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5856 BOW CR NW, Calgary

5856 BOW CR NW is a detached home built in 1996, 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
1996
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

Assigned schools are Busy but below capacity, while daycare availability is substantial. The closest daycare records provide 179 licensed spaces.

Farthest school walk
34.1 min
Bowness High School
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 95%
Nearest assigned school
Bowcroft School
4.1 min drive / 26.9 min walk
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.

Thomas B. Riley School
88.0 | Excellent
Grade 6, 2022 | Board rank 5/138 | Calgary rank 7/233
Matched schools with PAT data
3
Latest available records include 2025
Latest PAT year
2025
Latest matched records in this static page
Our Lady of the Assumption School
70.9 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 35/50 | Calgary rank 62/116
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Local daily access is strong for this address. Nearby essentials are a strong part of the Daily Accessibility profile.

Costco
19.3 min
Costco
Junior high walk
22.8 min
Calgary median 25.2 min
Elementary school drive
4.1 min
Calgary median 3.3 min
Nearest park
John Hextall Park
Walk 2.6 min | Drive 0.8 min
Daily accessibility map for 5856 BOW CR NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 5856 BOW CR 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

The Daily theme is the clearest modelled access strength at this property.

CBE family access
54/100
1 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
15-minute threshold coverage
CBE 7/13 ยท CCSD 7/13
Within the model's assigned travel-time threshold
Lifestyle access
99/100
2 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

Bus access at this address is mixed across stop proximity and nearby route availability.

Routes within 10 minutes
3 routes
Routes 1, 53, 40
Routes within 5 minutes
3 routes
Routes 1, 53, 40
Compared with community
0.9 min slower
Bowness median 2.6 min
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Ownership and stability are both softer signals in this community profile.

Residential stability
52%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
University certificate / degree
25%
Calgary avg: 36%
Household income
$72,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Home ownership
52%
Calgary avg: 69%
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

The mapped canopy reading of 35.5% is above both the community and Calgary benchmarks.

Community median
15.4%
Bowness
Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
Compared with Calgary
29.1 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

For this address, flood context is inside mapped floodplain. Fire protection access shows 2.5 min to the nearest station and 91 m to the nearest City-owned hydrant.

Flood status
Inside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Flood zone / overlap
87%
Flood Fringe
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
Most common reported issue
Unwanted Guest
Latest available month
Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
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 263 m from this address.

Records in the latest 12 months
1 record
Measured to August 18, 2026
Pedestrian-related records
1 record
Matched records within the analysis area
Cyclist-related records
1 record
Matched records within the analysis area
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

Over the available 12-month window, Bowness averaged 37.47 311 requests per 1,000 residents. The 12-month comparison is 131.4% above the Calgary median, while the recent direction is flat.

Monthly variation
Moderate
Last 12 months
Compared with Calgary
129.6% above
Latest month
Recent trend
Flat
Last available months
Lowest month
29.43 / 1,000
2026-02
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

The current search returned 1 permit matched to this property, alongside nearby public permit records. The records are public permit matches, not a construction-status update.

Closest permit type
Single Detached Dwelling
Current public permit record
On this property
1 permit
Current matched permit records
Latest decision
July 29, 2026
Among matched permit records
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

The latest recorded Building Permit date is December 15, 2025; the record should be read as permit history, not confirmation of current work.

Latest estimated project cost
$55,839
Listed on available City record
Improvement records
2
Classified as Improvement
Units on latest record
0
Listed on available City record
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

The latest available permit appears recent, so the permit portion is a meaningful part of this address summary.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Compared with similar homes in Bowness, this property is assessed 108.2% above. The comparison is based on 2026 assessment records.

Total tax shown
$133,582.14
Sum of available annual tax records
Assessment vs last year
+5.8%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Value & tax snapshot
$1,270,000
Latest tax: $8,445.37
Records available
22
Assessment/tax history rows
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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