Bedford Park-Nortown, Toronto

Bedford Park-Nortown is a low-density residential neighbourhood in north-central Toronto, made up mostly of detached houses with some condo apartment buildings, and organised around local streets, small parks and a few schools. The area is largely residential streets, with apartment buildings among the houses. Most of the homes sold in the last 24 months were built between 1985 and 2015, so much of the housing is fairly recent, with newer builds and renovated properties alongside the older stock. Over the last 24 months, 310 homes sold and 25 are for sale now. Detached houses made up 74% of sales and condo apartments 25%. The median sale price was $2,315,000, and the median home spent 19 days on the market. Homes sold typically had 3.5 bedrooms. For getting around, the area sits near Yonge Street, Avenue Road, Bathurst Street, Lawrence Avenue and Eglinton Avenue. Highway 401 runs along the north side and gives car access across the city and region. The Yonge subway line (Line 1) and TTC bus routes on the main roads connect the area to the rest of Toronto. No train or subway stations are inside the neighbourhood. Shops and services are mostly on the surrounding main roads. They include cafes, grocery stores, restaurants and pharmacies, along with other everyday services. Green space is spread through the area. The parks are Bedford Parkette, Brookdale Park, Cortleigh Parkette, Grey Parkette, Hillhurst Parkette, Ledbury Park, Lower Field and Old Orchard Park. Armour Heights Community Recreation Centre is the community centre, and Toronto Public Library - Armour Heights is the library. Schools inside the area are Armour Heights Public School, Bannockburn Public School and Ledbury Park Elementary and Middle School, all Toronto DSB. Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School and St Margaret Catholic School are Toronto CDSB.