Pump Hill

Overview

Pump Hill is a small luxury enclave in SW Calgary, tucked between Palliser to the south and west and Bayview to the east, on the south side of the Glenmore Reservoir. Boundaries broadly run along 14 Street SW to the east, Heritage Drive and the 90 to 92 Avenue SW corridor to the north, the Palliser community line and Pumpmeadow/Pumpvalley cul-de-sacs to the west, and the Pump Hill Road loop and Patton corridor to the south. The postal code is T2V. The community produced 16 residential sales in the trailing twelve months, with the price range running from $677,500 for a 1988 attached-bungalow villa at 3 Pump Hill Landing SW to $2,600,000 for a 1-acre 1976 estate property at 1521 92 Avenue SW.

The community built out in two clearly readable waves. The original 1975-1978 wave produced the Pump Hill Road, Pump Hill Crescent, Pump Hill Place, Pump Hill View, and Pump Hill Gardens addresses on the central interior streets, all large 2-storey and bungalow detached homes in the 2,100 to 2,800 sq ft range on 6,000 to 9,000 sq ft lots. A larger and more architecturally varied 1986-1993 wave filled in the western and southern pockets along Pumpridge Place, Pumpmeadow Place, Pumpvalley Court, Pump Valley Court, and Patton Road, Court, and Place, with estate-scale 2-storey and bungalow product typically in the 3,000 to 4,800 sq ft range on 10,000 to 19,000 sq ft pie-shaped and cul-de-sac lots, several backing onto the Aspen Nature Reserve and municipal greenspace on the southern and western edges. The 1988-built Pump Hill Landing attached-bungalow villa complex on the eastern side, a small grouping of fee-simple-with-HOA bungalow side-by-sides with double attached garages and finished basements, sits as a distinct product type aimed at downsizers who want the community access without the maintenance of a full estate lot.

The defining geographic features are the Glenmore Reservoir to the immediate north (with South Glenmore Park forming the buffer along 90 Avenue SW) and the ravine-edge greenspace on the south and west sides where multiple Pumpridge, Pumpmeadow, Pumpvalley, and Patton addresses back directly onto Aspen Nature Reserve and other municipal park land. The combination of large lots, mature trees, and ravine adjacency is the structural reason Pump Hill trades at a meaningfully higher price band than its PBP catchment-mates Palliser and Bayview.

David’s take

The vibe

Pump Hill has the daily rhythm of an established south-Glenmore estate community whose commercial life happens outside the community boundary. There is no commercial strip inside Pump Hill; for groceries and daily errands, residents drive to Glenmore Landing at 90 Avenue SW and 14 Street (Co-op, liquor store, restaurants, professional services), Southland Crossing along Southland Drive, the Chinook Centre regional mall on Macleod Trail eight to ten minutes east, or the Westhills cluster to the west. The interior streets are quiet cul-de-sacs and crescents with no through-traffic.

The Palliser Bayview Pumphill (PBP) Community Association serves Pump Hill collectively with Palliser and Bayview, with seasonal programming, a community garden, and an annual stampede breakfast. The PBP Association is one of the longer-running south Calgary community associations, with deep ties to long-tenured residents. The demographic skews to two recognisable groups: original owners and second-generation owners (families who bought into the 1975-1978 or 1986-1993 wave and either stayed or saw their adult children buy back when an estate listing came up), and a steady inflow of established families moving up from inner-SW communities and trading laneway proximity for ravine adjacency and lot size.

The outdoor amenity story is two layered. To the north, South Glenmore Park and the Glenmore Reservoir pathway system sit a five-to-ten minute walk away via 90 Avenue SW and the upper Pump Hill cul-de-sacs, with the reservoir-loop pathway connecting east to Heritage Park and west to North Glenmore Park, the Weaselhead Natural Area, and across the south shore to Lakeview. To the south and west, the Aspen Nature Reserve and adjacent municipal greenspace form the boundary that several Pumpridge, Pumpvalley, Pumpmeadow, and Patton estate lots back directly onto, with private pathway access and mature trees that have grown in since the 1986-1993 build wave.

