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My Address in Toronto · 21 Pharmacy Ave, Toronto · Data as of Nov 9, 2026
Address report · Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest

21 Pharmacy Ave

21 Pharmacy Ave is in Oakridge. There is 1 planning proposal within 250 m. Victoria Park Station is a 7‑minute walk.

Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Key findings
  • 1 planning proposal within 250 m: one in progress.
  • Assaults in Oakridge were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
  • Victoria Park Station (Line 2) is about a 7-minute walk.
  • The nearest elementary school is St Dunstan Catholic School, 53 m away.
Planning proposals1within 250 m
Major crimes155within 500 m, 12 months
Nearest transit452 mVictoria Park station
Danforth AvePharmacy AveDenton AveKenworthy AveThora AveSt Dunstan DrAlbion AveWanstead AveElward BlvdByng AveMacey AveAugust AveMadelaine AveRobinson AveLeyton Ave1Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Danforth AvePharmacy AveKenworthy AveDenton AveSt Dunstan DrNewport AveMansion AveElward BlvdAlbion AveAugust AveMadelaine AveEmmott AveByng Ave1Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)
The red dot is 21 Pharmacy Ave. The circle shows 250 metres, about a 3-minute walk. Numbers match the proposals in section 01.

01What’s planned near 21 Pharmacy Ave

1 planning proposal within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

  1. 1
    Minor variance
    14 Kenworthy Ave · 246 m away
    Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

    The City has received it. A hearing date hasn't been set yet.

    File · submitted Sep 8, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Development Applications and Committee of Adjustment Applications, City of Toronto. A proposal that covers several addresses is listed once. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

02Safety near 21 Pharmacy Ave

Police recorded 155 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 95% of Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

Major crime Near this addresswithin 500 m, last 12 monthsOakridge compared with Torontorate per 100,000 residents, 2025
Assaults99 near this address66% higher1,276 vs 768 per 100,000
Break-ins24 near this address22% higher231 vs 190 per 100,000
Robberies8 near this address26% lower58 vs 79 per 100,000
Thefts over $5,0005 near this address26% lower45 vs 61 per 100,000
Car thefts19 near this address29% lower160 vs 225 per 100,000

Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 2, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Oakridge

03Getting around from 21 Pharmacy Ave

The nearest subway station is Victoria Park Station (Line 2), about a 7‑minute walk (0.5 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 9 TTC stops served by the 67, 20 and 113 buses, with about 1,156 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 1.5 km away, with 88 train stops on a weekday.

Nearest subway station
Victoria Park Station 452 m

Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 7 min walk

Buses
20 Cliffside, 113 Danforth 95 m
Nearest stop: Danforth Ave at Pharmacy Ave, plus 1 more stop for these routes within 250 m.
Bus
67 Pharmacy 144 m
Nearest stop: Pharmacy Ave at Denton Ave, plus 3 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest GO train station
Danforth GO 1.5 km

Source: GO Transit · 88 train stops on a weekday

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates.

04Schools and child care near 21 Pharmacy Ave

The closest public and Catholic schools. They may not be the ones assigned to this address; check with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) or Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB).

Elementary schools

Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.

St Dunstan Catholic School
53 m · TCDSB · grades JK-8 · 195 students
89%about the same as Toronto58%above Toronto
Samuel Hearne Public School
181 m · TDSB · grades 5-8 · 355 students
54%below Toronto23%below Toronto
Oakridge Junior Public School
284 m · TDSB · grades JK-4 · 550 students
Doesn’t go up to Grade 6, so no Grade 6 results.

Secondary schools

Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.

Malvern Collegiate Institute
1.4 km · TDSB · grades 9-12 · 1,140 students
96%above Toronto
Notre Dame Catholic High School
1.6 km · TCDSB · grades 9-12 · 510 students
97%above Toronto

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Toronto Islamic Academy School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres and two EarlyON centres.

Licensed child care
Oakridge Junior Playcare 292 m
110 Byng Ave · 86 spaces · kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
Licensed child care
Denton Place Centres For Early Learning 343 m
30 Denton Ave · 86 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
Licensed child care
Cambridge Place Centre For Early Learning 343 m
30 Denton Ave · 93 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
EarlyON centre
Oakridge Junior EarlyON Child and Family Centre 292 m
110 Byng Ave · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
EarlyON centre
Danforth EarlyON Child and Family Centre 384 m
3079 Danforth Ave · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers

Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

05The building at 21 Pharmacy Ave

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 21 Pharmacy Ave. Here is what the City does have.

Building permits, last 5 years
0 permits
0 building permits in the last 5 years. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.

Source: Building Permits · 1 on record

Permit history: 1 project from 1 permit
  • Other(SR) · completed Oct 12, 2021
    Replace existing column · Permit 21 185122

06Around the block

Short-term rentals7registered within 250 m

Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 2).

Licensed rooming houses0within 250 m

Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.

New storefront businesses7licensed in Oakridge, last 90 days

34 Auto Gallery (auto repair or garage), Bd Supermarket Plus (take-out or food shop), Matcha Station (take-out or food shop), and 4 more.

