West Springs Real Estate. David Stephen, Calgary REALTOR.

Overview

West Springs occupies a substantial portion of Calgary’s far westside, roughly bounded by Old Banff Coach Road SW to the north, 85 Street SW to the west, 17 Avenue SW to the south, and 73 Street SW to the east. The postal code is T3H. It sits directly south and east of the city’s western fringe, sharing the same westside geography as Aspen Woods while differing meaningfully in character and buyer profile. The community generated 203 residential sales in the trailing twelve months across a price range spanning from the $270s to $5.4 million, a spread that reflects a genuinely diverse housing stack: entry-level apartments in the Broadcast Avenue mid-rise cluster, townhouse complexes in the Wentworth area, established family detached homes in the $800,000 to $1.4 million range, and a small luxury tier that occasionally reaches well past $3 million.

The community was developed in staged phases from roughly 2000 to 2015 by multiple builders including Melcor, Cardel, and Brookfield Residential. That staged buildout is readable on the ground: the eastern sections closest to 73 Street tend to be earlier-era builds from the early 2000s, while the western and northern phase extensions include newer construction with higher-baseline finishes and, in the luxury tier, estate-scale footprints on larger lots. Unlike some inner-city SW communities that evolved block-by-block over generations, West Springs was planned and built over a defined window, which gives the community consistent road layouts, distributed park space, and a coherent residential character despite the variety in its housing stock.

What distinguishes West Springs from adjacent Aspen Woods is the breadth of product types and price points it offers. Aspen Woods is more predominantly detached and private-school-focused; West Springs adds a substantial condo and townhouse layer along Broadcast Avenue, a retail corridor centred on West 85th Centre, and direct 69 Street LRT access that changes the commute calculation for buyers who work downtown and prefer transit. That combination makes West Springs a genuine choice for a wider range of buyer profiles, from young professionals buying a Broadcast Avenue apartment to established families looking for a 2,400-square-foot detached home with Stoney Trail mountain access.

David’s take

David's take

The data doesn’t fully capture the choice between West Springs and Aspen Woods. The detached markets are close in price, and the communities share a westside postcode, but buyers rarely pick one over the other for numerical reasons. Aspen Woods pulls Webber Academy families and households optimising hard for the private-school corridor. West Springs pulls a more varied crowd: serious detached-family buyers who like the schools and 85th Street retail, young professionals who want the LRT and a walkable commercial strip without paying inner-city prices, and downsizers who want a Broadcast Avenue condo with mountain views and easy access.

The $5.4 million sale at 980 101 Street SW earned attention for a reason. Most of the market operates in the $800,000 to $1.3 million detached range, but the luxury tier here is real. A very specific buyer pays premium prices for westside estate product, and when those homes are priced right, they trade.

The Broadcast Avenue cluster is newer than most buyers realise. The Gateway high-rise and its sister mid-rises represent a meaningful shift in what West Springs has become, and over the next several years I expect that condo district to keep growing. If you’re shopping in the apartment segment, the newer Broadcast Avenue product is a genuinely different proposition than the older 85 Street mid-rises. Know which submarket you’re in before comparing prices.

The vibe

West Springs is a family-focused westside community built around good schools, practical retail, and outdoor access. The residential streets have the feel of a thoughtfully planned 2000s-era community. Wide arterials feeding quieter crescents and cul-de-sacs, distributed green space and pathways, and the general sense of a neighbourhood where most households are in the family-formation stage of life. The morning school drop-off on 73 Street and the arterials feeding West Springs School is the clearest expression of the community’s daily rhythm.

The retail anchors serve two different buyer profiles. West 85th Centre, anchored by Loblaws City Market and supplemented by banking, pharmacy, restaurants, and fitness options, is the grocery hub for most detached-family residents. It’s practical, walkable from nearby streets, and well suited to the daily-errand needs of a busy household. A short drive north at Highway 1 and Sarcee Trail, the Trinity Hills complex handles the larger-format shopping, with Canadian Tire, boutique fitness and lifestyle tenants, and a tenant mix that has filled in quickly since opening.