Recent sales

The Pillar 9 MLS feed shows 16 residential sales in Pump Hill over the trailing twelve months through May 2026. The mix is detached-heavy: 14 detached sales (88 percent) and 2 semi-detached attached-bungalow villa sales (12 percent) at the Pump Hill Landing complex. The seven featured sales below span from the villa floor through the original-cluster mid-range and the renovated original-cluster band into the 1986-1993 estate cluster and the one-acre estate ceiling.

Featured recent sales

• 1521 92 Avenue SW. Sold $2,600,000 (90.0% of $2,888,777 list) in 124 days on market. Detached 1.5-storey acreage estate, built 1976, 4,840 sq ft above grade, 5 bed/9 bath on a full 1.00-acre lot. The trailing-twelve-month ceiling and the only true acreage trade in Pump Hill: 5 bedrooms, 7 fireplaces, an indoor pool complex, 4-car heated attached garage, RV pad. Listed and sold for the lot and the once-in-a-decade scale rather than the original house. Listed by Sotheby’s International Realty Canada.
• 151 Pump Valley Court SW. Sold $2,100,000 (105.6% of $1,988,888 list) in 2 days on market. Detached bungalow, built 1989, 3,544 sq ft above grade, 5 bed/6 bath on a 12,850 sq ft lot. The strongest sale-to-list pressure in the trailing year on an estate-scale 1989 bungalow with imported travertine, Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, and a fully renovated walk-out lower level. Closed five percent over asking in 48 hours. Listed by Century 21 Bravo Realty.
• 139 Pumpmeadow Place SW. Sold $1,850,000 (105.7% of $1,750,000 list) in 5 days on market. Detached 2-storey, built 1993, 3,724 sq ft above grade, 5 bed/5 bath on a 15,392 sq ft pie-shaped cul-de-sac lot backing onto Aspen Nature Reserve. Custom-built original-owner estate with heated triple garage, walk-out basement, and radiant in-floor heating. Representative of the 1986-1993 cul-de-sac estate cluster at the top of the band. Listed by RE/MAX Complete Realty.
• 204 Pump Hill View SW. Sold $1,790,000 (100.0% of $1,790,000 list) in 89 days on market. Detached 2-storey split, built 1978, 2,762 sq ft above grade, 4 bed/4 bath on an 8,955 sq ft reverse pie cul-de-sac lot backing onto park and greenspace. A 2024 down-to-the-studs renovation: new kitchen, four new bathrooms, Hardie board siding, cultured stone, white oak floors, triple-pane windows. The renovated ceiling for the original 1975-1978 cluster. Listed by Real Broker.
• 336 Pump Hill Gardens SW. Sold $1,577,500 (98.6% of $1,599,900 list) in 13 days on market. Detached 2-storey, built 1976, 2,643 sq ft above grade, 4 bed/4 bath on a 9,719 sq ft pie-shaped cul-de-sac lot. Comprehensively renovated executive home with stone feature wall, oversized patio doors, covered front patio with heater, and developed basement with steam room. The 1976 stock at the mid-point of the renovated band. Listed by Real Estate Professionals Inc.
• 123 Pump Hill Place SW. Sold $1,375,000 (96.5% of $1,425,000 list) in 47 days on market. Detached bungalow, built 1976, 2,190 sq ft above grade, 4 bed/3 bath on a 7,244 sq ft lot. Elegantly refreshed 1976 bungalow with Miele appliances, three main-floor bedrooms, finished basement with gym and sauna. The 1976 bungalow stock with light updates done. Listed by RE/MAX First.
• 3 Pump Hill Landing SW. Sold $677,500 (96.8% of $699,900 list) in 35 days on market. Semi-detached attached-bungalow villa, built 1988, 1,627 sq ft on main, 2 bed/3 bath plus finished basement with potential third bedroom. The Pump Hill floor: a 1988 villa-style attached bungalow at the Pump Hill Landing complex with vaulted ceilings, wood-burning fireplace, double attached garage, and roughly $322 per month HOA fees covering landscaping and maintenance. The downsizer entry point. Listed by RE/MAX Complete Realty.

