West sector · Established 1980
Aspen Woods
A 4 km² building out community in Calgary’s West sector.
About
17% of the ground is under tree canopy and 17% is parkland, both above the Calgary community median.
Getting around
33 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Calgary AcademyElementary/Junior High/Senior High
- Calgary Academy CollegiateElementary/Junior High/Senior High
- Guardian Angel School · SeparateElementary
- Webber Academy · Private SchoolElementary/Junior High/Senior High
Parks, paths and trees
14 km of pathways and trails and 0.9 km of bike routes. The city counts 2,727 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1920s
- Willingdon Hall · Vernacular1928
- 1980s
Established 1980
1 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 17%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 17.4%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 11.3%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 14 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 0.9 kmBike routesBelow city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
86 building permits, 26 development permits and 1 land-use redesignation in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $26.3M.
Housing stock
The city lists 48 registered secondary suites and 8 licensed short-term rentals.
The city maps 174 ha of developable land here, room for about 3,857 more homes.
Aspen Woods — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Aspen Woods in?
- Aspen Woods is in the West sector of Calgary.
- Is Aspen Woods on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Aspen Woods boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Aspen Woods?
- Aspen Woods has 4 schools inside its boundary: Calgary Academy, Calgary Academy Collegiate, Guardian Angel School, and Webber Academy.
- How big is Aspen Woods?
- Aspen Woods covers about 4 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Aspen Woods?
- Aspen Woods borders Christie Park, Signal Hill, Springbank Hill, Strathcona Park, and West Springs.
- How many historic resources are in Aspen Woods?
- Aspen Woods has 1 historic resource on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Aspen Woods good for walking and cycling?
- Aspen Woods has 0.9 km of bike routes and 14 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Aspen Woods?
- Every home for sale in Aspen Woods is on the listings map, with prices and photos, scoped to this community.
Sources and notes
- City of Calgary Open Data: community boundaries and classes, permits, parks and off-leash areas, urban forest, pathways and bikeways, historic resources, public art, schools, transit stops, secondary suites, short-term rentals, land supply. Permits, suites and short-term-rental licences refresh daily to weekly.