West sector · Established 1957
Westgate
A 1.2 km² 1950s community in Calgary’s West sector, served by one CTrain station.
About
18% of the ground is under tree canopy and 9% is parkland; canopy is above the Calgary community median and parkland below it.
Getting around
One CTrain station (45 Street SW Station) and 11 bus stops sit inside the boundary.
Schools
- Vincent Massey School · PublicJunior High
- Westgate School · PublicElementary
Parks, paths and trees
1.0 km of pathways and trails and 3.8 km of bike routes. The city counts 1,966 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1950s
Established 1957
Public art
- TransitStory · Jill Anholt45 Street LRT Platform (17th Avenue S.W. and 45 Street S.W.)
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 17.9%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 9.4%ParklandBelow city median 11.9%
- 0%Natural areaBelow city median 2%
- 1.0 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 3.8 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
55 building permits, 16 development permits and 1 land-use redesignation in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $4M.
Housing stock
The city lists 54 registered secondary suites and 2 licensed short-term rentals.
Westgate — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Westgate in?
- Westgate is in the West sector of Calgary.
- Is Westgate on the CTrain?
- Yes. 45 Street SW Station sits inside the Westgate boundary.
- What schools are in Westgate?
- Westgate has 2 schools inside its boundary: Vincent Massey School and Westgate School.
- How big is Westgate?
- Westgate covers about 1.2 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Westgate?
- Westgate borders Glendale, Patterson, Rosscarrock, Strathcona Park, and Wildwood.
- How many historic resources are in Westgate?
- Westgate has no listed historic resources.
- Is Westgate good for walking and cycling?
- Westgate has 3.8 km of bike routes and 1.0 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Westgate have public art?
- Westgate has 1 public artwork.
- What is for sale in Westgate?
- Every home for sale in Westgate 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.