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8503 BOWNESS RD NW, Calgary

8503 BOWNESS RD NW is a detached home built in 1973, 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
1973
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

The assigned public-school pathway is not low-pressure, but the closest school is near the property. Belvedere Parkway School is the nearest assigned CBE school.

Farthest school walk
18.8 min
Thomas B. Riley School
Highest utilization
95%
Busy but below capacity
Daycare capacity
244 spaces
Substantial
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 95%
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Grade-band differences are important for this address. The matched PAT records show a 23.5-point spread between Grade 6 and Grade 6 results. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Matched schools with PAT data
3
Latest available records include 2025
Thomas B. Riley School
74.2 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 23/66 | Calgary rank 41/116
Belvedere Parkway School
75.5 | Above Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 46/147 | Calgary rank 78/241
PAT score spread
23.5 points
64.5 to 88.0
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

LRT access is farther than the Calgary median for this address. The nearest LRT station is 50.8 min on foot and 8.2 min by car.

Costco
15.5 min
Costco
Elementary school walk
5.2 min
Calgary median 16.4 min
High school drive
2.2 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Downtown
18.1 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Daily accessibility map for 8503 BOWNESS RD NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 8503 BOWNESS RD 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

Routine grocery access stands out among the available destination groups.

CBE family access
88/100
3 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Strongest access theme
Daily
100/100
Health access
89/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

The nearest stop is 0.8 min away, with 2 routes within five minutes and 4 routes within 10 minutes.

Routes at nearest stop
1 route
Route 1
Routes within 5 minutes
2 routes
Routes 1, 53
Compared with community
1.7 min faster
Bowness median 2.6 min
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

The profile is less owner-occupied and more mobile than Calgary overall.

Home ownership
52%
Calgary avg: 69%
Immigrant population
17%
Calgary avg: 33%
Children age 0-14
15%
Calgary avg: 18%
University certificate / degree
25%
Calgary avg: 36%
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 here is 6.7 percentage points below the community median and 2.2 percentage points above the Calgary median.

Compared with community
6.7 percentage points below
Bowness median 15.4%
Compared with Calgary
2.2 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
Community median
15.4%
Bowness
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

This address combines outside mapped floodplain with typical fire response context and very close hydrant proximity.

Water hydrant
43 m
Very close access to nearest City-owned hydrant
Fire station
3.7 min
Bowness Fire Station #15 | 2.3 km drive
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

Bowness recorded a higher latest-month disorder pressure than the Calgary median, with Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance among the common reported issues.

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

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

The matched history includes pedestrian- and cyclist-related records, with the nearest record about 34 m from this address.

Records in the latest 12 months
2 records
Measured to August 18, 2026
Cyclist-related records
1 record
Matched records within the analysis area
Recorded incident locations
2 locations
Distinct mapped coordinates
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.

Calgary median
21.69 / 1,000
2026-06
311 level
Much higher than median
Current profile
Lowest month
29.43 / 1,000
2026-02
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 within 150 metres of this address, at about 107 m. A development permit does not confirm that work has started or will be completed.

Closest permit status
Released
Current recorded status
Nearby permits
23 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
Closest permit
107 m
8320 34 AV NW
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

No Building Permit records are included for this address in the available City static data.

Building Permit records
No records returned
Current static data
Record scope
Address-level
City Building Permit history
Data status
No records returned
Available City static data
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This detached was built in 1973 and is 53 years old, which is very close to the Bowness median of 54 years.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Calgary-wide comparison places this property below the city median for its recorded house type.

Tax since 2005
+173.0%
First available tax to latest tax
Total tax shown
$55,897.40
Sum of available annual tax records
Value & tax snapshot
$634,500
Latest tax: $4,219.36
Assessment vs last year
+3.4%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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