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๐Ÿ  Property Overview

8523 BOWNESS RD NW, Calgary

8523 BOWNESS RD NW is a detached built in 1961, located in Bowness, Calgary. Explore schools, daily accessibility, crime trends, community profile, flood risk, fire protection, 311 service requests, housing history, and neighbourhood insights.

Community
Bowness
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1961
Approximate housing age context

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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility

The CBE profile is busy, but nearest-school route access is still practical. Belvedere Parkway School is listed at 1.0 min by car.

Nearest daycare
THORNHILL CHILD CARE-BOWNESS MONTGOMERY CENTER
1.0 min
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
194 licensed spacesNearest: THORNHILL CHILD CARE-BOWNESS MONTGOMERY CENTER
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 95%
Daycare capacity
194 spaces
Substantial

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

This address has some variation between grade-band results, while the overall context is Above Average. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Thomas B. Riley School
74.2 โ€ข Average
Grade 9, 2025 โ€ข Board rank 23/66 โ€ข Calgary rank 41/116
Top board rank
5/138
Thomas B. Riley School
Overall PAT context
Above Average
Average latest PAT score: 79.2
Matched schools with PAT data
2
Latest available records include 2025

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

LRT access is farther than the Calgary median for this address. The LRT walking route is longer than the 39.4 min median benchmark.

High school drive
2.7 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Downtown
18.4 min
Drive โ€ข Calgary median 19.5 min
High school walk
11.5 min
Calgary median 50.2 min
Elementary school walk
3.9 min
Calgary median 16.4 min

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

This community profile shows a lower education rate and lower immigrant population share.

Residential stability
52%
2016-2021 Census mobility โ€ข Calgary avg: 58%
Home ownership
52%
Calgary avg: 69%
University certificate / degree
25%
Calgary avg: 36%
Immigrant population
17%
Calgary avg: 33%

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Bowness has a population density of 1,913 people per kmยฒ and a residential density of 899 residential units per kmยฒ. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 26.8% below and residential density is 16.2% below.

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

Flood mapping shows outside mapped flood zone. Fire access is Typical, with Bowness Fire Station #15 about 4.2 min away and the nearest City-owned hydrant 95 m from the property.

Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Nearest floodplain distance
636 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

Over the available 12-month window, Bowness averaged 1.69 311 requests per 1,000 residents. The 12-month comparison is 140.3% above the Calgary median, while the recent direction is declining.

311 level
Higher than median
Current profile
Lowest month
0.19 / 1,000
2026-01
Latest issue mix
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported latest-month type
Latest 311 rate
0.92 / 1,000
2026-04

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This home has a more mature age profile than the typical property age shown for Bowness.

Permit context
No completed permits found
Building-permit history
Age profile
Mature
Based on property age
Local age context
Older
Compared with Bowness
Community age gap
18.2% older
Percentage difference

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

The latest assessed value is 11.4% below the median for similar detached properties in Bowness. The latest property-tax record is $3,594.27.

Records available
22
Assessment/tax history rows
Compared with community
11.4% below
Same property type median
Value & tax snapshot
$540,500
Latest tax: $3,594.27
Latest assessment
$540,500
Assessment year: 2026

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