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8520 BOWGLEN RD NW, Calgary

8520 BOWGLEN RD NW is a detached home built in 1956, 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
1956
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.

Farthest school walk
18.7 min
Thomas B. Riley School
Nearest assigned school
Belvedere Parkway School
1.1 min drive / 5.4 min walk
Daycare capacity
244 spaces
Substantial
Highest utilization
95%
Busy but below capacity
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

This address has a wide grade-band performance gap in the static data. The overall label alone does not capture the full spread. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Lowest matched result
Our Lady of the Assumption School
64.5 | Average | Grade 6
Overall PAT context
Average
Average latest PAT score: 74.6
Strongest matched result
Thomas B. Riley School
88.0 | Excellent | Grade 6
Belvedere Parkway School
75.5 | Above Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 46/147 | Calgary rank 78/241
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

LRT access is farther than the Calgary median for this address. This address is less LRT-oriented in the static travel data.

Costco
15.9 min
Costco
Grocery store
4.5 min
Real Canadian Superstore
High school drive
2.3 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Junior high drive
3.7 min
Calgary median 4.7 min
Daily accessibility map for 8520 BOWGLEN RD NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 8520 BOWGLEN 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

Grocery access is a leading part of the available 15-Minute Living results for this address.

Strongest access theme
Daily
100/100
Most constrained theme
Mobility
56/100
CCSD family access
55/100
1 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

Stop proximity and route availability should be considered together for this address.

Transit benchmark profile
Mixed transit access
Stop proximity and route availability
Routes within 10 minutes
4 routes
Routes 1, 53, 26, 40
Compared with Calgary
1.2 min faster
Calgary median 3.0 min
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

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

Household income
$72,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Immigrant population
17%
Calgary avg: 33%
Home ownership
52%
Calgary avg: 69%
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

This address has stronger mapped canopy coverage than both comparison medians in the static data.

Community median
15.4%
Bowness
Canopy area within 20 m
314.1 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
20 m canopy coverage
25.0%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

Flood mapping shows outside mapped flood zone. Fire access is Typical, with Bowness Fire Station #15 about 4.3 min away and the nearest City-owned hydrant 62 m from the property.

Water hydrant
62 m
Near access to nearest City-owned hydrant
Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

In the latest available month, community-level reported disorder pressure was higher than the Calgary median. Common reported issues included Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance.

Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
Latest disorder pressure
32.68 / 1,000
2026-06
Calgary median
11.19 / 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 126 m from this address.

Latest recorded incident
July 17, 2026
435 m from address ยท Cyclist-related ยท EMS-marked
Records in the latest 12 months
2 records
Measured to August 18, 2026
Cyclist-related records
1 record
Matched records within the analysis area
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.

12-month average
37.47 / 1,000
Community average
Latest 311 rate
49.81 / 1,000
2026-06
Lowest month
29.43 / 1,000
2026-02
Compared with Calgary
129.6% above
Latest month
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

The closest matched Development Permit location is about 37 m from this address. A development permit does not confirm that work has started or will be completed.

Nearby permit types
Single Detached Dwelling, Secondary Suite, and Accessory Residential Building
Up to three distinct record types
Closest permit
37 m
8507 BOWGLEN RD NW
Within 150 m
5 permits
Matched permit locations
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.

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

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This property belongs to an older generation of local housing within Bowness.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

This address has a lower assessment than the All Community median for the same property type.

Compared with community
6.3% above
Same property type median
Compared with Calgary
9.7% below
Same property type median
Latest property tax
$4,312.46
Tax year: 2026
Assessment since 2005
+240.4%
First available value to latest value
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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