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8515 48 AV NW, Calgary

8515 48 AV NW is a detached home built in 1956, located in Bowness, Calgary. Explore schools, daily and 15-minute accessibility, public transit, traffic safety, crime and disorder trends, nearby development, flood risk, fire protection, 311 service requests, tree canopy, housing history, assessment values, and property taxes.

Community
Bowness
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1956
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

This address has active CBE demand and practical nearest-school access. The closest assigned school is Belvedere Parkway School, and utilization remains below capacity.

Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 95%
Farthest school walk
23.6 min
Thomas B. Riley School
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
244 licensed spacesNearest: KIDS LOVE BOWNESS LTD.
Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option Area, Our Lady of the Assumption School
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

This address has a wide grade-band performance gap in the static data. The overall label alone does not capture the full spread. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

PAT score spread
23.5 points
64.5 to 88.0
Thomas B. Riley School
88.0 | Excellent
Grade 6, 2022 | Board rank 5/138 | Calgary rank 7/233
Top board rank
5/138
Thomas B. Riley School
Top Calgary rank
7/233
Thomas B. Riley School
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Grocery access is farther than typical for this address. Grocery access should be reviewed as a key daily-errand detail.

Nearest park
Bowness Park
Walk 12.0 min | Drive 3.4 min
Mall
10.9 min
Market Mall
Elementary school walk
4.7 min
Calgary median 16.4 min
Junior high walk
23.6 min
Calgary median 25.2 min
Daily accessibility map for 8515 48 AV NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 8515 48 AV NW, Calgary, showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, public transit, and everyday amenities.
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Official dataset release: July 1, 2026

๐Ÿงญ 15-Minute Living Profile

Daily essentials score ahead of the other available living themes here.

Strongest access theme
Daily
99/100
Daily access
99/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Longest selected trip
Crowfoot
44.4 min by walk
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

This address has excellent nearby bus access, with SB 85 ST NW @ 48 AV NW about 1.8 min away and 3 routes available within five minutes.

Walk to nearest stop
1.8 min
About 153 m by the pedestrian route
Compared with community
0.8 min faster
Bowness median 2.6 min
Routes at nearest stop
3 routes
Routes 1, 26, 40
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

This address sits in a community where rental or mobility patterns may be more visible in the census indicators.

Children age 0-14
15%
Calgary avg: 18%
University certificate / degree
25%
Calgary avg: 36%
Household income
$72,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Immigrant population
17%
Calgary avg: 33%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Bowness has a population density of 1,913 people per km^2 and a residential density of 899 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 26.8% below and residential density is 16.4% below.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

Canopy coverage at this address is 5.2 percentage points above the Bowness median and 14.1 percentage points above the Calgary median.

Community median
15.4%
Bowness
Compared with community
5.2 percentage points above
Bowness median 15.4%
Canopy area within 20 m
258.5 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

The combined safety profile shows near mapped floodplain, typical fire-station access, and near hydrant access.

Fire station
5.5 min
Bowness Fire Station #15 | 3.0 km drive
Flood status
Near mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

In the latest available month, community-level reported disorder pressure was higher than the Calgary median. Common reported issues included Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance.

Latest disorder pressure
32.68 / 1,000
2026-06
Most common reported issue
Unwanted Guest
Latest available month
Common reported issues
Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance
Up to three latest-month issue types
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

No traffic-safety records in the dataset matched the area within 500 metres of this property.

Nearest recorded incident
None within 500 m
Based on the current matched data
Matched records within 500 m
0 records
No matches in the current dataset
Analysis radius
500 m
Measured from this address
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

The latest 311 snapshot shows Bowness at 49.81 requests per 1,000 residents in 2026-06. That is 129.6% above the Calgary median, with sewer and water service issues the most common available issue type.

Compared with Calgary
129.6% above
Latest month
12-month average
37.47 / 1,000
Community average
Latest issue mix
sewer and water service issues
Most reported latest-month type
Highest month
49.81 / 1,000
2026-06
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

The closest matched Development Permit location is about 16 m from this address. These records describe nearby mapped permit locations, not activity at this property unless marked on-property.

Within 150 m
1 permit
Matched permit locations
Closest permit status
Released
Current recorded status
Closest permit
16 m
8511 48 AV NW
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

The available records include Improvement work context; they are historical permit records, not a current-condition assessment.

Latest work type
Existing
Available City record
Latest work description
Porch
Available City record
Latest recorded permit date
November 17, 2006
Available City record
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

The latest permit year is not recent, so this section treats permits as historical property context.

Official dataset releases: Property July 7, 2026 ยท Building permits July 11, 2026

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Compared with similar homes in Bowness, this property is assessed 13.9% below. The comparison is based on 2026 assessment records.

Tax vs last year
+17.7%
Year-over-year property tax change
Community same-type median
$610,000
Bowness Detached
City assessment position
Below median
Compared with Calgary median
Tax since 2005
+188.2%
First available tax to latest tax
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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