Aspen Woods

Overview

Aspen Woods occupies a substantial portion of Calgary’s westside, broadly bounded by Old Banff Coach Road SW to the north, 85th Street SW near the city boundary to the west, 17th Avenue SW to the south, and 69th Street SW to the east. The postal code is T3H. It is a large community by SW standards: over 148 residential sales in the trailing twelve months, a price range spanning from the $240s to $3.8 million, and a housing type mix that includes mid-rise apartments, townhouse complexes, and detached family homes across a wide lot and finish spectrum. Despite that diversity, Aspen Woods reads coherently on the ground, a product of the master-planned origin that dictated road layouts, park placement, and land use well before the first home was built.

The community was developed in staged phases from the late 1990s through approximately 2015, primarily by WestMark Developments and subsequent builders who purchased parcels within the approved plan. That staging produces a readable geography: the eastern sections closest to 69th Street tend to have earlier-era construction from the early-to-mid 2000s, while the western sections near 85th Street include later-phase builds from 2010 onward, some of which pushed into estate-scale footprints on larger lots. The result is a community with genuine internal variety in build quality and price without the randomness that characterises communities assembled parcel-by-parcel over a century.

What most consistently defines Aspen Woods is its dual anchor of private school access and Stoney Trail proximity. Webber Academy, one of the most academically demanding private schools in Western Canada, sits within the community at 1515 93rd Street SW. Rundle College operates nearby in the Aspen Glen area. Families who select a private school path often choose Aspen Woods precisely because the school commute is a three-minute drive rather than a cross-city trip. And for everyone else, the Stoney Trail ring road offers a westside access to Highway 1 and the mountains that is genuinely faster than any other SW community can match on a Friday afternoon.

David’s take

The vibe

The community’s commercial centre is Aspen Landing, and it does what most suburban shopping plazas don’t: it works as a place to spend an hour, not just a parking lot you pass through. The format is village-style, the layout is walkable from a substantial portion of the community, and the tenant mix punches above its size. The grocery anchor is Blush Lane on the higher end, with Safeway and Shoppers handling the everyday list. Around them sit places like Ladybug Bakery (which holds local consensus on the best brunch in the west), Mercato West for proper Italian groceries and prepared food, and a Crave Cupcakes that small kids treat as a weekend destination. For a young family, being able to fit a paediatrician appointment, a dental cleaning, and a coffee into a two-minute drive is the kind of practical convenience that consistently wins comparisons against communities further south.

The Westside Recreation Centre is the second anchor. It’s where the community swims, skates, and trains, and the recently completed 5,000-square-foot expansion (with a sizable new indoor track and additional fitness space) has only deepened that role. Beyond the centre itself, more than half of Aspen Woods is preserved green space: ravines, forested paths, and protected corridors run through the community, and the result is a neighbourhood that feels genuinely surrounded by nature in a way the newer sprawling suburbs further south never quite manage. WinSport, the former Canada Olympic Park, is under ten minutes from most addresses, which puts weekend skiing, the Tube Park, and the mountain-bike trails into the family rotation as something you do routinely rather than something you plan around.

The third asset is access, and it pays dividends both daily and on weekends. Aspen Woods sits at the western edge of the city, which means the Highway 1 interchange and 17th Avenue SW will put you in Canmore or Banff in roughly an hour while bypassing most of the inner-city traffic. On the commuter side, the 69 Street CTrain station is the western terminus of the Blue Line, so a seat on the morning train is essentially guaranteed for the twenty-minute ride downtown. That is a quiet advantage anyone boarding at a busier mid-line station rarely gets to enjoy.

