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8531 BOWNESS RD NW, Calgary

8531 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

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

Nearest daycare
THORNHILL CHILD CARE-BOWNESS MONTGOMERY CENTER
0.9 min
Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option Area, Our Lady of the Assumption School
Longest school drive
3.7 min
Thomas B. Riley School
Highest utilization
95%
Busy but below capacity

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Grade-band review matters here because the available records are not identical across Grade 6 and Grade 9. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

PAT score spread
13.8 points
74.2 to 88.0
Matched schools with PAT data
2
Latest available records include 2025
Belvedere Parkway School
75.5 โ€ข Above Average
Grade 6, 2025 โ€ข Board rank 46/147 โ€ข Calgary rank 78/241
Latest PAT year
2025
Latest matched records in this static page

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

LRT access is farther than the Calgary median for this address. Transit access is weaker here, based on the route to Crowfoot.

Hospital
11.0 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Grocery store
4.5 min
Real Canadian Superstore
Elementary school walk
3.6 min
Calgary median 16.4 min
Junior high drive
3.7 min
Calgary median 4.7 min

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Education and diversity indicators are both lower than the Calgary comparison point here.

University certificate / degree
25%
Calgary avg: 36%
Immigrant population
17%
Calgary avg: 33%
Children age 0-14
15%
Calgary avg: 18%
Home ownership
52%
Calgary avg: 69%

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. Emergency access is summarized by a 4.3 min drive to Bowness Fire Station #15 and a hydrant distance of 111 m.

Nearest floodplain distance
619 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary
Fire station
4.3 min
Bowness Fire Station #15 โ€ข 2.5 km drive

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

The latest 311 snapshot shows Bowness at 0.92 requests per 1,000 residents in 2026-04. That is 24.3% above the Calgary median, with roadway maintenance issues the most common available issue type.

12-month average
1.69 / 1,000
Community average
Common issue
waste and recycling service issues
Most reported 12-month type
Recent trend
Declining
Last available months
Latest issue mix
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported latest-month type

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

The year-built record places this property on the older side of the community comparison.

Property age
65 years
Reference year: 2026
City age context
Older
Compared with Calgary
Home snapshot
Built 1961
Mature โ€ข No completed permits found
Calgary median age
28 years
City-wide benchmark

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Against the Calgary-wide same-type median, this property is assessed 19.8% below. The latest value shown is $575,500.

Tax vs last year
+13.5%
Year-over-year property tax change
Assessment since 2005
+241.5%
First available value to latest value
Value & tax snapshot
$575,500
Latest tax: $3,827.02
Calgary same-type median
$718,000
All Community Detached

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