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My Address in Toronto · 237 Silver Birch Ave, Toronto · Data as of Nov 9, 2026
Address report · Ward 19 Beaches-East York

237 Silver Birch Ave

237 Silver Birch Ave is in The Beaches. There are no planning proposals in progress within 250 m. Streetcars stop 271 m away.

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

Key findings
  • Streetcar 503 stop 271 m away; the nearest subway is 1.7 km.
  • The nearest elementary school is Balmy Beach Community School, 296 m away.
Planning proposals0within 250 m
Major crimes41within 500 m, 12 months
Nearest transit271 mStreetcar 503
Beech AveBalsam AveBalsam RdSilver Birch AveVictoria Park AveKingswood RdBracken AvePine AveWillow AveMap data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Kingston RdPine AveSilver Birch AveKingswood RdBingham AveScarborough RdBracken AveWillow AveBalsam AveMap data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)
The red dot is 237 Silver Birch Ave. The circle shows 250 metres, about a 3-minute walk. Numbers match the proposals in section 01.

01What’s planned near 237 Silver Birch Ave

No planning proposals in progress or recently decided within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk).

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 237 Silver Birch Ave

Police recorded 41 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 40). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

Major crime Near this addresswithin 500 m, last 12 monthsThe Beaches compared with Torontorate per 100,000 residents, 2025
Thefts over $5,0002 near this address17% lower51 vs 61 per 100,000
Break-ins4 near this address20% lower151 vs 190 per 100,000
Car thefts13 near this address27% lower164 vs 225 per 100,000
Assaults18 near this address32% lower526 vs 768 per 100,000
Robberies4 near this address68% lower25 vs 79 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 The Beaches

03Getting around from 237 Silver Birch Ave

The nearest subway station is Main Street Station (Line 2), about a 27‑minute walk (1.7 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 6 TTC stops served by the 503 streetcar and the 12, 117 and 404 buses, with about 1,253 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 1.4 km away, with 88 train stops on a weekday.

Nearest subway station
Main Street Station 1.7 km

Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 27 min walk

Streetcar
503 Kingston Rd 271 m
Nearest stop: Kingston Rd at Scarborough Rd.
Buses
12 Kingston Rd, 117 Birchmount South 396 m
Nearest stop: Kingston Rd at Victoria Park Ave.
Nearest GO train station
Danforth GO 1.4 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 237 Silver Birch 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.

Balmy Beach Community School
296 m · TDSB · grades JK-6 · 390 students
92%above Toronto62%above Toronto
Adam Beck Junior Public School
582 m · TDSB · grades JK-6 · 450 students
93%above Toronto40%below Toronto
St Denis Catholic School
612 m · TCDSB · grades JK-8 · 250 students
96%above Toronto62%above Toronto

Secondary schools

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

Neil McNeil High School
327 m · TCDSB · grades 9-12 · 770 students
83%about the same as Toronto
Notre Dame Catholic High School
578 m · TCDSB · grades 9-12 · 510 students
97%above Toronto

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Beaches Montessori, The Cole Academy, The Claremont School, Avalon Children'S Montessori School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres and no EarlyON centres.

Licensed child care
orporated 295 m
950 Kingston Rd · 54 spaces · toddler, preschool
Licensed child care
Balmy Beach Community Day Care Centre 297 m
14 Pine Ave · 171 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
Licensed child care
Beaches Montessori School South 298 m
995 Kingston Rd · 16 spaces · preschool

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

05The building at 237 Silver Birch Ave

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 237 Silver Birch 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
  • Pool Fence Enclosure · completed May 13, 2020
    Install one pool fence enclosure. · Permit 20 144737

06Around the block

Short-term rentals2registered within 250 m

Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's about typical for Toronto (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 businesses8licensed in The Beaches, last 90 days

Captain Jack (restaurant or bar), Tavio Kitchen (take-out or food shop), Gululu Juicery (take-out or food shop), and 5 more.