The Broadcast Avenue high-rise cluster has changed the character of West Springs in a way that Aspen Woods hasn’t experienced. The Gateway at 8505 Broadcast Avenue and the adjacent mid-rises have brought in a meaningful population of young professionals and downsizers drawn to the 69 Street LRT access, the westside mountain proximity, and the growing commercial strip along Broadcast Avenue itself. That segment has added density and daily commercial activity to the community’s north end, shifting the practical feel of West Springs from a purely family-detached neighbourhood into something with a more layered weekday rhythm.

Housing stock

West Springs has four recognisably distinct housing types, each occupying a different segment of the market and attracting a different buyer profile.

The dominant type by transaction volume is the detached family home built between 2000 and 2014. These are primarily two-storey builds on 50-foot lots, ranging from 2,000 to 2,800 square feet above grade, with double attached garages and the construction standards typical of the Calgary volume-builder output of that era. The early 2000s builds are now reaching the stage where original kitchens, bathrooms, and mechanical systems are due for updating, and the spread between a maintained, partially-updated example and a fully-renovated home has widened considerably. This tier produced 84 sales in the trailing twelve months, making it the deepest and most liquid segment in the community.

The detached, built 2015 or later tier is more limited in volume (35 sales) but commands a meaningful premium. Homes in this category include both newer-finish family detached in the western phase extensions and, at the ceiling, estate-scale builds with luxury finishes and large lots. A notable luxury segment exists at the upper end: the $5.4 million sale at 980 101 Street SW illustrates the absolute ceiling, though that price point is not representative of typical transactions even within this cohort. The median for the 2015-plus tier lands at approximately $1,180,000.

The row and townhouse segment is concentrated primarily in the Wentworth area complexes and along Broadcast Avenue. These are condo-titled townhouse buildings, mostly built between 2003 and 2020, offering ground-level or split-level layouts with private outdoor space and attached or underground parking. Forty sales in the trailing twelve months reflects a liquid and well-established segment that offers an accessible entry into the community for buyers who don’t require a detached home.

The apartment segment is anchored by the Broadcast Avenue high-rise cluster: The Gateway at 8505 Broadcast Avenue, 835 78 Street SW, and sister mid-rises represent the newer and higher-spec product in this tier, while older mid-rises along 85 Street represent a more affordable entry point with a different construction vintage and condo-fee profile. Thirty-six apartment sales in the trailing twelve months spans an extraordinarily wide price range, from entry-level older units at $290,000 to a premium Broadcast Avenue penthouse at $1,300,000. Understanding which submarket you are evaluating matters significantly before comparing units.

Type	Typical price range	Notes
Apartment	$400K - $550K	36 sales in trailing 12 months. Concentrated in the Broadcast Avenue high-rise cluster (The Gateway at 8505 Broadcast, 835 78 Street) and mid-rises along 85 Street. Most built 2015 or later.
Row/Townhouse	$400K - $600K	40 sales. Condo-titled townhouse complexes in the Wentworth area and along Broadcast Avenue. Primarily 2003-2020 builds.
Semi-Detached	$550K - $700K	7 sales. Thin segment; included for completeness. Primarily older (early-2000s) duplex-style units.
Detached, built 2000-2014	$800K - $1.40M	84 sales. The core family-home tier: 2-storey builds on 50-ft lots, 2,000 to 2,800 sq ft, double attached garages. Condition and renovation scope drive individual variance.
Detached, built 2015 or later	$1.10M - $1.30M	35 sales. Newer-finish tier including estate-style builds in the western and northern phase extensions. A small luxury segment ($3M+) exists but does not represent typical transactions.

Recent sales

The Pillar 9 MLS feed shows 203 residential sales in West Springs over the trailing twelve months through mid-April 2026. That makes West Springs one of the highest-volume communities in the SW quadrant, with enough transactions across all five segments to produce reliable aggregate statistics. The five featured sales below span the main market tiers, from a tight Wentworth detached sale to the community’s luxury ceiling.