Public spaces (POPS)0privately owned, open to the public, within 500 m
Shelters and respite sites0within 500 m
All new business licences in Oakridge (7)
  • 34 Auto Gallery · Auto repair or garage · 3250 Danforth Ave · 126 m · licensed Nov 2, 2026
  • Bd Supermarket Plus · Take-out or food shop · 3470-3472 Danforth Ave · 712 m · licensed Oct 19, 2026
  • Matcha Station · Take-out or food shop · 3100 Danforth Ave · 399 m · licensed Oct 11, 2026
  • Gappe Baj · Restaurant or bar · 3495 Danforth Ave · 540 m · licensed Sep 25, 2026
  • Timeless Autos · Auto repair or garage · 545 Warden Ave · 856 m · licensed Sep 18, 2026
  • Malik Auto · Auto repair or garage · 3250 Danforth Ave · 126 m · licensed Sep 4, 2026
  • Bhojon Bari · Restaurant or bar · 3454 Danforth Ave · 667 m · licensed Aug 19, 2026

Source: Short Term Rentals Registration, Multi-Tenant (Rooming) House Licences, Business Licences and Permits (storefront types; owners’ personal names are never shown), POPS, and Daily Shelter Occupancy (Nov 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

07Risks and environment at 21 Pharmacy Ave

Flood and shoreline hazards
Outside This address
TRCA's maps show this address is outside the areas that could flood from rivers in a major storm (TRCA plans for a storm like Hurricane Hazel in 1954) and outside lake shoreline hazards. Basement flooding from overloaded sewers can still happen anywhere in the city.

Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025

Lead in tap-water tests, postal area M1L
0% of tests above Ontario's limit Your area · M1L
In postal area M1L, 0 of 124 home tap-water samples (0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M1L is lower than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 2 samples here (1.6%) were above it. These are voluntary tests, mostly from older homes, so they don't tell you about this house. Lead comes from old pipes and plumbing, not the City's treatment plants. If your home was built before the mid-1950s, you can get a free test kit by calling 311.

Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 124 tests, Jan 3, 2014 to Jan 19, 2026

Air quality now
1 · Low risk Your area
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto East station, 8.1 km away, measured 5:00 PM EST Monday 9 November 2026. Forecast high for the next 24 hours: 2 (low risk). The scale runs from 1 to 10+; 1 to 3 is low risk.

Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · hourly

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

08The neighbourhood: Oakridge

Oakridge had 13,705 residents in 2021. The median household income was $60,000, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 69% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 29% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 41% of workers commuted by transit and 4% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Bengali (15.9%), Cantonese (3.6%) and Urdu (3.1%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Residents (2021)13,705Oakridge
Median household income$60,000typical neighbourhood $85,000
Households that rent69%typical neighbourhood 46%
Commute by transit41%typical neighbourhood 26%

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across Scarborough (the former City of Scarborough), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,832 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.4%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Average rent, October 2025ScarboroughChange in a yearToronto
Studio$1,465+3%$1,499
1 bedroom$1,617+2%$1,763
2 bedrooms$1,832+4%$2,055
3 bedrooms or more$1,978+6%$2,361

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, Scarborough (the former City of Scarborough). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.

How Oakridge compares with the rest of Toronto →

09Quick answers about 21 Pharmacy Ave

What is being built near 21 Pharmacy Ave?

There is 1 planning proposal within 250 metres (one in progress). The closest is at 14 Kenworthy Ave, 246 m away. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is the area around 21 Pharmacy Ave safe?

Police recorded 155 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 99 assaults, 24 break-ins, 19 car thefts, 8 robberies and 5 thefts over $5,000. That's more than at 95% of Toronto addresses. Per resident, in Oakridge in 2025, assaults were above the Toronto rate; car thefts, robberies and thefts over $5,000 were below it. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address. Source: Toronto Police Service, as of Nov 9, 2026.

How do you get around from 21 Pharmacy Ave?

The nearest subway station is Victoria Park Station (Line 2), 0.5 km away (about a 7-minute walk). Nearby: the 20 Cliffside and 113 Danforth buses (stop at Danforth Ave and Pharmacy Ave, 95 m); the 67 Pharmacy bus (stop at Pharmacy Ave and Denton Ave, 144 m). Source: TTC and GO Transit schedules, as of Nov 9, 2026.

What schools are near 21 Pharmacy Ave?

The closest are St Dunstan Catholic School, Samuel Hearne Public School and Malvern Collegiate Institute. These may not be the assigned schools; check with the school board. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education school information, as of Nov 9, 2026.

What neighbourhood is 21 Pharmacy Ave in?

21 Pharmacy Ave is in Oakridge, one of the City of Toronto's 158 official neighbourhoods, in Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest. Oakridge had 13,705 residents in 2021, with a median household income of $60,000. Source: City of Toronto neighbourhoods; 2021 Census, as of Nov 9, 2026.

What is rent like near 21 Pharmacy Ave?

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. In October 2025, a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building across Scarborough (the former City of Scarborough) averaged $1,832 a month. That's an average across all tenants, including long-term ones; new listings usually cost more. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Has 21 Pharmacy Ave been renovated?

Yes. The City has 1 building permit on record, 0 in the last 5 years. Source: Building Permits, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is 21 Pharmacy Ave in a flood plain?

No. TRCA maps it outside river flood and lake shoreline hazard areas. Basement flooding from sewers can still happen anywhere. Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is 21 Pharmacy Ave a heritage property?

No. It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register. Source: Heritage Register, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Who is the city councillor for 21 Pharmacy Ave?

Parthi Kandavel, councillor for Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest. Email Councillor_Kandavel@toronto.ca or call 416-392-4052. Source: City of Toronto elected officials, as of Nov 9, 2026.

When is garbage day at 21 Pharmacy Ave?

Collection is on Thursdays. Green bin goes out every week; garbage and recycling alternate weeks. The next garbage pickup is Nov 19, 2026. Source: Solid Waste Collection Schedule, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Answers are generated from the data on this page and update when the data changes.

10From the archives

No archive photos have been located within 250 metres yet.

Photo locations are matched from each photo’s title against City street and address data, so some may be off. Report a wrong location

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