Kingsland

Overview

Kingsland sits in the central southwest, an established community about twelve to fifteen minutes from downtown. It is bounded by Glenmore Trail to the north, Macleod Trail and the Red Line CTrain to the east, Heritage Drive to the south, and Elbow Drive to the west. Its immediate neighbours are Kelvin Grove across Elbow Drive to the west, Haysboro across Heritage Drive to the south, and Fairview across Macleod Trail to the east. This is part of the inner southwest, and few communities in that established band sit as close to a major mall and a CTrain line as Kingsland does.

The land was annexed by Calgary in 1956 and Kingsland was established in 1957. Until then, the land had been farmed by Harnam Singh Hari, Alberta and Calgary’s first Sikh citizen and a successful hog farmer, who is remembered today in the community’s Harnam Singh Hari Park, named in 2014. Build-out through the late 1950s and 1960s produced the mid-century detached bungalows that still form the backbone of the community, and a 2021 municipal census recorded a population of 4,900 across about 2,375 dwellings, a settled inner-city number with a healthy mix of long-time owners and renters.

What makes Kingsland stand out is its connectivity. Few established communities put you this close to a CTrain station, one of the city’s largest malls, and two major arterial routes all at once. That access, paired with an active infill market reshaping the original bungalow streets, is the heart of the Kingsland story.

David’s take

The vibe

Kingsland reads as an established, treed, mid-century community with a quiet residential interior and exceptionally busy, connected edges. The interior streets carry the settled, neighbourly feel of a community lived in since the late 1950s, with mature trees and original bungalows, while the boundaries hum with the traffic, transit, and retail of the Macleod and Glenmore corridors.

The community’s green space includes Harnam Singh Hari Park and a network of smaller parks and playgrounds threaded through the residential streets. The defining amenity, though, is what sits just beyond the boundary: Chinook Centre, one of Calgary’s largest shopping and dining destinations, is right at the Macleod and Glenmore junction, putting a vast range of retail, restaurants, and a cinema within a few minutes of every Kingsland address.

For day-to-day living, Kingsland is about as convenient as established Calgary gets. Beyond Chinook Centre, the full Macleod Trail retail corridor runs along the eastern edge, and Glenmore Landing and the reservoir parks are a short drive west. Whether you prefer to drive, walk, or take the train, Kingsland makes the practical parts of life easy.

Housing stock

The backbone of Kingsland is its 1950s and 1960s detached bungalows on established lots. That original stock still defines the interior streets, but it is no longer the whole story. Kingsland is in an active infill phase, with new half-duplexes, full duplexes, and semi-detached homes going up on redeveloped lots, alongside renovations of original bungalows. There is also a meaningful condo, apartment, and townhouse supply, much of it toward the busier edges, which widens the range of entry points well beyond a pure bungalow community.

For buyers, the practical takeaway is that Kingsland is several markets layered on one map. An original bungalow, a renovated bungalow, a brand-new infill duplex, a townhouse, and an apartment are all “Kingsland,” and they price very differently. The table below sketches the trailing-twelve-month ranges by type. If you want help reading where a specific home sits within these bands, the buyer’s guide is a good starting point.

Type	Typical price range	Notes
Detached	$540K - $956K (median ~$654K)	26 sales. Original 1950s-60s bungalows through to renovated and rebuilt homes.
Semi-detached / duplex	~$440K - $950K	9 sales. A mix of older half-duplexes and new-build infill duplexes; the new product trades high and lifts the blended numbers.
Row / townhouse	~$375K - $620K (median ~$440K)	7 sales. A solid attached-home segment, a more affordable entry into the central southwest.
Apartment / condo	From ~$165K	11 sales. The most affordable inventory in the community, much of it near the Macleod Trail corridor.

Recent sales

Over the trailing twelve months, Kingsland recorded 53 residential sales. The blended median sold price was $570,000 and the average was $542,000, with homes spending about 25 days on market at the median and selling at roughly 96.6% of list price. Detached homes made up about 49% of sales. The price range ran from $165,000 for an apartment to $956,000 for a detached home. The composition was genuinely mixed: 26 detached, 11 apartment, 7 row or townhouse, 6 semi-detached or half-duplex, and 3 full-duplex sales, which is the layered profile of a mid-century community in active infill.

Featured recent sales

• 7703 5 Street SW. Sold $657,500. Three-bedroom, two-bathroom detached, built 1958. Closed May 21, 2026.
• 639 Kingsmere Crescent SW. Sold $539,500. Three-bedroom, two-bathroom semi-detached, built 1964. Closed June 16, 2026.
• 630 69 Avenue SW. Sold $475,000. Three-bedroom, two-bathroom semi-detached, built 1961. Closed June 13, 2026.
• 717 67 Avenue SW. Sold $442,000. Four-bedroom, two-bathroom semi-detached, built 1959. Closed May 27, 2026.
• 212, 790 Kingsmere Crescent SW. Sold $235,000. Two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment, built 2000. Closed June 12, 2026.