Twelve-month aggregates by segment

• Detached. 14 sales. Median sold price $1,660,000, range $901,400 to $2,600,000. Median 14 days on market on the recent close cohort. The 1986-1993 cul-de-sac estate cluster (Pumpridge, Pumpmeadow, Pumpvalley, Pump Valley, Patton) produced 8 of the 14 sales, trading $1,275,000 to $2,100,000. The original 1975-1978 cluster (Pump Hill Road, Pump Hill Crescent, Pump Hill Place, Pump Hill View, Pump Hill Gardens) produced 5 sales, trading $901,400 to $1,790,000 depending on renovation state. The 1976 acreage outlier at 1521 92 Avenue SW closed at $2,600,000 on the 1-acre lot.
• Semi-Detached (Half Duplex). 2 sales, both at the Pump Hill Landing villa complex on the eastern side. $677,500 and $945,000, median $811,250. 1988-vintage attached-bungalow product with vaulted ceilings, double attached garages, finished basements, and a low HOA-fee structure (no condo fees). The only attached product in Pump Hill and the only sub-$1M point of entry into the community.

If you want a current valuation on a Pump Hill home, the home valuation request form pulls in your address and gets you a comparable-anchored estimate from me directly.

Schools

Pump Hill sits inside the same Palliser Bayview Pumphill (PBP) school catchment as its neighbours. Nellie McClung School at 2315 Palliser Drive SW is the CBE K-6 designated elementary, located inside the Palliser community boundary roughly 3 to 5 minutes by car from most Pump Hill addresses. Nellie McClung serves Pump Hill along with Palliser, Bayview, and Oakridge, and is the same designated elementary referenced in Palliser listings, which is one of the strongest signals of the shared catchment.

The CBE 7-9 junior high designation is John Ware School at 10020 19 Street SW, roughly 4 to 6 minutes east of Pump Hill by car. John Ware opened in 1968 and has served the PBP catchment for nearly six decades, one of the longer-running designation patterns in the CBE system. The senior high designation is Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School at 220 Canterbury Drive SW in Bayview, which serves Pump Hill along with Palliser, Oakridge, Bayview, Cedarbrae, Canyon Meadows, Woodbine, and Woodlands. Scarlett offers an International Baccalaureate program option in addition to the regular pathway. The school resource page lists the broader SW Calgary school inventory if you want to compare options.

For Catholic families, St. Gerard School at 8944 Elbow Drive SW in Haysboro is the CSSD K-6 designated elementary, with St. Cyril in Cedarbrae handling the junior high years and Our Lady of the Rockies High School at 111 Haddon Road SW in Haysboro (formerly Bishop Grandin) handling Catholic senior high. CBE and CSSD boundaries can be updated between planning cycles; verify the current designation for your specific address with the appropriate Find a School tool before relying on it for purchasing decisions.

Getting around

Pump Hill has a commute story shaped by its position south of the Glenmore Reservoir between 14 Street SW and the Palliser community line, with two arterials doing most of the work. 14 Street SW runs along the eastern flank of the community and connects north via the 50 Avenue SW corridor to the Glenmore Trail interchange and the inner SW, and south to the Anderson Road interchange and the Macleod Trail corridor. Heritage Drive runs along the northern edge at 90 Avenue SW and provides the most direct route to the Heritage LRT station and the Macleod Trail corridor. Anderson Road and Stoney Trail to the south provide ring-road access and east-west connectivity across the south side of the city.

By car, downtown is approximately 17 minutes outside peak hours via 14 Street SW north and the Bow Trail or Crowchild corridor. Foothills Medical Centre is approximately 15 minutes via the same route, and the University of Calgary runs about 20 minutes north on Crowchild. Calgary International Airport is the longest trip at approximately 37 minutes via Stoney Trail and Deerfoot Trail. Mount Royal University is approximately 10 minutes east via Heritage Drive and 14 Street, and Rockyview General Hospital, repeatedly cited in Pump Hill listing remarks, is roughly 5 minutes south via 14 Street SW.

