South sector · Established 1998
Somerset
A 2.2 km² 1980s–90s community in Calgary’s South sector, served by one CTrain station.
About
12% of the ground is under tree canopy and 9% is parkland, both below the Calgary community median.
Getting around
One CTrain station (Somerset-Bridlewood Station) and 30 bus stops sit inside the boundary.
Schools
- Somerset School · PublicElementary
Parks, paths and trees
7.6 km of pathways and trails and 0.0 km of bike routes. The city counts 2,533 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1990s
Established 1998
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 11.5%Tree canopyBelow city median 14.6%
- 9.4%ParklandBelow city median 11.9%
- 0.9%Natural areaNear city median 2%
- 7.6 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 0.0 kmBike routesBelow city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
38 building permits and 11 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $1.6M.
Housing stock
The city lists 53 registered secondary suites and 3 licensed short-term rentals.
Somerset — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Somerset in?
- Somerset is in the South sector of Calgary.
- Is Somerset on the CTrain?
- Yes. Somerset-Bridlewood Station sits inside the Somerset boundary.
- What schools are in Somerset?
- Somerset has 1 school inside its boundary: Somerset School.
- How big is Somerset?
- Somerset covers about 2.2 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Somerset?
- Somerset borders Bridlewood, Evergreen, Shawnessy, and Silverado.
- How many historic resources are in Somerset?
- Somerset has no listed historic resources.
- Is Somerset good for walking and cycling?
- Somerset has 0.0 km of bike routes and 7.6 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Somerset?
- Every home for sale in Somerset 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.