34 Ovida Avenue Upper

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Kipling Subway13 min walk
• 🚇 Islington Subway2.0 km
• 🚆 Kipling GO10 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 6 grocery stores, 20 cafés and restaurants, 6 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Farm Boy (750 m). Nearest park: Cloverdale Park (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Elizabeth Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 69%16 min walk
• Wedgewood Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 80%, math 76%17 min walk
• Our Lady of Peace Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 60%1.3 km
• Eatonville Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 84%, math 56%1.7 km

Secondary

• Etobicoke Year Round Alternative Centre8 min walk
• Bloorlea Middle School14 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 M9B

Owners / renters

74% / 26%

Median household income

$108,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

16%

Homes

53% detached, 37% high-rise

Commute by transit

17%

Population

33,236

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Ukrainian 2.1%, Serbian 1.7%, Spanish 1.6%, Korean 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 Islington (2025): 28% below the Toronto average, down 24% from the year before.

• Assault49% below average
• Break and enter55% above average
• Auto theft24% below average
• Robbery50% below average
• Theft from vehicles32% below average
• Shootings56% below 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 5 active

• 3927 BLOOR ST W · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Proposal to demolish the existing two-storey dwellings on each lot, and to consolidate the lots to construct a six-storey (19.5 metres), 3,613.5 square-metre,…
  Application details
• 5359 DUNDAS ST W · 400 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2023
  50-storey mixed-use building, 156.6 metres tall (excluding MPH), with 571 residential units (139 2-bedroom and 57 3-bedroom units), 37,725 square metres of…
  Application details
• 5421-5429 DUNDAS ST W · 300 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2019
  A Draft Plan of Subdivision application to create a J-shaped public street that connects Dundas Street West to Shorncliffe Road that will service 4 development…
  Application details
• 5421-5429 DUNDAS ST W · 300 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2018
  Site Plan application for Phase 2 of a larger multi-phased development at Dundas Street West and Shorncliffee Road. This application is proposing two towers of…
  Application details
• 5507 DUNDAS ST W · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2018
  Proposal for a 22 storey mixed-use building including 6 affordable rental dwelling units, a POPS and a laneway easement.
  Application details
• 5500 DUNDAS ST W · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2025
  Application to amend the Zoning By-law at 5500 Dundas Street West to permit two mixed-use buildings of 14 and 16 storeys (48.7 metres and 54.9 metres,…
  Application details

5 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 13 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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

5 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 3 new homes.

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

Trees

43 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. That’s about 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