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8539 BOWNESS RD NW, Calgary

8539 BOWNESS RD NW is a duplex home built in 1972, 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
Duplex
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1972
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.

Highest utilization
95%
Busy but below capacity
Nearest assigned school
Belvedere Parkway School
0.7 min drive / 3.1 min walk
Nearest daycare
KIDS LOVE BOWNESS LTD.
0.7 min
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 95%
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Grade 6 and Grade 9 records do not point in the same direction for this address. Individual grade-band results are important here. 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
Overall PAT context
Average
Average latest PAT score: 74.6
Belvedere Parkway School
75.5 | Above Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 46/147 | Calgary rank 78/241
Our Lady of the Assumption School
64.5 | Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 78/94 | Calgary rank 185/241
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

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.

Fitness centre
7.6 min
Anytime Fitness
Nearest LRT station
Crowfoot
Drive 8.2 min | Walk 48.7 min
Hospital
11.4 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Nearest park
Queen Elizabeth Park
Walk 10.9 min | Drive 2.4 min
Daily accessibility map for 8539 BOWNESS RD NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 8539 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

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

Closest selected destination
Bus
0.4 min by walk
Strongest access theme
Daily
100/100
Mobility access
57/100
1 of 3 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

The static data shows both very close bus-stop access and strong route availability around this address.

Routes within 10 minutes
4 routes
Routes 1, 53, 26, 40
Compared with community
2.2 min faster
Bowness median 2.6 min
Compared with Calgary
2.6 min faster
Calgary median 3.0 min
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Bowness has lower home ownership and lower residential stability than the Calgary average.

Household income
$72,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Residential stability
52%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Immigrant population
17%
Calgary avg: 33%
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 6.9 percentage points below the community median and 2.0 percentage points above the Calgary median.

Canopy benchmark profile
Below community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
20 m canopy coverage
8.5%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Compared with Calgary
2.0 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

For this address, flood context is outside mapped floodplain. Fire protection access shows 4.5 min to the nearest station and 81 m to the nearest City-owned hydrant.

Fire station
4.5 min
Bowness Fire Station #15 | 2.7 km drive
Water hydrant
81 m
Near access to nearest City-owned hydrant
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

The latest community disorder snapshot is higher than Calgary's median for the same month. Common reported issues included Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance.

Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
Common reported issues
Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance
Up to three latest-month issue types
Most common reported issue
Unwanted Guest
Latest available month
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

Nearby historical records include activity in the latest 12-month period, with the most recent dated August 31, 2025.

Pedestrian-related records
1 record
Matched records within the analysis area
Latest recorded incident
August 31, 2025
162 m from address ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
Record coverage period
2025
Earliest to latest matched record
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 much higher than median, the 12-month profile is much higher than median, and monthly variation is moderate.

Lowest month
29.43 / 1,000
2026-02
Latest issue mix
sewer and water service issues
Most reported latest-month type
12-month average
37.47 / 1,000
Community average
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 128 m. Review the listed permit type, address, distance, and status for the available public context.

Latest decision
August 7, 2026
Among matched permit records
Closest permit type
Secondary Suite
Current public permit record
Closest permit
128 m
8450 44 AV NW
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

The available static bundle does not contain Building Permit history for this address.

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

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

The year-built record gives this address a typical housing-age profile for the neighbourhood.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

The latest assessed value is 9.5% below the median for similar duplex properties in Bowness. The latest property-tax record is $2,985.81.

Assessment since 2005
+204.4%
First available value to latest value
Tax vs last year
+12.1%
Year-over-year property tax change
Latest property tax
$2,985.81
Tax year: 2026
City assessment position
Below median
Compared with Calgary median
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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