Northwest sector · Established 1959
Charleswood
A 1.8 km² 1950s community in Calgary’s Northwest sector.
About
25% of the ground is under tree canopy and 31% is parkland, both above the Calgary community median.
Getting around
20 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Banff Trail School · PublicElementary
- Senator Patrick Burns School · PublicElementary/Junior High
Parks, paths and trees
6.6 km of pathways and trails, 2.4 km of bike routes and two off-leash areas. The city counts 4,305 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1950s
Established 1959
Public art
- Crenellated Habitat · Tony BloomJohn Laurie Boulevard N.W. pedestrian overpass into Nose Hill Park
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 24.9%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 31.3%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 3.1%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 6.6 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 2.4 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
54 building permits and 37 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $7.9M.
Housing stock
The city lists 54 registered secondary suites and 9 licensed short-term rentals.
Charleswood — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Charleswood in?
- Charleswood is in the Northwest sector of Calgary.
- Is Charleswood on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Charleswood boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Charleswood?
- Charleswood has 2 schools inside its boundary: Banff Trail School and Senator Patrick Burns School.
- How big is Charleswood?
- Charleswood covers about 1.8 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Charleswood?
- Charleswood borders Banff Trail, Brentwood, Capitol Hill, and Collingwood.
- How many historic resources are in Charleswood?
- Charleswood has no listed historic resources.
- Is Charleswood good for walking and cycling?
- Charleswood has 2.4 km of bike routes and 6.6 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Charleswood have public art?
- Charleswood has 1 public artwork.
- What is for sale in Charleswood?
- Every home for sale in Charleswood 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.