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8523 BOWGLEN RD NW, Calgary

8523 BOWGLEN RD NW is a detached built in 1957, 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
1957
Approximate housing age context

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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility

School accessibility here combines a busy utilization signal with a nearby assigned school route. Highest utilization is 95%.

Longest school drive
3.8 min
Thomas B. Riley School
Nearest assigned school
Belvedere Parkway School
0.8 min drive / 4.0 min walk
Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option Area, Our Lady of the Assumption School
Highest utilization
95%
Busy but below capacity

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

School Performance is partly grade-dependent in the static data. Grade 6 and Grade 9 records differ by 13.8 points. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Lowest matched result
Thomas B. Riley School
74.2 โ€ข Average โ€ข Grade 9
Thomas B. Riley School
88.0 โ€ข Excellent
Grade 6, 2022 โ€ข Board rank 5/138 โ€ข Calgary rank 7/233
Matched schools with PAT data
2
Latest available records include 2025
Strongest matched result
Thomas B. Riley School
88.0 โ€ข Excellent โ€ข Grade 6

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

LRT access is farther than the Calgary median for this address. Car-based routes matter more because the nearest LRT station is not close on foot.

Nearest park
Queen Elizabeth Park
Walk 9.9 min โ€ข Drive 2.2 min
Downtown
19.0 min
Drive โ€ข Calgary median 19.5 min
Mall
10.0 min
Market Mall
Grocery store
4.7 min
Real Canadian Superstore
Daily accessibility map for 8523 BOWGLEN RD NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 8523 BOWGLEN RD NW, Calgary, showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, public transit, and everyday amenities.
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๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

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

Immigrant population
17%
Calgary avg: 33%
University certificate / degree
25%
Calgary avg: 36%
Children age 0-14
15%
Calgary avg: 18%
Household income
$72,000
Calgary avg: $98,000

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

For this address, flood context is outside mapped floodplain. Fire protection access shows 4.5 min to the nearest station and 44 m to the nearest City-owned hydrant.

Nearest floodplain distance
544 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary
Water hydrant
44 m
Very close access to nearest City-owned hydrant

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 much higher than median, and monthly variation is high.

Latest issue mix
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported latest-month type
Compared with Calgary
24.3% above
Latest month
12-month average
1.69 / 1,000
Community average
311 level
Higher than median
Current profile

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This detached was built in 1957 and is 69 years old. It is 14 years older than the Bowness median of 55 years.

Age profile
Older housing stock
Based on property age
Local age context
Older
Compared with Bowness
Community age gap
25.5% older
Percentage difference
Permit context
No completed permits found
Building-permit history

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

The city-level benchmark is $718,000, while this property is assessed at $644,000.

Tax since 2005
+177.8%
First available tax to latest tax
Compared with Calgary
10.3% below
Same property type median
Community same-type median
$610,000
Bowness Detached
Latest assessment
$644,000
Assessment year: 2026

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