Featured recent sales

2 Wentworth Crescent SW. Sold $1,100,000 (104.8% of $1,050,000 list) in 1 day on market. Detached, built 2004. A typical Wentworth-area two-storey family home that drew an aggressive market response: the final price landed above asking in a single day, illustrating that well-positioned detached product in the established family tier of West Springs can generate multiple-offer conditions. Listed by REMAX Innovations.
1035 73 Street SW. Sold $1,655,000 (near-list) in 34 days on market. Detached, built 2014. An upper-tier established detached home representing the top end of the 2000-2014 cohort, with a 34-day marketing period consistent with the more deliberate pace typical at the $1.5 million-plus threshold. Listed by CIR Realty.
7877 8A Avenue SW. Sold $1,825,000 (100% of list) in 0 days on market. Detached, built 2021. A contemporary new-build that sold at full list price before the first day of active marketing, reflecting the premium the market places on post-2020 product with current-spec finishes and mechanical systems in the West Springs western phases. Listed by The Home Hunters Real Estate Group Ltd.
980 101 Street SW. Sold $5,400,000 (90% of $5,998,800 list) in 86 days on market. Detached, built 2012. The luxury ceiling of West Springs: an estate-scale home demonstrating that ultra-premium transactions exist in this community at a price point that no comparable SW neighbourhood can routinely access. The 86-day marketing period and 90% sale-to-list ratio are consistent with normal luxury-segment dynamics rather than a distressed outcome. Listed by Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.
109, 835 78 Street SW. Sold $1,300,000 (94.9% of $1,369,900 list) in 72 days on market. Apartment, built 2024. A premium apartment in the Broadcast Avenue cluster showing that high-end condo product has found serious ceiling buyers in West Springs. The 2024 build, the price point, and the 72-day marketing period together illustrate the upper range of the apartment segment and the growing institutional credibility of the Broadcast Avenue district as a residential address. Listed by RE/MAX First.

Twelve-month aggregates by segment

All Detached. 120 sales. Median sold price $1,083,000, range $660,000 to $5,400,000. Median 17 days on market, 98.5% sale-to-list. The dominant segment and the core of the West Springs market.
Detached, built 2000-2014. 84 sales. Median sold price $997,000, range $660,000 to $5,400,000. Median 14 days on market, 98.6% sale-to-list. The largest tier; the range reflects a wide condition and lot-size spectrum.
Detached, built 2015 or later. 35 sales. Median sold price $1,179,900, range $958,000 to $1,825,000. Median 22 days on market, 98.2% sale-to-list. Newer-finish homes trade at a notable premium over the 2000-2014 cohort.
Row/Townhouse. 40 sales. Median sold price $524,750, range $275,000 to $779,000. Median 19 days on market, 98.3% sale-to-list.
Apartment. 36 sales. Median sold price $441,750, range $290,000 to $1,300,000. Median 49 days on market, 97.2% sale-to-list. The wide range reflects everything from entry-level older units at 85 Street mid-rises up to premium Broadcast Avenue penthouses.
Semi-Detached. 7 sales. Median sold price $588,000, range $535,000 to $865,000. Median 15 days on market, 98.1% sale-to-list. Thin segment.

David's take

The detached numbers are the headline. A median of 14 days on market and 98.6% sale-to-list on 84 transactions in the 2000-2014 tier means the core family-home market is running efficiently. Buyers who have done their research are moving quickly when the right home appears, and pricing discipline is holding. The $997,000 median at those absorption metrics describes a liquid market, not a sluggish one.

The gap between the two detached tiers is worth reading closely. The 2015-plus cohort runs at a $1,179,900 median versus $997,000 for older builds, a premium of roughly 18 percent. In exchange buyers get current-specification finishes, newer mechanical systems, and meaningfully reduced renovation risk. The newer tier’s 22-day median time on market versus 14 days for the older cohort is a narrow spread, and it tells you both tiers have genuine buyer demand rather than one absorbing the other’s overflow.