Housing stock

The three main property types in Aspen Woods span a wide range that reflects both the staged buildout and the community’s size. Detached homes form the core of the community’s identity: the early phases produced conventional two-storey family homes on standard 50-foot lots, typically running 2,000 to 2,800 square feet above grade with double attached or detached garages, built between 2000 and 2014. These homes are now reaching the age where original kitchens and bathrooms are due for renovation, and the spread between maintained and updated examples has widened considerably. The later phases (2015 and after) moved toward larger footprints on upgraded lots, with higher-specification finishes as the baseline and estate-scale builds appearing on the western edge of the community. Eleven sales in this newer tier over the trailing twelve months, with a median of $1,705,000, illustrates the premium.

Townhouse and row product clusters along the arterials and near Aspen Landing, primarily built between 2005 and 2015. These are condo-titled complexes of varying size and management quality, offering ground-level living with private outdoor space and attached or underground parking. The price range in this tier spans $465,000 to $1,365,000, with the bulk of activity concentrated in the $500,000 to $600,000 range. The wide ceiling reflects that a small number of premium end units and larger townhouses trade well above the median.

The apartment segment is concentrated in mid-rise buildings near Aspen Landing, including Valmont at Aspen Stone and similar complexes in the Aspen Glen area. Most were built between 2006 and 2015 and offer one- and two-bedroom units in concrete or wood-frame construction. Condo fees vary significantly by building and age. This tier represents the community’s most accessible entry point, with 35 sales in the trailing twelve months and a median of $354,000.

Type	Typical price range	Notes
Apartment	$300K - $400K	35 sales in trailing 12 months. Concentrated in mid-rise condo buildings near Aspen Landing (Valmont at Aspen Stone, Aspen Glen). Most built 2006-2015.
Row/Townhouse	$500K - $600K	38 sales. Condo-titled townhouse complexes along Aspen Landing Boulevard and adjacent streets. Primarily 2005-2015 builds.
Detached, built 2000-2014	$1.00M - $1.50M	64 sales. The core family-home tier: 2-storey builds on 50-ft lots, 2,000 to 2,800 sq ft above grade, rear-lane garages.
Detached, built 2015 or later	$1.60M - $1.90M	11 sales. The newer infill and estate-style tier, larger footprints, premium finishes, and lot upgrades from the later buildout phases.

Recent sales

The Pillar 9 MLS feed shows 148 residential sales in Aspen Woods over the trailing twelve months through mid-April 2026. That volume makes Aspen Woods one of the more active communities in the SW quadrant: 75 detached homes, 38 townhouses, and 35 apartments traded in the period, giving each segment enough sales to produce meaningful aggregate statistics. The five featured sales below span the main market tiers and illustrate the range from entry-level apartment to new-construction luxury.

Featured recent sales

• 10 Aspen Summit Green SW. Sold $1,830,000 (96.3% of $1,900,000 list) in 33 days on market. Detached, built 2013. A two-storey family home in the established detached tier, with premium finishes and backing onto greenspace, representative of the upper end of the 2000-2014 cohort. Listed by RE/MAX First.
• 19 Aspen Ridge Point SW. Sold $3,888,000 (100% of list) in 79 days on market. Detached, built 2026 (new construction). A luxury new-build at the community’s ceiling, showing the full range of what the Aspen Woods western phases can produce at estate scale. Listed by Bode Platform Inc.
• 416 Aspen Meadows Hill SW. Sold $850,000 (96.6% of $880,000 list) in 76 days on market. Row/Townhouse, built 2006. An upper-tier townhouse representing the top of that sub-type, larger unit with quality finishes showing where the best townhouse product in the community lands. Listed by CIR Realty.
• 227, 15 Aspenmont Heights SW. Sold $527,860 (97.8% of $540,000 list) in 30 days on market. Apartment, built 2014. A premium apartment example near Aspen Landing, likely a larger two-bedroom unit, showing the top of the apartment tier and the value available at the segment ceiling. Listed by RE/MAX First.
• 1111, 211 Aspen Stone Boulevard SW. Sold $242,000 (96.8% of $250,000 list) in 174 days on market. Apartment, built 2008. An entry-level apartment that took six months to sell but ultimately closed close to asking, illustrating patient-sale dynamics at the bottom of the apartment range rather than a distressed outcome. Listed by RE/MAX First.