For commuters using transit, Pump Hill does not have direct LRT walk-up access. The Heritage LRT station on the Red Line is the closest rapid transit, approximately 8 to 10 minutes east by car or bus via Heritage Drive and 14 Street SW. Southland LRT to the south is a similar distance and offers an alternate Red Line entry point. From either station, downtown is a further 18 to 22 minutes by train, putting the door-to-door transit commute at roughly 30 to 40 minutes. Calgary Transit bus routes connect to both Heritage and Southland LRT stations plus crosstown service to the Westhills and Chinook commercial nodes. The community is car-oriented in practice, but the Red Line proximity is meaningfully better than from west-side SW communities like Discovery Ridge where the closest station is the 69 Street Blue Line.

Property mix

Pump Hill is detached-heavy in a way no other PBP community is: 14 of 16 trailing-year sales were detached single-family, the highest detached share of any community on the south side of the reservoir. The detached segment splits into two cohorts plus a one-off acreage.

The original 1975-1978 cohort produced 5 of the 14 detached sales in the trailing year, on Pump Hill Road, Pump Hill Crescent, Pump Hill Place, Pump Hill View, and Pump Hill Gardens. These are 2,100 to 2,800 sq ft 2-storey, 2-storey split, and bungalow homes on 6,000 to 9,000 sq ft lots, generally 1976-1978 vintage with original-to-partially-updated finishes. Unrenovated examples like 224 Pump Hill Crescent ($901K, 1977, 2,144 sq ft) anchored the floor of the detached segment, with mid-renovated examples like 123 Pump Hill Place ($1.38M, 1976 bungalow) and 216 Pump Hill Crescent ($1.60M, 1976 down-to-the-studs renovation) trading $1.4M to $1.6M, and comprehensively renovated examples like 204 Pump Hill View ($1.79M, 1978, 2024 full renovation) and 336 Pump Hill Gardens ($1.58M, 1976, executive renovation) clearing $1.5M to $1.8M.

The 1986-1993 cul-de-sac estate cohort produced 8 of the 14 detached sales, on Pumpridge Place, Pumpmeadow Place, Pumpvalley Court, Pump Valley Court, and Patton Road/Court/Place. These are 3,000 to 4,800 sq ft 2-storey and bungalow estates on 10,000 to 19,000 sq ft pie-shaped and cul-de-sac lots, often backing onto Aspen Nature Reserve or municipal greenspace, often with triple or quad attached garages and walk-out basements. The cohort traded $1,275,000 to $2,100,000 in the trailing year, with the median right around $1,700,000. The acreage outlier at 1521 92 Avenue SW closed at $2,600,000 on the 1.00-acre lot, in a class by itself.

The semi-detached segment is small and structurally specific. Two 1988-built attached-bungalow villa sales at the Pump Hill Landing complex on the eastern side, $677,500 and $945,000, both with double attached garages, vaulted ceilings, and finished basements. The complex carries a modest HOA fee for landscaping and maintenance rather than a condo-fee structure. It is the only sub-$1M point of entry into the community and the only attached product type.

Type	Typical price range	Notes
Semi-Detached attached-bungalow, Pump Hill Landing (1988)	$678K - $945K	2 sales in trailing 12 months. 1988-vintage attached-bungalow villas with vaulted ceilings, wood-burning fireplaces, double attached garages, finished basements, and a roughly $322 per month HOA fee covering landscaping and maintenance. The only attached product and only sub-$1M point of entry in Pump Hill.
Detached, original 1975-1978, mostly original	$900K - $1.4M	Roughly 2-3 sales. The original-cluster cohort on Pump Hill Crescent, Pump Hill Place, and Pump Hill Road, 2,100 to 2,400 sq ft 2-storey and bungalow product with original-to-light-update finishes on 6,000 to 8,000 sq ft lots. Generally requires kitchen, bathroom, and basement updates to reach the renovated band.
Detached, original 1975-1978, renovated	$1.5M - $1.8M	Roughly 2-3 sales. The original-cluster cohort with comprehensive renovations done. The 204 Pump Hill View (2024 down-to-studs) and 336 Pump Hill Gardens (executive refresh) sales anchor this band.
Detached, 1986-1993 cul-de-sac estate	$1.3M - $2.1M	8 sales. The Pumpridge, Pumpmeadow, Pumpvalley, Pump Valley, and Patton cluster. 3,000 to 4,800 sq ft 2-storey and bungalow estates on 10,000 to 19,000 sq ft pie-shaped and cul-de-sac lots, often backing onto Aspen Nature Reserve. The structural core of Pump Hill value.
Detached, 1976 acreage estate	$2.6M	1 sale. The 1521 92 Avenue SW property: a 1976-built 4,840 sq ft 1.5-storey on a full 1.00-acre lot, in a class by itself. Listings of this scale appear roughly once a decade in Pump Hill.

