Blake-Jones Housing Market
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Frequently Asked Questions
In the first quarter of 2026, TRREB recorded an average selling price of $1,430,750 based on 12 sales.
Source: TRREB Community Housing Market Reports. These are historical average selling prices for properties sold in Q1 2026 and do not represent the value of any particular property.
It comes down to the details of your particular house. Where it sits, whether it’s a semi or a detached, the size of the lot, how much living space you have, the condition it’s in, any renovations, and whether there’s parking all play a part. So do the sales of similar homes nearby. The neighbourhood average won’t tell you much on its own, so it’s better to look at these things together.
Request a free home evaluation and you’ll get an estimate based on your home and the latest local sales.
Blake-Jones is an East Toronto neighbourhood of brick houses built from the 1870s to the 1930s, south of the Danforth between Pape and Greenwood Avenues. It has three Line 2 stations nearby and a small micro-neighbourhood of its own, The Pocket. This guide covers local prices, what affects your home’s value and how to prepare an older house for sale.
Thinking about selling your home in Blake-Jones, Toronto?
Blake-Jones is a mix of older brick houses, many of them Victorian-era, and semi-detached homes. Some have been renovated top to bottom, while others still have their original layouts.
The City of Toronto’s Neighbourhood Profile puts the share of occupied dwellings built before 1960 at 71%, against 33% across Toronto as a whole. About 46% of households rent, and only about 2% of dwellings are condominiums. That age is why condition matters: a renovated semi with parking attracts a different buyer than a house that still needs a new kitchen or basement work.
Source: City of Toronto, Blake-Jones (69) Neighbourhood Profile. Housing figures are based on the neighbourhood profile data.
Before pricing your home in Blake-Jones' real estate, look at what similar houses nearby have actually sold for. A free home evaluation gives you a realistic starting point.
Blake-Jones Real Estate Market Overview: What's Your Blake-Jones Home Worth Right Now?
The TRREB Community Housing Market Report for the first quarter of 2026 showed 12 sales in Blake-Jones. Properties sold for an average …
of $1,430,750 (median $1,386,500) and spent an average of 14 days on the market. The average sale price-to-list-price ratio was 110%.
The report shows that six detached houses sold for an average of $1,522,000 and four semi-detached houses sold for an average of $1,604,000.
A year earlier, in Q1 2025, Blake-Jones recorded 7 sales at an average of $1,065,167 (median $1,153,170), with homes taking 30 days on average to sell at 115% of the list price. So sales rose from 7 to 12, the average time to sell fell from 30 days to 14, and the price-to-list ratio eased from 115% to 110%.
Semi-detached houses are the clearest comparison: three sold in Q1 2025 at an average of about $1.17 million after 53 days on the market, and four sold in Q1 2026 at an average of about $1.60 million after just six days.
With so few sales, and six detached houses in Q1 2026 against one a year earlier, these figures show how the market moved, but not how much any particular home’s value changed.
Source: TRREB Q1 2026 Community Housing Market Report for Toronto East (E01), Q1 2026 and Q1 2025, including Blake-Jones. Property-type figures are reported where sufficient sales were available. Average selling prices are historical figures for properties sold during the quarter and do not represent the value of any particular property.
Selling a House in Blake-Jones
The Q1 2026 report from TRREB showed 23 new listings and 12 sales in Blake-Jones real estate. Semi-detached houses spent an average of six days on the market. These numbers refer to one quarter only and must not be regarded as a guarantee of future selling times.
Source: TRREB Q1 2026 Community Housing Market Report, Toronto East (E01), Blake-Jones. Figures are historical and cover one quarter only.
A recent sale by Pavel’s team shows what targeted preparation can achieve. The house had already been rented out, so the team focused on cleaning, painting, minor repairs, maintenance and professional staging, keeping the preparation budget under $10,000.
The house also had a large three-level deck, a pergola and an insulated backyard shed used as an office. It was listed at $1,199,900 and sold for $1,385,000, about 15% above asking, after nine days on the market. That is the result of this one sale, and it is above the neighbourhood’s Q1 2026 average sale-to-list ratio of 110% (about 10% over asking). It should not be read as a typical result for Blake-Jones.
The takeaway: before spending on major renovations, find out what buyers will actually notice. A focused plan lets a property’s strengths do the work without unnecessary cost.
Living in Blake-Jones, Toronto
Blake-Jones includes residential streets and easy access to facilities in East Toronto, and Withrow Park has green space, whereas the Danforth has shops, cafés, and restaurants.
Residents can also use Line 2 of the TTC at either Donlands Station or Pape Station. The Ontario Line project is also an infrastructure development relevant to the area's longer-term transit situation.
These features help explain why buyers consider Blake-Jones property. Yet a house's location alone does not determine its market value. A property on a quieter residential street differs greatly from one near a busy road or in a commercial area.
Sellers want to know how the property's location, features, and condition stack up against the other houses potential buyers are considering.
What Affects Your Home's Value in Blake-Jones?
Pavel starts with what separates one Blake-Jones house from another, then compares it with the closest sales.
During a home evaluation of Blake-Jones property, Pavel reviews the following factors:
Blake-Jones factor | What Pavel checks |
Where you are in the neighbourhood | Your street relative to the Danforth, Pape and Greenwood; distance to Danforth shops and the subway; and whether the street is quiet or near a busier road |
Walk to the subway | Distance to Donlands or Pape Station on Line 2, and how that compares with nearby streets |
Age and character | Older brick homes, including Victorian-era and semi-detached houses, original layouts, and how much has been updated |
Semi-detached or detached | Frontage, layout, and which type is selling better on your street. Quarterly samples are small, so we rely on the closest comparable sales |
Condition and basement | General upkeep, basement condition, and any work still required |
Kitchen and bathrooms | Whether they are updated or will be read as a renovation project to buyers |
Parking | A private driveway, garage, or laneway spot, which changes who the likely buyer is |
Backyard and outdoor living | Deck, pergola, or an insulated shed used as an office |
Recent comparable sales | Homes that actually sold nearby recently, not the neighbourhood average |
This review shows which features support your asking price and which repairs or presentation changes are worth making before you list.
Pavel Shaganenko is a Toronto REALTOR® focused on Leslieville and the adjacent East End. His team has been in the business for 16 years, with more than 1,600 transactions and over $500M in total sales. In 2025, it ranked first in South Riverdale (Leslieville and Riverside) for total transactions on the Toronto real estate board. It was still only the team’s third-best year.
For a more detailed assessment of your Blake-Jones property, request a free home evaluation based on your home's features and relevant comparable sales.