2010 Real Estate Facts
History
Homes
Shopping
Recreation
Schools
Transportation

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Fast Facts on Real Estate in the Bedford Park Neighbourhood

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Read a complete social profile of the neighbourhood, written by the City of Toronto.

Bedford Park began as a farming hamlet centred around the crossroads of Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue. This village was a popular stopover for farmers travelling to and from the markets in Toronto.

The neighbourhood was likely named after the Bedford Park Hotel, which opened in 1873 at the southwest corner of Yonge Street and Fairlawn Avenue, just north of Lawrence Avenue.

Bedford Park amalgamated with the former Town of North Toronto in 1980 which was then annexed by the city of Toronto in 1912. To this day Bedford Park is commonly referred to as North Toronto.

Bedford Park's quiet streets, mature trees, good schools and parks, and proximity to the 401 and Lawrence subway station attract young professionals and their families to the neighbourhood. Many of the original homes still stand, with a number having undergone extensive renovations. A portion of the original homes in the neighbourhood have been torn down and replaced with larger, more modern homes.

Homes in the Bedford Park Neighbourhood

Bedford Park has a good mix of detached and semi-detached homes. The original housing stock was built between 1890 and 1940. However, many of the bungalows in the neighbourhood have recently been torn down and replaced with custom designed houses.

The award winning Bedford Glen development on Sylvan Valley Way, is a pretty collection of low-rise terraced condominium apartments and townhouses in a private ravine setting.

Shopping in the Bedford Park Neighbourhood

Yonge Lawrence Village is a family oriented shopping district with a good cross-section of stores. It also features a good selection of coffee shops, bakeries and restaurants.

Search the Yonge Lawrence Village business directory for a complete list of services available in the neighbourhood.

The Avenue Road shopping district, north of Lawrence, has a diverse mix of shops and restaurants including national chain stores, home decorating stores, independant restaurants, gift stores and gourmet food shops.

Search the Avenue Road business directory for a complete list of services available in the neighbourhood.

Recreation in the Bedford Park Neighbourhood

Wanless Park is the largest park in the neighbourhood. It has five floodlit tennis courts, a basketball court, a baseball diamond, a tots playground and a wading pool. Wanless Park is close to the Bedford Park Community Centre. Located at the Bedford Park Public School this Community Centre includes a gymnasium and an indoor pool.

The Woburn parkette, west of Yonge street, is a popular destination point for neighbourhood parents with toddlers and preschoolers.

The George Locke Public Library at the south-east corner of Yonge and Lawrence, offers year round programs for adults, children, and preschoolers.

Schools in the Bedford Park Neighbourhood

View a complete list with acamedic ratings of Bedford Park's Elementary, Secondary, Private and Catholic schools.

(Public) Allenby Jr.
391 St.Clements Ave., (416) 393-9115

(Public) Glenview Sr.
401 Rosewell Ave., (416) 393-9390

(Public High School) Forest Hill Collegiate Institute
730 Eglinton Ave. West, (416) 393-1860

(Public High School) North Toronto Collegiate Institute
70 Roehampton Avenue, (416) 393-9180

(Private) Havergal College
1451 Avenue Road, (416) 483-3519

(Private) St Clement's School
21 St.Clements Ave., (416) 483-4835

Transporation in the Bedford Park Neighbourhood

Regular bus service on Eglinton Avenue and on Avenue Road connect passengers to the Eglinton TTC station on the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line.

Motorists are ten to fifteen minutes from the Allen Expressway and approximately fifteen minutes to the Avenue Road on ramp to Highway 401. Toronto's downtown business and entertainment districts are within a twenty minute drive of this neighbourhood.

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The Toronto neighbourhood text profiles, sketches and maps displayed on this website were published in "Your Guide to Toronto Neighbourhoods", are copyright Maple Tree Publishing and have been reproduced by the Toronto Real Estate Board under license.

Some area information was originally published in 'Bedford Park, Toronto' Wikipedia entry.