOR REAR DECK, INTERIOR ALTERATIONS
• New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite · 2022 · Closed
  construct laneway suite at rear
• Other · 2022 · Cancelled
  construct laneway suite at rear

11 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 2 new homes.

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

Trees

28 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.

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