Northwest sector · Established 1997
Royal Oak
A 3.6 km² 2010s community in Calgary’s Northwest sector.
About
11% of the ground is under tree canopy and 16% is parkland; canopy is below the Calgary community median and parkland above it.
Getting around
34 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Calgary International AcademyElementary
- Royal Oak School · PublicElementary
- William D. Pratt School · PublicElementary/Junior High
Parks, paths and trees
13 km of pathways and trails and 0.2 km of bike routes. The city counts 3,076 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1990s
Established 1997
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 10.5%Tree canopyBelow city median 14.6%
- 16.3%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 6.9%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 13 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 0.2 kmBike routesBelow city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
50 building permits and 19 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $8.2M.
Housing stock
The city lists 90 registered secondary suites and 6 licensed short-term rentals.
Royal Oak — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Royal Oak in?
- Royal Oak is in the Northwest sector of Calgary.
- Is Royal Oak on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Royal Oak boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Royal Oak?
- Royal Oak has 3 schools inside its boundary: Calgary International Academy, Royal Oak School, and William D. Pratt School.
- How big is Royal Oak?
- Royal Oak covers about 3.6 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Royal Oak?
- Royal Oak borders Arbour Lake, Citadel, Rocky Ridge, Scenic Acres, and Tuscany.
- How many historic resources are in Royal Oak?
- Royal Oak has no listed historic resources.
- Is Royal Oak good for walking and cycling?
- Royal Oak has 0.2 km of bike routes and 13 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Royal Oak?
- Every home for sale in Royal Oak 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.