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8520 BOWNESS RD NW, Calgary
8520 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.
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🏫 School Accessibility & Capacity
Assigned schools are Busy but below capacity, and the nearest assigned school is close. Belvedere Parkway School is about 1.0 min by car, with highest utilization at 95%.
🎓 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.
🚗 Daily Accessibility
LRT access is farther than the Calgary median for this address. Transit access is weaker here, based on the route to Crowfoot.
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🧭 15-Minute Living Profile
Grocery access is a leading part of the available 15-Minute Living results for this address.
🚌 Nearby Bus Transit
This address has excellent nearby bus access, with WB Bowness RD @ 83 ST NW about 0.5 min away and 4 routes available within five minutes.
👥 Community Profile
Ownership and stability are both softer signals in this community profile.
🏘️ 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.
🌳 Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage
The mapped canopy reading of 25.7% is above both the community and Calgary benchmarks.
🌊 Flood Context & 🚒 Fire Protection Access
Flood mapping shows outside mapped flood zone. Emergency access is summarized by a 4.2 min drive to Bowness Fire Station #15 and a hydrant distance of 79 m.
🚓 Crime Trends
Crime Trends for this address are based on community-level records. The current profile is higher than median, the 12-month profile is much higher than median, and month-to-month variation is high.
📍 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.
🚦 Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents
The nearby history includes a record about 91 m from the property and activity within the latest 12 months.
☎️ 311 Service Requests
The latest 311 snapshot shows Bowness at 49.81 requests per 1,000 residents in 2026-06. That is 129.6% above the Calgary median, with sewer and water service issues the most common available issue type.
🏗️ Nearby Development Permits
The closest matched Development Permit location is within 150 metres of this address, at about 71 m. Permit type and current recorded status should be read as separate facts.
🧱 Building Permit History
Building Permit history is not available for this address in the current City data extract.
🏚️ Housing History
Housing History shows a strong age contrast: this address is 15 years older than the local community median.
💰 Property Value & Tax History
Compared with similar homes in Bowness, this property is assessed 14.5% below. The comparison is based on 2026 assessment records.
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