Frequently asked questions

What schools serve Pump Hill in Calgary?

The CBE designated K-6 elementary for Pump Hill is Nellie McClung School at 2315 Palliser Drive SW, which sits inside the Palliser community boundary roughly 3 to 5 minutes by car from most Pump Hill addresses and also serves Palliser, Bayview, and Oakridge. The CBE 7-9 designated junior high is John Ware School at 10020 19 Street SW, which has served the Palliser-Bayview-Pumphill (PBP) catchment for nearly six decades. The CBE 10-12 designated senior high is Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School at 220 Canterbury Drive SW, which offers an International Baccalaureate program option. For Catholic families, St. Gerard at 8944 Elbow Drive SW in Haysboro is the K-6 designated elementary, St. Cyril in Cedarbrae handles the junior high years, and Our Lady of the Rockies (formerly Bishop Grandin) at 111 Haddon Road SW handles senior high. CBE and CSSD boundaries can change; verify the current designation for your specific address before purchasing.

Is Pump Hill close to Glenmore Reservoir and the Aspen Nature Reserve?

Yes, and the dual ravine and reservoir access is one of the defining structural advantages of the community. To the north, South Glenmore Park and the Glenmore Reservoir pathway system sit a five-to-ten minute walk away via 90 Avenue SW and the upper Pump Hill cul-de-sacs, with the reservoir-loop pathway connecting east to Heritage Park and west to North Glenmore Park and the Weaselhead Natural Area. To the south and west, the Aspen Nature Reserve and adjacent municipal greenspace form the boundary that several Pumpridge, Pumpvalley, Pumpmeadow, and Patton estate lots back directly onto, with private pathway access and mature trees that have grown in since the 1986-1993 build wave. For households whose weekend life is organised around reservoir running, off-leash dog walking, or ravine pathways, the park access is measured in minutes rather than the cross-city drive that most SW communities require.

How does Pump Hill compare to Palliser, Oakridge, or Bayview?

All four communities share the Palliser-Bayview-Pumphill school catchment (Nellie McClung K-6, John Ware 7-9, Dr. EP Scarlett 10-12) plus South Glenmore Park pathway access. The differences are price, lot size, and housing stock vintage. Palliser had a detached median of $782,000 in the trailing twelve months; Pump Hill’s was $1,660,000. The reason is structural: Pump Hill has materially larger lots (10,000 to 19,000 sq ft pie-shaped cul-de-sac lots in the 1986-1993 estate cluster versus 50 to 60 foot standard interior lots in Palliser), a longer build wave that ran into the early 1990s rather than ending in 1979, and several streets that back directly onto Aspen Nature Reserve. Oakridge sits west of Palliser and trades in a similar band, with a deeper inventory of original 1970s bungalows and a wider townhouse spread. Bayview is the smaller community immediately east across 14 Street, with a higher detached median than Palliser but less estate-scale product than Pump Hill. Buyers comparing the four usually weight Palliser and Oakridge for value, Bayview for the step up, and Pump Hill for the ravine adjacency and the estate lots.

How long is the commute from Pump Hill to downtown Calgary?

By car, approximately 17 minutes outside peak hours via 14 Street SW north and the Bow Trail or Crowchild corridor. Morning rush hour can extend that to 28 to 38 minutes. Pump Hill does not have direct LRT walk-up access; the Heritage LRT station on the Red Line is the closest rapid transit, approximately 8 to 10 minutes east by car or bus via Heritage Drive. From the Heritage platform, downtown is a further 18 to 22 minutes by train, putting a door-to-door transit commute at roughly 30 to 40 minutes. Most Pump Hill residents commute by car, with 14 Street SW handling the north-south traffic and Stoney Trail to the south providing the ring road alternative. Rockyview General Hospital is roughly 5 minutes south via 14 Street SW, which is one of the consistent draws cited in Pump Hill listings.