Public spaces (POPS)0privately owned, open to the public, within 500 m
Shelters and respite sites0within 500 m
All new business licences in The Beaches (8)
  • Captain Jack · Restaurant or bar · 2 Wheeler Ave · 1297 m · licensed Oct 28, 2026
  • Tavio Kitchen · Take-out or food shop · 1918A Queen St E · 1689 m · licensed Oct 14, 2026
  • Gululu Juicery · Take-out or food shop · 2116 Queen St E · 1019 m · licensed Sep 18, 2026
  • Vision Seeker Studio · Salon or personal services · 1980 Queen St E · 1431 m · licensed Sep 17, 2026
  • Casa Mia Delicatessen Fine Foods · Restaurant or bar · 1985 Queen St E · 1411 m · licensed Sep 11, 2026
  • Infinity Mart · Take-out or food shop · 1930 Queen St E · 1636 m · licensed Aug 20, 2026
  • Beauty In the East Medical Spa · Salon or personal services · 1826 Queen St E · 2070 m · licensed Aug 20, 2026
  • Willow Collective · Restaurant or bar · 2256 Queen St E · 551 m · licensed Aug 14, 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 237 Silver Birch 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 M4E
1.8% of tests above Ontario's limit Your area · M4E
In postal area M4E, 9 of 488 home tap-water samples (1.8%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M4E is about the same as the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 22 samples here (4.5%) 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 · 488 tests, Jan 1, 2014 to Oct 7, 2026

Air quality now
2 · Low risk Your area
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 8.9 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: The Beaches

The Beaches had 21,510 residents in 2021. The median household income was $116,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 37% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 46% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 18% of workers commuted by transit and 17% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Spanish (1.2%) and German (1.0%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Residents (2021)21,510The Beaches
Median household income$116,000typical neighbourhood $85,000
Households that rent37%typical neighbourhood 46%
Commute by transit18%typical neighbourhood 26%

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $2,457 a month in October 2025, up 6% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 3.2%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Average rent, October 2025Central TorontoChange in a yearToronto
Studio$1,526+2%$1,499
1 bedroom$1,914+4%$1,763
2 bedrooms$2,457+6%$2,055
3 bedrooms or more$3,1950%$2,361

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.

How The Beaches compares with the rest of Toronto →

09Quick answers about 237 Silver Birch Ave

What is being built near 237 Silver Birch Ave?

There are no planning proposals in progress or recently decided within 250 metres. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is the area around 237 Silver Birch Ave safe?

Police recorded 41 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 18 assaults, 13 car thefts, 4 break-ins, 4 robberies and 2 thefts over $5,000. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 40). Per resident, in The Beaches in 2025, assaults, break-ins, car thefts and robberies 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 237 Silver Birch Ave?

The nearest subway station is Main Street Station (Line 2), 1.7 km away (about a 27-minute walk). Nearby: the 503 Kingston Rd streetcar (stop at Kingston Rd and Scarborough Rd, 271 m); the 12 Kingston Rd and 117 Birchmount South buses (stop at Kingston Rd and Victoria Park Ave, 396 m). Source: TTC and GO Transit schedules, as of Nov 9, 2026.

What schools are near 237 Silver Birch Ave?

The closest are Balmy Beach Community School, Adam Beck Junior Public School and Neil McNeil High School. 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 237 Silver Birch Ave in?

237 Silver Birch Ave is in The Beaches, one of the City of Toronto's 158 official neighbourhoods, in Ward 19 Beaches-East York. The Beaches had 21,510 residents in 2021, with a median household income of $116,000. Source: City of Toronto neighbourhoods; 2021 Census, as of Nov 9, 2026.

What is rent like near 237 Silver Birch Ave?

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. In October 2025, a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building across central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation) averaged $2,457 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 237 Silver Birch 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 237 Silver Birch 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 237 Silver Birch 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 237 Silver Birch Ave?

Brad Bradford, councillor for Ward 19 Beaches-East York. Email councillor_bradford@toronto.ca or call 416-338-2755. Source: City of Toronto elected officials, as of Nov 9, 2026.

When is garbage day at 237 Silver Birch Ave?

Collection is on Tuesdays. Green bin goes out every week; garbage and recycling alternate weeks. The next garbage pickup is Nov 17, 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.

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10From the archives

278 Willow Avenue
1934 · 156 m away278 Willow AvenueCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 1, Item 1261

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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