The apartment segment’s 49-day median time on market needs context. It isn’t weakness; it reflects a buyer profile that has more choices and less urgency than the detached buyer at a million dollars. The more telling number is at the top end: a $1,300,000 sale in a 2024-built apartment says serious money is now willing to engage with the Broadcast Avenue condo district as a primary address, not just a starting point. That ceiling is going to move higher before it moves lower.

Schools

The public school pathway in West Springs is stronger in one specific respect compared to adjacent Aspen Woods: West Springs School is physically located within the community rather than shared with a broader boundary zone. For families in the CBE public system, having an elementary school within walking distance of most community addresses is a genuine daily quality-of-life advantage, particularly for families with young children in K-4. West Ridge School, which handles the Grade 5-9 transition, serves West Springs and adjacent communities and provides a degree of continuity through the junior high years before students move to Ernest Manning High School.

Ernest Manning High School at 20 Springborough Blvd SW serves the west-SW communities including West Springs, Aspen Woods, and Signal Hill. It is a large, comprehensive CBE senior high with a broad range of programming. For Catholic families, St. Joan of Arc School offers a K-9 faith-based option in the Wentworth and West Springs area. For families who have mapped out the full K-12 public pathway before purchasing, the West Springs sequence is clear and consistent throughout.

The private-school proximity is also a genuine West Springs asset. Webber Academy at 1515 93 Street SW sits on the Aspen Woods and West Springs border and is physically accessible by a short walk or drive from most West Springs addresses. For families considering the private school path but unwilling to pay Aspen Woods premiums to live within the community, West Springs offers a practical alternative: Webber Academy is equally close, and the detached-home price points in West Springs can be meaningfully lower than comparable Aspen Woods product, particularly in the 2000-2014 tier.

West Springs School

Public · K-4

CBE public elementary dedicated to the West Springs community, located within walking distance of most community addresses. Confirm current school boundary with the CBE Find a School tool before purchasing.

West Ridge School

Public · 5-9

CBE junior high serving West Springs and adjacent communities. Grade 5-9 split is distinct from the more common K-6/7-9 configuration in SW Calgary.

Ernest Manning High School

Public · 10-12

Comprehensive CBE senior high at 20 Springborough Blvd SW, serving west-SW communities including West Springs, Aspen Woods, and Signal Hill.

St. Joan of Arc School

Catholic · K-9

CSSD K-9 school in the Wentworth/West Springs area, serving Catholic families in the community.

Webber Academy

Private · K-12

Private school at 1515 93 Street SW on the Aspen Woods/West Springs border. Accessible by a short walk or drive from most West Springs addresses; a defining private-school option for the west side.

Getting around

West Springs is anchored to the city’s rapid transit network in a way that adjacent Aspen Woods is not. The 69 Street LRT Blue Line station is accessible from most West Springs addresses by a short drive or bus connection and provides a reliable downtown commute of roughly 30 to 35 minutes from station to station. For commuters who want a westside family home without accepting full car-dependency for their downtown journey, West Springs is the most practical westside option: no comparable community on the SW western fringe offers a closer LRT connection.

Stoney Trail runs along the western edge of the community and provides the same north-south ring-road access as Aspen Woods. For commuters heading to the northwest: the University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, and Children’s Hospital are reachable via Stoney Trail north in approximately 16 to 18 minutes without having to navigate the Crowchild corridor. For mountain access, West Springs and Aspen Woods are equivalent: Stoney Trail to Highway 1 is the fastest westward exit in the SW quadrant, and the practical effect on a Friday ski-season afternoon is that residents of both communities are past the city limits before drivers from more eastern SW communities have cleared Crowchild.

The Trinity Hills complex to the north of Old Banff Coach Road SW provides direct Highway 1 access that doubles as both a retail destination and a commute vector for West Springs residents. Canadian Tire, fitness anchors, and additional retail services are accessible without entering the city’s core arterial network, which suits the westside lifestyle orientation the community was planned around. For daily errands, the West 85th Centre with Loblaws City Market, combined with Trinity Hills to the north, means most household needs can be met within a five-minute drive of any West Springs address.

