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303 8530 8A AV SW, Calgary

303 8530 8A AV SW is a low rise apartment condo home built in 2016, located in West Springs, 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
West Springs
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Low Rise Apartment Condo
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
2016
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

The school-access profile mixes capacity pressure in CBE with stronger licensed childcare access. The closest daycare group totals 436 spaces.

Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Joan of Arc School, St. Mary's High School
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
436 licensed spacesNearest: FUELING BRAINS ACADEMY WEST 85TH
Longest school drive
8.1 min
Ernest Manning High School
Current enrolment condition
Very crowded
Highest assigned-school utilization: 125%
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Grade-band review matters here because the available records are not identical across Grade 9 and Grade 6. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Lowest matched result
ST. JOAN OF ARC SCHOOL
77.8 | Above Average | Grade 6
Matched schools with PAT data
2
Latest available records include 2025
ST. JOAN OF ARC SCHOOL
77.8 | Above Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 22/94 | Calgary rank 59/241
West Ridge School
81.1 | Above Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 23/147 | Calgary rank 37/241
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Car-based daily access is strong for this address. Grocery is 1.6 min, fitness is 1.1 min, and downtown is 17.3 min.

Fitness centre
1.1 min
Orangetheory Fitness
Junior high walk
8.2 min
Calgary median 25.2 min
Hospital
16.4 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Costco
17.9 min
Costco
Daily accessibility map for 303 8530 8A AV SW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 303 8530 8A AV SW, 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

Daily essentials are the strongest available theme in this modelled living profile.

Daily access
100/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Longest selected trip
69 Street
49.3 min by walk
Most constrained theme
Mobility
58/100
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

The nearest bus stop is farther away than typical, but the wider walking area provides strong route choice.

Walk to nearest stop
4.1 min
About 341 m by the pedestrian route
Routes within 5 minutes
2 routes
Routes 98, 111
Nearest bus stop
NB 85 ST SW @ 9 AV SW
Teleride 3716 ยท Route 98
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

West Springs combines higher household income with stronger university certificate or degree attainment.

Children age 0-14
25%
Calgary avg: 18%
Household income
$172,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Home ownership
88%
Calgary avg: 69%
University certificate / degree
54%
Calgary avg: 36%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

West Springs has a population density of 2,768 people per km^2 and a residential density of 897 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 5.9% above and residential density is 16.6% below.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

This address has a low mapped-canopy reading of 0.0% within the 20-metre analysis area.

Canopy area within 20 m
0.0 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
Canopy benchmark profile
Below community / Below Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
Compared with Calgary
6.5 percentage points below
Calgary median 6.5%
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

The combined safety profile shows outside mapped floodplain, typical fire-station access, and near hydrant access.

Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

West Springs recorded a lower latest-month disorder pressure than the Calgary median, with Abandoned Auto, Disturbance, and Mental Health Concern among the common reported issues.

Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
Most common reported issue
Abandoned Auto
Latest available month
Compared with Calgary
Lower than Calgary
Latest available month
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

Matched traffic-safety records near this address involve multiple types of road users, with 4 records across 2 locations.

Pedestrian-related records
3 records
Matched records within the analysis area
Latest recorded incident
July 21, 2025
323 m from address ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
Records in the latest 12 months
0 records
Measured to August 18, 2026
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

311 Service Requests for West Springs are lower than median in the latest available month. The latest rate is 17.90 per 1,000 residents, compared with the Calgary community median of 21.69.

Recent trend
Flat
Last available months
Highest month
17.90 / 1,000
2026-06
Compared with Calgary
17.5% below
Latest month
Lowest month
6.88 / 1,000
2026-02
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 92 m. The records are public permit matches, not a construction-status update.

Closest permit
92 m
#2204 8561 8A AV SW
Nearby permits
13 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
Closest permit status
Released
Current recorded status
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

No address-level Building Permit record is available in this static-page dataset.

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

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Housing History points to a very new property profile here: built in 2016, with a Calgary median comparison of 28 years.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Assessment context is higher than the local same-type median: $515,000 versus $412,500 for West Springs Low Rise Apartment Condo.

Community same-type median
$412,500
West Springs Low Rise Apartment Condo
Compared with Calgary
76.4% above
Same property type median
Assessment and tax change
+19.8% / +5.9%
Assessment change / tax change
Tax since 2020
+5.9%
First available tax to latest tax
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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