Twelve-month aggregates by segment

• All Detached. 75 sales. Median sold price $1,365,000, range $730,000 to $3,888,000. Median 18 days on market, 98.2% sale-to-list. The core of the Aspen Woods market.
• Detached, built 2000-2014. 64 sales. Median sold price $1,246,750, range $730,000 to $3,350,000. Median 16 days on market, 97.9% sale-to-list. The larger, dominant detached segment.
• Detached, built 2015 or later. 11 sales. Median sold price $1,705,000, range $1,213,000 to $3,888,000. Median 31 days on market, 98.8% sale-to-list. The premium newer-build tier.
• Row/Townhouse. 38 sales. Median sold price $540,500, range $465,000 to $1,365,000. Median 26 days on market, 98.3% sale-to-list.
• Apartment. 35 sales. Median sold price $354,000, range $242,000 to $527,860. Median 48 days on market, 97.8% sale-to-list.

Schools

The private-school cluster is what distinguishes Aspen Woods from every other SW Calgary community, and it is the single most important factor in understanding why families pay a premium to live here. Webber Academy at 1515 93rd Street SW is a K-12 private school widely considered among the most academically rigorous in Western Canada. Its location within the community means that Webber families can walk or drive their children to school in a few minutes rather than commuting across the city. That proximity translates into a real daily quality-of-life difference that is difficult to quantify but easy to understand.

Rundle College, with campuses in the Aspen Glen area adjacent to Aspen Woods, offers a structured learning environment designed for students who benefit from smaller class sizes and individualised instruction. The Calgary French and International School draws heavily from Aspen Woods families for its French-immersion private program, though the school itself is located in West Hillhurst; families choosing CFIS accept that cross-city commute as part of the educational decision. Together, these three private schools create a community where a significant proportion of families are already enrolled in non-public education, and the social networks that develop around shared school communities add to the neighbourhood’s cohesion.

For families in the public system, Dr. Roberta Bondar School is the CBE-designated public elementary for the Aspen Woods area, located in adjacent Strathcona Park. The senior high path runs to Ernest Manning High School at 20 Springborough Blvd SW, a large comprehensive senior high with AP, International Certificate, and Career and Technology Studies pathways. A new CBE 5-9 school for the Aspen Woods west area is planned; confirm current junior high designation for your specific address with the CBE Find a School tool before purchasing. Catholic families are served by Guardian Angel School, a CSSD K-6 elementary at 20 Aspen Hills Drive SW within the community.

Getting around

Aspen Woods sits at a remove from downtown Calgary that the commute times alone don’t fully capture. Twenty minutes by car outside rush hour is accurate, but the westside location means that peak-hour inbound traffic on Bow Trail and the 17th Avenue SW corridor can extend that meaningfully. The community’s saving grace on commute is Stoney Trail: the ring road runs along the western edge of the community and provides a north-south alternative to the main east-west arterials. For commuters heading to the northwest (University of Calgary, Children’s Hospital, Foothills Medical Centre), Stoney Trail north is faster and more predictable than any comparable route from Signal Hill or Lakeview.

For mountain access specifically, Aspen Woods is the fastest-departing community in the SW quadrant. The 85th Street SW entrance to Stoney Trail, followed by a westbound Highway 1 connection, is a shorter and less congested route than the Crowchild-to-Bow-Trail path that commuters from more central SW communities use. On a Friday afternoon in ski season, this distinction is not theoretical: an Aspen Woods resident can be past the city limits before a Killarney resident has cleared the Crowchild-Bow Trail interchange.

Transit access is more limited than in communities along the existing LRT lines. The 69 Street LRT Blue Line station is the closest rapid transit point, accessible via bus or a short drive east. Calgary Transit routes serve the community, but service frequency and coverage reflect the suburban location: most Aspen Woods residents who rely on transit use it for downtown commuting rather than daily errands. Walkscore is low for most addresses; the community is fundamentally car-oriented outside of the Aspen Landing walkable core.

