Bickford Park, Toronto, Ontario Real Estate and Homes for Sale
Roughly half of buildings are small apartment buildings, making it easy to find apartments in Bickford Park, and the rest of the properties are mainly townhouses. This neighbourhood has a good variety of housing sizes, ranging from lofts to four or more bedrooms. There are equal parts renters and owners living in this area. This neighbourhood experienced its most significant building boom before the 1960s, so most of the available homes are from this era. Read more about Bickford Park real estate
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Transportation
Homeowners in Bickford Park are presented with several choices to travel without using a car. Active home buyers will appreciate the very walk-friendly character of Bickford Park; many daily needs are especially convenient to carry out on foot, and numerous businesses of different types can be found as well. Countless residents in the area use their bicycle since there is usually a bike-share station in proximity, and the cycling network is very good. This area is especially transit friendly. There are a few bus lines passing through the neighbourhood, and bus stops are not very far-removed from most homes. On the other hand, driving is a somewhat poor medium of transportation in this part of Toronto since nearby highways are not very easy to reach from any location in Bickford Park, and almost none of the street infrastructure is conducive to driving.
Services
Home buyers in this neighbourhood will appreciate that a general and a specialty grocery store is always only a very short walk away. Likewise, with 30-odd restaurants and cafes in Bickford Park, there is almost always a spot to get a meal or beverage just around the corner, for example on Christie Street. House buyers benefit from very many nearby clothing stores. As far as education is concerned, parents and their children will value the proximity to daycares and schools, which are within walking distance from all houses for sale in this area.
Character
No matter what type of character home buyers prefer in a neighbourhood, Bickford Park is a reasonably good option. Finding vibrant areas in this part of Toronto is very easy. The streets are almost always busy with people, there is an extensive selection of entertainment venues, and with its a few bars, there are options for nighttime activities. Bickford Park is quiet, as there tend to be low levels of noise from traffic. The greenery in this area is quite prominent; there are a few public green spaces nearby for residents to discover and they are especially well-located, resulting in them being very easy to reach from a large number of locations in Bickford Park. Furthermore, residents will find that many tree-lined streets are around.