What's the housing stock like in Pump Hill, bungalows or two-storey homes?

Pump Hill is split between two distinct build waves with both 2-storey and bungalow product in each. The original 1975-1978 cluster on Pump Hill Road, Pump Hill Crescent, Pump Hill Place, Pump Hill View, and Pump Hill Gardens is roughly half 2-storey and 2-storey split, half bungalow, generally 2,100 to 2,800 sq ft above grade on 6,000 to 9,000 sq ft lots. The 1986-1993 cul-de-sac estate cluster on Pumpridge, Pumpmeadow, Pumpvalley, Pump Valley, and Patton is roughly two-thirds 2-storey and one-third oversized bungalow, generally 3,000 to 4,800 sq ft above grade on 10,000 to 19,000 sq ft pie-shaped and cul-de-sac lots. The 1988-built Pump Hill Landing villa complex on the eastern side adds a small inventory of attached-bungalow product. There is almost no construction in Pump Hill after 1993, so buyers are choosing between original-cluster product (renovated or not), 1986-1993 estate product, and the villa cluster.

How close is Pump Hill to the Heritage LRT or Anderson LRT?

The Heritage LRT station on the Red Line is the closest rapid transit, approximately 8 to 10 minutes east of Pump Hill by car or bus via Heritage Drive and 14 Street SW. Anderson LRT and Southland LRT to the south are both within 10 minutes by car and offer alternate Red Line entry points. Calgary Transit bus routes serve the community with connections to all three Red Line stations, plus crosstown service to the Westhills and Chinook commercial nodes. Walk-up access to the LRT itself is not available from Pump Hill addresses, but the Red Line proximity is meaningfully better than from west-side SW communities where the closest station is the 69 Street Blue Line. For buyers who use transit occasionally rather than daily, the bus-and-train combination through Heritage works well.

What's the price range for homes in Pump Hill?

In the trailing twelve months, residential sales in Pump Hill ranged from $677,500 for a 1988 attached-bungalow villa at 3 Pump Hill Landing SW to $2,600,000 for a 1976 estate on a full 1.00-acre lot at 1521 92 Avenue SW. The detached median was $1,660,000. The original 1975-1978 cluster traded $900K to $1.4M for mostly original product and $1.5M to $1.8M for comprehensively renovated examples. The 1986-1993 cul-de-sac estate cluster traded $1.3M to $2.1M, the structural core of Pump Hill value. The 1976 acreage outlier was in a class by itself at $2.6M. The semi-detached villa cluster at Pump Hill Landing traded $678K and $945K. For a current valuation grounded in comparable-anchored data, the home valuation request form pulls in your address and produces an estimate from me directly.

Is Pump Hill a good fit for families with kids?

Yes, with the caveat that the price of entry is meaningfully higher than the neighbouring PBP communities. The reasons families buy into Pump Hill specifically rather than Palliser or Bayview are usually three: the lot size and ravine adjacency (10,000 to 19,000 sq ft pie-shaped cul-de-sac lots, several backing onto Aspen Nature Reserve, room for sport courts, hot tubs, and gardens), the build era of the housing stock (the 1986-1993 estate cluster offers proportions and finishes that the 1960s-70s Palliser stock does not), and the small-community quiet (16 trailing-year sales versus Palliser’s 62, with cul-de-sac after cul-de-sac of no through-traffic). The school designations are identical to Palliser and Bayview, the South Glenmore Park access is identical, the commute is identical. What changes is what the family takes home at the end of the day.

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Sales data current as of 2026-05-18. Includes 16 residential sales in Pump Hill between 2025-05-18 and 2026-05-18. Source: Pillar 9 MLS® System. Copyright 2026 Pillar 9. All Rights Reserved.

Commute times

Downtown	17 min
University of Calgary	20 min
Foothills Hospital	15 min
Airport (YYC)	37 min