Frequently asked questions

Is Aspen Woods a good family neighbourhood?

Yes, particularly for families with children enrolled or planning to enrol in private school. The proximity to Webber Academy, Rundle College, and the commuting range for Calgary French and International School families makes Aspen Woods a deliberate choice for education-focused households. The community is also well suited for families who prioritise outdoor access: Stoney Trail provides fast mountain connections, and the internal pathway network and park spaces are genuinely well maintained. The trade-off is distance from the downtown core and limited transit, which matters less for families whose daily life is organised around schools and the westside commercial corridor.

How do Aspen Woods schools compare to other SW communities?

No other SW Calgary community can match the private-school cluster available in and adjacent to Aspen Woods. Webber Academy at 1515 93rd Street SW is among the most academically demanding K-12 schools in Western Canada, and its location within the community is unique. Most other SW communities offer good public and Catholic school pathways, but parents seeking private K-12 education in Calgary’s west end consistently converge on Aspen Woods precisely because of the Webber Academy proximity. Rundle College adds a second private option with a different instructional approach, and CFIS draws families willing to commute to West Hillhurst for French-immersion private education. For public school families, the CBE and Catholic pathways in Aspen Woods are solid but not dramatically differentiated from comparable west-SW communities.

What is the difference between Aspen Woods detached homes built in 2005 versus 2020?

The difference is meaningful. A 2005-era detached in Aspen Woods is typically a conventional two-storey on a standard 50-foot lot with an original kitchen, bathrooms, and systems that are now twenty years old. Depending on how the home was maintained and updated, the condition range within this cohort is wide: from ready-to-move-in renovated examples at $1.4M to $1.5M down to original-condition homes needing a full kitchen and bath renovation at $900,000 to $1.0M. A 2020 or later build starts with contemporary finishes, higher-specification mechanical systems, and often a larger lot and footprint in the later-phase western sections of the community. These homes trade in the $1.6M to $1.9M range at the median and attract buyers who want to avoid renovation risk. The holding cost and condo-fee considerations are different, but both tiers offer good liquidity given the depth of the Aspen Woods detached market.

Is Aspen Woods walkable?

Partially. Aspen Landing Shopping Centre, which includes a grocery anchor, pharmacy, banking, restaurants, and fitness studios, is walkable from nearby addresses and accessible by a short drive from most of the community. The internal pathway network connects park spaces and some residential areas. Outside of that Aspen Landing core, most daily errands require a car, and Calgary Transit service is infrequent enough that most residents do not rely on it for routine trips. Buyers expecting the walkability of Marda Loop or 17th Avenue SW should recalibrate their expectations before purchasing in Aspen Woods; buyers prioritising mountain access, private school proximity, and a quiet residential character will find the car-oriented layout is a comfortable trade.

How is the commute to downtown from Aspen Woods?

Twenty minutes by car is a reasonable estimate outside of peak hours, using Bow Trail or 17th Avenue SW east to the downtown core. During morning rush hour that can extend to 30 to 40 minutes depending on your specific destination and route. The 69 Street LRT Blue Line station provides a transit option with a connection to downtown in roughly 30 to 35 minutes from station to station; getting to the station from most Aspen Woods addresses adds another 10 to 15 minutes by bus or car. For commuters who work downtown and are considering Aspen Woods, the honest calculus is a 30 to 45-minute door-to-door journey on most days, which is comparable to other outer-SW communities like Signal Hill and materially longer than inner-city SW options like Altadore or Killarney.

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Sales data current as of 2026-04-19. Includes 148 residential sales in Aspen Woods between 2025-04-19 and 2026-04-17. Source: Pillar 9 MLS® System. Copyright 2026 Pillar 9. All Rights Reserved.

Commute times

Downtown	20 min
University of Calgary	19 min
Foothills Hospital	17 min
Airport (YYC)	32 min