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8516 BOWNESS RD NW, Calgary

8516 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

The CBE profile is busy, but nearest-school route access is still practical. Belvedere Parkway School is listed at 1.1 min by car.

Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 95%
Highest utilization
95%
Busy but below capacity
Daycare capacity
244 spaces
Substantial
Nearest daycare
KIDS LOVE BOWNESS LTD.
1.0 min
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.

Our Lady of the Assumption School
70.9 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 35/50 | Calgary rank 62/116
Top Calgary rank
7/233
Thomas B. Riley School
PAT score spread
23.5 points
64.5 to 88.0
Top board rank
5/138
Thomas B. Riley School
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.

Hospital
11.0 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Elementary school walk
4.3 min
Calgary median 16.4 min
Children's Hospital
11.4 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Grocery store
4.3 min
Real Canadian Superstore
Daily accessibility map for 8516 BOWNESS RD NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 8516 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

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

Shopping access
84/100
1 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Daily access
100/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Most constrained theme
Mobility
57/100
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

Bus access is especially strong here: WB Bowness RD @ 83 ST NW is very close and nearby route choice is extensive.

Routes within 10 minutes
4 routes
Routes 1, 53, 26, 40
Compared with Calgary
2.7 min faster
Calgary median 3.0 min
Routes at nearest stop
1 route
Route 1
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

This address sits in a community where rental or mobility patterns may be more visible in the census indicators.

Residential stability
52%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Household income
$72,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
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

Mapped canopy coverage is 9.5%, placing it below the local benchmark and above the city-wide median.

Compared with Calgary
3.0 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
Compared with community
5.9 percentage points below
Bowness median 15.4%
Canopy area within 20 m
119.2 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
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 62 m to the nearest City-owned hydrant.

Water hydrant
62 m
Near access to nearest City-owned hydrant
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
Latest disorder pressure
32.68 / 1,000
2026-06
Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

Multiple road-user categories appear in the nearby incident records, which span 2025โ€“2026.

Recorded incident locations
2 locations
Distinct mapped coordinates
Records in the latest 12 months
2 records
Measured to August 18, 2026
Latest recorded incident
July 17, 2026
492 m from address ยท Cyclist-related ยท EMS-marked
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.

12-month comparison
131.4% above
Compared with Calgary median
12-month average
37.47 / 1,000
Community average
Compared with Calgary
129.6% above
Latest month
Recent trend
Flat
Last available months
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 60 m. Review the listed permit type, address, distance, and status for the available public context.

Latest decision
August 7, 2026
Among matched permit records
Nearby permit types
Single Detached Dwelling, Secondary Suite, and Accessory Residential Building
Up to three distinct record types
Closest permit status
Released
Current recorded status
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

Building Permit history includes garage or accessory-work detail in the available City data.

New-work records
1
Classified as New
Latest recorded permit date
January 27, 2006
Available City record
Latest estimated project cost
$17,960
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.

Tax since 2005
+172.1%
First available tax to latest tax
Compared with Calgary
20.6% below
Same property type median
Value & tax snapshot
$570,000
Latest tax: $3,790.44
Records available
22
Assessment/tax history rows
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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