Northwest sector · Established 1960
Brentwood
A 2.9 km² 1960s–70s community in Calgary’s Northwest sector, served by one CTrain station.
About
18% of the ground is under tree canopy and 11% is parkland; canopy is above the Calgary community median and parkland close to it.
Getting around
One CTrain station (Brentwood Station) and 48 bus stops sit inside the boundary.
Schools
- Brentwood School · PublicElementary
- Captain John Palliser School · PublicElementary
- Dr. E. W. Coffin School · PublicElementary
- Simon Fraser School · PublicElementary/Junior High
- Sir Winston Churchill High School · PublicSenior High
- St. Jean Brebeuf School · SeparateJunior High
- St. Luke Bilingual Elementary School · SeparateElementary
Parks, paths and trees
3.0 km of pathways and trails, 4.7 km of bike routes and two off-leash areas. The city counts 3,168 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1960s
Established 1960
- St. Luke's Catholic Church · Brutalist1968
1 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 17.9%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 10.9%ParklandNear city median 11.9%
- 0.5%Natural areaBelow city median 2%
- 3.0 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 4.7 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
85 building permits, 54 development permits and 3 land-use redesignations in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $12.5M.
Housing stock
The city lists 140 registered secondary suites and 19 licensed short-term rentals.
Brentwood — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Brentwood in?
- Brentwood is in the Northwest sector of Calgary.
- Is Brentwood on the CTrain?
- Yes. Brentwood Station sits inside the Brentwood boundary.
- What schools are in Brentwood?
- Brentwood has 7 schools inside its boundary: Brentwood School, Captain John Palliser School, Dr. E. W. Coffin School, Simon Fraser School, Sir Winston Churchill High School, St. Jean Brebeuf School, and St. Luke Bilingual Elementary School.
- How big is Brentwood?
- Brentwood covers about 2.9 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Brentwood?
- Brentwood borders Banff Trail, Charleswood, Dalhousie, Edgemont, University Of Calgary, and Varsity.
- How many historic resources are in Brentwood?
- Brentwood has 1 historic resource on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Brentwood good for walking and cycling?
- Brentwood has 4.7 km of bike routes and 3.0 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Brentwood?
- Every home for sale in Brentwood 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.