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8512 BOWNESS RD NW, Calgary

8512 BOWNESS RD NW is a detached home built in 1957, 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
1957
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

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

Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option Area, Our Lady of the Assumption School
Nearest daycare
KIDS LOVE BOWNESS LTD.
1.0 min
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
244 licensed spacesNearest: KIDS LOVE BOWNESS LTD.
Nearest assigned school
Belvedere Parkway School
1.0 min drive / 4.5 min walk
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Grade-band differences are important for this address. The matched PAT records show a 23.5-point spread between Grade 6 and Grade 6 results. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Our Lady of the Assumption School
70.9 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 35/50 | Calgary rank 62/116
Our Lady of the Assumption School
64.5 | Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 78/94 | Calgary rank 185/241
Top board rank
5/138
Thomas B. Riley School
Thomas B. Riley School
74.2 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 23/66 | Calgary rank 41/116
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
7.9 min
Anytime Fitness
Hospital
10.9 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Junior high drive
3.4 min
Calgary median 4.7 min
Downtown
18.5 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Daily accessibility map for 8512 BOWNESS RD NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 8512 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

Routine grocery access stands out among the available destination groups.

CBE family access
88/100
3 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Daily access
100/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Longest selected trip
Crowfoot
49.9 min by walk
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

This property has different strengths across walking distance and route choice, so no single measure defines its transit access.

Transit benchmark profile
Mixed transit access
Stop proximity and route availability
Routes at nearest stop
1 route
Route 1
Routes within 5 minutes
2 routes
Routes 1, 53
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

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

University certificate / degree
25%
Calgary avg: 36%
Household income
$72,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Residential stability
52%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Children age 0-14
15%
Calgary avg: 18%
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 property's 20-metre canopy measurement is lower than both comparison medians.

Canopy area within 20 m
55.7 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
Compared with Calgary
2.0 percentage points below
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 4.1 min to the nearest station and 46 m to the nearest City-owned hydrant.

Fire station
4.1 min
Bowness Fire Station #15 | 2.4 km drive
Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

Bowness recorded a higher latest-month disorder pressure than the Calgary median, with Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance among the common reported issues.

Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
Latest disorder pressure
32.68 / 1,000
2026-06
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

Traffic-safety records within 500 metres show a mixed road-user profile rather than a single incident category.

Cyclist-related records
1 record
Matched records within the analysis area
Recorded incident locations
2 locations
Distinct mapped coordinates
Records in the latest 12 months
2 records
Measured to August 18, 2026
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

311 Service Requests for Bowness are much higher than median in the latest available month. The latest rate is 49.81 per 1,000 residents, compared with the Calgary community median of 21.69.

311 level
Much higher than median
Current profile
Lowest month
29.43 / 1,000
2026-02
Recent trend
Flat
Last available months
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 53 m. A development permit does not confirm that work has started or will be completed.

Nearby permits
29 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
Closest permit type
Single Detached Dwelling
Current public permit record
On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

At least one available Building Permit record is classified as Improvement; the current data shows 1 Building Permit record overall.

Latest work type
Existing
Available City record
Units on latest record
0
Listed on available City record
Latest estimated project cost
$400
Listed on available City record
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

The available permit record exists, but it does not point to very recent work in the static summary.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Calgary-wide comparison places this property below the city median for its recorded house type.

Local assessment position
Below median
Compared with Bowness median
Records available
22
Assessment/tax history rows
Compared with community
3.2% below
Same property type median
Assessment and tax change
+254.7% / +193.7%
Assessment change / tax change
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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