Frequently asked questions

How does West Springs compare to Aspen Woods?

The communities share a westside location and similar price points in the detached tier, but they differ in character and buyer profile. Aspen Woods is built around the private-school corridor: Webber Academy and Rundle College are within the community, and a significant portion of Aspen Woods buyers are specifically optimising for that proximity. West Springs has a broader buyer range: family-detached buyers, young professionals using the 69 Street LRT, and condo buyers in the Broadcast Avenue district all coexist in a way that Aspen Woods, which is predominantly detached and private-school-focused, does not replicate. West Springs also has a more substantial condo and townhouse layer, with the Broadcast Avenue high-rise cluster adding a density and urban-amenity dimension that Aspen Woods lacks. If your priority is the private school walk, Aspen Woods is the right choice; if you want westside access with more product variety and LRT commute optionality, West Springs often has a better fit.

What are the West Springs condos on Broadcast Avenue like?

The Broadcast Avenue cluster is a genuinely new addition to the west Calgary residential landscape. The Gateway at 8505 Broadcast Avenue is the primary high-rise, built to a contemporary specification with underground parking, fitness amenities, and a unit mix that includes one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and upper-floor premium product. The sister mid-rise at 835 78 Street SW includes newer-build apartments across a similar specification range. These buildings have attracted both primary-residence buyers and investors; the proximity to the 69 Street LRT and the Stoney Trail access makes them a practical choice for downtown commuters who want mountain-accessible westside living without the cost of a detached home. The $1,300,000 sale at 109, 835 78 Street SW in 2024 illustrates that the premium ceiling in this cluster is real. The older mid-rises along 85 Street offer a more affordable alternative with a different construction vintage and condo-fee profile; confirm the building’s reserve fund and management history before purchasing in any complex.

Is West Springs good for families with kids in the public school system?

Yes, and its public school pathway is arguably stronger than Aspen Woods for families committed to CBE public education. West Springs School is physically within the community, making it one of the few westside communities where the neighbourhood elementary is actually in the neighbourhood rather than shared across a broader boundary zone. The Grade 5-9 pathway at West Ridge School and the senior high at Ernest Manning provide continuity through the full K-12 arc without requiring private school enrolment. Webber Academy is also accessible for families who want the private option without paying Aspen Woods premiums, though school enrolment is separate from the school boundary and involves an application process. Confirm current CBE school boundaries for your specific address with the CBE Find a School tool before purchasing.

What is the commute from West Springs to downtown like?

By car, roughly 20 minutes outside peak hours via Bow Trail or 17 Avenue SW east to the downtown core. During morning rush that can extend to 30 to 40 minutes. The 69 Street LRT Blue Line station, the closest rapid transit point for most West Springs addresses, provides a transit option of approximately 30 to 35 minutes from station to station to downtown; getting to the station from most West Springs addresses adds another 10 to 15 minutes by car or bus. For commuters who need daily downtown access, West Springs offers a more practical transit option than Aspen Woods: both are similar driving distances from the core, but the LRT connection from West Springs reduces the car-dependency trade-off that characterises most outer-SW communities.

Are prices in West Springs still appreciating?

The twelve-month data through April 2026 shows a market that is still operating with healthy absorption. A median of 14 days on market and 98.6% sale-to-list ratio on 84 detached transactions in the core 2000-2014 tier is not a market under pressure. The newer-build 2015-plus tier is also moving efficiently at a notable premium over the older cohort. Whether that trajectory continues depends on the broader Calgary market and, in the West Springs context specifically, on how the Broadcast Avenue condo district evolves. New supply in the apartment segment will put some pressure on the median time on market in that tier; the detached market is less exposed to that dynamic. The data as of April 2026 does not suggest a market in retreat, but any specific purchase decision should be evaluated against current comparables, not trailing twelve-month aggregates.

Commute times

Downtown	20 min
University of Calgary	18 min
Foothills Hospital	16 min
Airport (YYC)	33 min

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