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242 WESTMINSTER DR SW, Calgary

242 WESTMINSTER DR SW is a detached home built in 1959, located in Westgate, 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
Westgate
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1959
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

The CBE profile is busy, but nearest-school route access is still practical. Vincent Massey School is listed at 1.9 min by car.

Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 98%
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
206 licensed spacesNearest: CHILD'S PLAY OUT OF SCHOOL CARE @ WESTGATE
Highest utilization
98%
Busy but below capacity
Nearest assigned school
Vincent Massey School
1.9 min drive / 8.0 min walk
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The same matched school appears across more than one grade band in the static data. St. Michael School is the strongest available result at 74.0. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

St. Michael School
74.0 | Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 38/94 | Calgary rank 90/241
Matched schools with PAT data
3
Latest available records include 2025
Top board rank
38/94
St. Michael School
Vincent Massey School
73.5 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 24/66 | Calgary rank 46/116
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. The address performs well for both LRT access and downtown driving.

Grocery store
4.9 min
Safeway
Mall
13.7 min
Market Mall
Nearest daycare
1.5 min
CHILD'S PLAY OUT OF SCHOOL CARE @ WESTGATE
High school drive
1.9 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Daily accessibility map for 242 WESTMINSTER DR SW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 242 WESTMINSTER DR SW, 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

The available profile shows broad access strength rather than one isolated destination advantage.

Lifestyle access
83/100
1 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
15-minute threshold coverage
CBE 9/13 ยท CCSD 10/13
Within the model's assigned travel-time threshold
Closest selected destination
CHILD'S PLAY OUT OF SCHOOL CARE @ WESTGATE
1.5 min by drive
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

Bus access at this address is mixed across stop proximity and nearby route availability.

Compared with Calgary
3.8 min slower
Calgary median 3.0 min
Nearest bus stop
WB 17 AV SW @ 47 ST SW
Teleride 8662 ยท Route 2
Routes within 5 minutes
0 routes
No routes recorded
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Westgate has softer education and diversity signals in the census profile.

Home ownership
72%
Calgary avg: 69%
Household income
$90,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Residential stability
69%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Children age 0-14
16%
Calgary avg: 18%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Westgate has a population density of 2,769 people per km^2 and a residential density of 1,176 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 5.9% above and residential density is 9.3% above.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

The canopy measurement for this property exceeds both the Westgate median and the Calgary median.

Community median
18.7%
Westgate
Canopy benchmark profile
Above community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
Compared with community
6.7 percentage points above
Westgate median 18.7%
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

Flood mapping shows outside mapped flood zone. Fire access is Fast, with Rosscarrock Fire Station #8 about 2.2 min away and the nearest City-owned hydrant 67 m from the property.

Nearest floodplain distance
1853 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary
Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

Westgate recorded a latest-month disorder pressure similar to the Calgary median, with Disturbance, Noise Complaint, and Suspicious Person among the common reported issues.

Common reported issues
Disturbance, Noise Complaint, and Suspicious Person
Up to three latest-month issue types
Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Most common reported issue
Disturbance
Latest available month
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

Multiple road-user categories appear in the nearby incident records, which span 2024โ€“2025.

EMS-marked records
4 records
Records carrying the EMS indicator
Latest recorded incident
July 12, 2025
454 m from address ยท Cyclist-related ยท EMS-marked
Nearest recorded incident
410 m
July 11, 2024 ยท Cyclist-related ยท EMS-marked
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

This 311 section summarizes community-level municipal service pressure around this address. The current profile is higher than median, the 12-month profile is higher than median, and monthly variation is moderate.

Monthly variation
Moderate
Last 12 months
Latest issue mix
waste and recycling service issues
Most reported latest-month type
Compared with Calgary
34.3% above
Latest month
311 level
Higher than median
Current profile
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

The closest matched Development Permit location is within 150 metres of this address, at about 88 m. The records are public permit matches, not a construction-status update.

Within 150 m
3 permits
Matched permit locations
Nearby permits
11 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
Closest permit
88 m
90 WINCHESTER CR SW
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

Building Permit history for this address includes Improvement work classifications in the available City records.

Latest recorded permit date
February 23, 2017
Available City record
Building Permit records
1 Building Permit record
Available City records
Latest work group
Improvement
Available City record
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Built in 1959, this property is 67 years old. The available building-permit record shows 1 completed permit, with the latest permit year listed as 2017.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Assessment context is higher than the local same-type median: $842,000 versus $722,250 for Westgate Detached.

Value & tax snapshot
$842,000
Latest tax: $5,599.22
Calgary same-type median
$718,000
All Community Detached
Compared with Calgary
17.3% above
Same property type median
Records available
22
Assessment/tax history rows
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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