Englemount-Lawrence

Around the Neighbourhood

Cultural landmarks: Baycrest, the internationally known hospital and research centre for aging and brain health on Bathurst, and the cluster of synagogues and community institutions that make Bathurst-Lawrence one of the anchors of Jewish Toronto. Yorkdale Shopping Centre sits just to the west for big retail.

Hot local spots: the Bathurst-Lawrence strip is the draw, with Lawrence Plaza at 534 Lawrence Avenue West and the kosher bakeries, delis and shops along Bathurst that give the area its identity.

Parks & green space: the new parkland going in as part of the Lawrence Heights revitalization, including the Lawrence Heights Triangular Park, plus the neighbourhood parkettes and the green corridor along the W.R. Allen Road.

Your Typical Neighbour

Englemount-Lawrence is family-heavy and diverse. It’s the heart of one of Toronto’s largest Orthodox Jewish communities, with a significant Filipino population and newcomers from many backgrounds layered in, and residents trace roots to well over a hundred ethnic origins. Incomes span a wide range across the neighbourhood, from the comfortable owner-occupied streets near Glencairn to the more modest apartment and community-housing blocks near the Allen that the Lawrence Heights redevelopment is transforming. Households skew toward families with children more than most of the city.

Source: City of Toronto Neighbourhood Profile, Englemount-Lawrence (Neighbourhood #32), 2021 Census

What We Love

It’s a real community, in the day-to-day sense… you can walk to your synagogue, your bakery, your kids’ school and the subway, and a lot of families never leave. The Line 1 stations make downtown easy, Baycrest and Yorkdale are genuine assets, and the housing on the owner-occupied streets gives you space and a yard on a subway line. For the right buyer this checks a lot of boxes at once.

What We Don’t Love

The W.R. Allen Road trench cuts the neighbourhood in two and is exactly as pleasant to live beside as a sunken expressway sounds. The Lawrence Heights revitalization is a long, disruptive build that will bring years of construction and a lot more density near the Allen. And the character shifts sharply from block to block, so you need to know precisely where you’re buying rather than trusting the neighbourhood name alone.

Real Estate

The owner-occupied core around Ledbury, Glencairn and Ranee is mostly post-war bungalows and two-storeys on generous lots, a lot of them being torn down and rebuilt into large custom family homes, which pushes prices up over time. Closer to the Allen you find apartment blocks, community housing and the Lawrence Heights redevelopment adding thousands of new units and considerable density. It’s a neighbourhood where the street matters more than the average. New to the market? Start with our First-Time Buyer guide.

(Current prices and days on market appear in the live statistics block below, updated quarterly.)

Transit

Line 1 serves the neighbourhood at Lawrence West, Glencairn and Yorkdale stations, a direct ride through midtown to downtown. Drivers have the W.R. Allen Road and Highway 401 at the edges, which is quick but comes with the noise and traffic those roads bring.

Schools

There are a healthy number of schools in the area, both in the public, Catholic, and private boards.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ÉÉ Mathieu-da-Costa
Flemington Public School
Baycrest Public School
Lawrence Heights Middle School
Glen Park Public School
John Polanyi Collegiate Institute
ÉS Étienne-Brûlé
Ledbury Park Elementary and Middle School

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School
ÉSC Monseigneur-de-Charbonnel
St. Margaret Catholic School
ÉÉC Saint-Noël-Chabanel-Toronto
St. Cyril Catholic School

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Bais Yaakov Elementary School
Yeshiva Gedolah of Toronto
Bais Chomesh High School for Girls
ÉÉC Saint-Noël-Chabanel-Toronto
Bialik Hebrew Day School
For school rankings and Fraser Institute scores, see our interactive Toronto school map.