Twelve-month aggregates by segment

• Detached. 26 sales. Median about $654,000, range to $956,000. The original-bungalow market, plus renovated and rebuilt homes.
• Semi-detached / duplex. 9 sales across half-duplex and full-duplex product, roughly $440,000 to $950,000. The new-build infill end trades high and lifts the blended numbers.
• Row / townhouse. 7 sales. Median about $440,000, a more affordable attached-home entry into the central southwest.
• Apartment / condo. 11 sales. Median about $225,000, from $165,000, the most affordable inventory in the community.

Schools

Kingsland’s clearest in-area designation is Catholic: St. Augustine School is a CSSD elementary and junior high serving the community from Kindergarten through Grade 9. On the public side, Kingsland does not have a CBE school within its own boundaries, and the elementary and junior-high designations are set by address through nearby schools in the surrounding communities, with the senior-high pathway running to Henry Wise Wood High School just to the south at 910 75 Avenue SW.

Public-school designations for Kingsland are address-specific and shift with enrolment, so confirm the designation for any specific address using the CBE Find a School and CSSD school-locator tools before you buy. For a broader overview of how Calgary school boundaries and programmes work, see the schools resource.

Getting around

Kingsland is one of the most transit-friendly established communities in the southwest. The Red Line CTrain runs along the eastern edge on Macleod Trail, with the Chinook station close by, giving many addresses a genuine car-free option to downtown and beyond. Calgary Transit bus routes connect the rest of the community to the wider network.

For drivers, the access is hard to beat. Glenmore Trail forms the northern boundary, Macleod Trail the east, Heritage Drive the south, and Elbow Drive the west, so every edge of the community is a major route. That means quick connections in every direction, whether you are heading downtown, to the reservoir, or out to Deerfoot Trail via Glenmore.

Commute times are approximate and depend on traffic and your exact destination. Downtown is about twelve to fifteen minutes by car, with the Chinook CTrain a viable car-free alternative. Foothills Medical Centre runs roughly eighteen minutes, the University of Calgary about twenty minutes, and Calgary International Airport around thirty minutes; treat these as estimates.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kingsland a good neighbourhood for families?

Yes, with a particular appeal to families who value connectivity. Kingsland is an established, treed, mid-century community with quiet interior streets, parks including Harnam Singh Hari Park, and easy access to schools and recreation. St. Augustine School offers Catholic education from Kindergarten through Grade 9 serving the community, and the public senior-high pathway runs to Henry Wise Wood High School just south. What sets Kingsland apart for a busy family is location: you are within reach of Chinook Centre, the Chinook CTrain station, and both Glenmore and Macleod Trail, so errands, transit, and commuting are unusually easy.

How much do homes cost in Kingsland?

Over the trailing twelve months the blended median sold price was about $570,000 and the average was around $542,000, with sales running from $165,000 for an apartment to $956,000 for a detached home. Kingsland is a layered market: original 1950s detached bungalows have a median around $654,000, new infill half-duplexes and full duplexes trade higher, row and townhouse product runs around $440,000, and apartments start in the mid $160,000s. About half of all sales were detached. Because the segments price so differently, a specific home is best read against comparables of its own type, which a home valuation can provide.

What new construction is happening in Kingsland?

Kingsland is in an active infill phase. Alongside the original 1950s and 1960s bungalows, redeveloped lots are producing new half-duplexes, full duplexes, and semi-detached homes, several of which traded between the mid $400,000s and the mid $800,000s over the past year. This infill product trades higher than the original bungalow stock and lifts the blended numbers, so it is important to separate new builds from original homes when reading prices. Many original bungalows are also being renovated rather than demolished, so the streetscape keeps a genuine mix.

How transit-friendly is Kingsland?

Very. Kingsland’s eastern edge runs along Macleod Trail and the Red Line CTrain, with the Chinook station close by, and Chinook Centre, one of Calgary’s largest malls, sits just across the Macleod and Glenmore junction. For many addresses, that means you can reach the train and major shopping on foot, and get onto Glenmore or Macleod Trail in minutes by car. That connectivity is one of Kingsland’s defining advantages over more landlocked communities of the same era.

Who was Harnam Singh Hari?

Harnam Singh Hari was Alberta and Calgary’s first Sikh citizen and a successful hog farmer and livestock businessman who, until 1956, owned and farmed the land that became Kingsland. The community was established in 1957 after the land was annexed and subdivided. In 2014, a community park was named Harnam Singh Hari Park in his honour, a piece of local history that gives Kingsland a distinct identity among the otherwise similar mid-century communities along this stretch of Macleod Trail.

Sales data current as of 2026-06-22. Includes 53 residential sales in Kingsland over the trailing twelve months. Source: Pillar 9 MLS® System. Copyright 2026 Pillar 9. All Rights Reserved.

Commute times

Downtown	about 12 to 15 min by car
University of Calgary	about 20 min by car
Foothills Hospital	about 18 min by car
Airport (YYC)	about 30 min by car