Church & Wellesley, Toronto Real Estate Listings

Homeowners in Church & Wellesley are provided with various alternatives to get around without the need for a car. This neighbourhood is an extremely pleasant part of Toronto for pedestrians; meeting day-to-day needs is very easy, and innumerable businesses of different types can be found as well. A fair number of residents in the area use their bike because the bicycling network is reasonably good, and there is generally a bike-share station in proximity. The public transit network in this area is very accessible as a consequence of many nearby rapid transit stations on the Line 1 (Yonge-University), and a few nearby bus lines. In contrast, cars are a somewhat poor means of transportation in Church & Wellesley. Nevertheless, nearby highways are reasonably easy to access from any location in Church & Wellesley.

Property owners in this area will value that a general and a specialty grocery store is always only a very short walk away. Church Street is among the best streets for groceries. In addition, those who appreciate eating out won't have to go far in Church & Wellesley, where over 50 restaurants and approximately 10 cafes are available. When it comes to education, in this area, families will almost always be able to reach schools and daycares by walking. Residents are served by public and private schools at both the elementary and secondary school level.

Church & Wellesley is a great neighbourhood for home buyers who enjoy both indoor and outdoor activities. Finding bustling areas is very easy in this neighbourhood. There are often a very large number of people around, there is an extensive selection of entertainment venues, and places to go out at night are well-spread throughout the area. There is not that much greenery in this neighbourhood; to be more specific, residents will find that relatively few tree-lined streets are prominent. However, green spaces are especially well-distributed and there are a few of them nearby for residents to visit, which results in them being very easy to get to from the majority of locations within Church & Wellesley.

Large apartment buildings are the predominant housing type, representing almost all buildings in Church & Wellesley, whereas the rest are mainly small apartment buildings. Although this part of Toronto is especially good for those looking for one bedroom homes. Roughly three quarters of the population of this neighbourhood rent their home and the rest are owners. The homes in this area are relatively new, because roughly 45% of its dwellings were built following the year 2000, while most of the remaining buildings were constructed pre-1960 and in the 1960s.