Centre sector · Established 1910
Parkhill
A 0.7 km² 1950s community in Calgary’s Centre sector.
About
26% of the ground is under tree canopy and 31% is parkland, both above the Calgary community median.
Getting around
5 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Parks, paths and trees
3.8 km of pathways and trails and 0.9 km of bike routes. The city counts 1,530 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1910s
Established 1910
- Parkhill Public School · Edwardian Cottage1912
1 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 25.8%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 30.9%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 11%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 3.8 kmPathways and trailsNear city median 4.1 km
- 0.9 kmBike routesBelow city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
30 building permits, 18 development permits and 2 land-use redesignations in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $3.7M.
Housing stock
The city lists 18 registered secondary suites and 13 licensed short-term rentals.
Parkhill — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Parkhill in?
- Parkhill is in the Centre sector of Calgary.
- Is Parkhill on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Parkhill boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- How big is Parkhill?
- Parkhill covers about 0.7 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Parkhill?
- Parkhill borders Elbow Park, Elboya, Erlton, Manchester, Rideau Park, and Roxboro.
- How many historic resources are in Parkhill?
- Parkhill has 1 historic resource on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Parkhill good for walking and cycling?
- Parkhill has 0.9 km of bike routes and 3.8 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Parkhill?
- Every home for sale in Parkhill 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.