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253 WESTMINSTER DR SW, Calgary

253 WESTMINSTER DR SW is a detached home built in 1960, located in Westgate, 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
Westgate
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1960
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. Vincent Massey School is listed at 2.1 min by car.

Nearest daycare
CHILD'S PLAY OUT OF SCHOOL CARE @ WESTGATE
1.7 min
Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Michael School, St. Mary's High School
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 98%
Highest utilization
98%
Busy but below capacity
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The same matched school appears across more than one grade band in the static data. St. Michael School is the strongest available result at 74.0. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Overall PAT context
Average
Average latest PAT score: 72.2
Top board rank
38/94
St. Michael School
Vincent Massey School
73.5 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 24/66 | Calgary rank 46/116
Wildwood School
68.4 | Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 81/147 | Calgary rank 143/241
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. 45 Street and downtown both compare well against the median benchmarks.

Mall
13.6 min
Market Mall
Costco
15.3 min
Costco
Nearest daycare
1.7 min
CHILD'S PLAY OUT OF SCHOOL CARE @ WESTGATE
Children's Hospital
15.5 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Daily accessibility map for 253 WESTMINSTER DR SW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 253 WESTMINSTER DR 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

The modelled destination set is widely covered within its assigned travel-time thresholds.

Most constrained theme
Family
68/100
CCSD family access
70/100
3 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Lifestyle access
84/100
1 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

Nearby bus access combines WB 17 AV SW @ 47 ST SW with a mixed community and Calgary benchmark profile.

Compared with community
1.3 min slower
Westgate median 4.8 min
Walk to nearest stop
6.2 min
About 515 m by the pedestrian route
Compared with Calgary
3.1 min slower
Calgary median 3.0 min
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Education and diversity indicators are both lower than the Calgary comparison point here.

Home ownership
72%
Calgary avg: 69%
University certificate / degree
33%
Calgary avg: 36%
Residential stability
69%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Immigrant population
21%
Calgary avg: 33%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Westgate has a population density of 2,769 people per km^2 and a residential density of 1,176 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 5.9% above and residential density is 9.3% above.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

Canopy coverage at this address is 15.0 percentage points above the Westgate median and 27.3 percentage points above the Calgary median.

Community median
18.7%
Westgate
Compared with Calgary
27.3 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
Canopy area within 20 m
424.1 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

The combined safety profile shows outside mapped floodplain, fast fire-station access, and typical 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

Latest-month reported disorder pressure in Westgate was similar to the Calgary median; common issue types included Disturbance, Noise Complaint, and Suspicious Person.

Compared with Calgary
Similar to Calgary
Latest available month
Most common reported issue
Disturbance
Latest available month
Common reported issues
Disturbance, Noise Complaint, and Suspicious Person
Up to three latest-month issue types
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 409 m from this address.

Cyclist-related records
2 records
Matched records within the analysis area
EMS-marked records
5 records
Records carrying the EMS indicator
Recorded incident locations
4 locations
Distinct mapped coordinates
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

Over the available 12-month window, Westgate averaged 21.96 311 requests per 1,000 residents. The 12-month comparison is 35.6% above the Calgary median, while the recent direction is flat.

Highest month
30.07 / 1,000
2025-07
Lowest month
8.68 / 1,000
2026-03
Compared with Calgary
34.3% above
Latest month
Common issue
waste and recycling service issues
Most reported 12-month type
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 58 m. The records are public permit matches, not a construction-status update.

On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Latest decision
July 30, 2026
Among matched permit records
Nearby permit types
Single Detached Dwelling, Semi-Detached Dwelling, and Backyard Suite
Up to three distinct record types
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

This page does not include usable Building Permit history for the address in the available City records.

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

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

The year-built record gives this address a typical housing-age profile for the neighbourhood.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

This section shows a small year-over-year assessed-value change for the property.

Community same-type median
$722,250
Westgate Detached
Assessment vs last year
+0.6%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Records available
22
Assessment/tax history rows
Tax vs last year
+8.2%
Year-over-year property tax change
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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