Overview
West Springs occupies a substantial portion of Calgary’s far westside, roughly bounded by Old Banff Coach Road SW to the north, Stoney Trail SW to the west, and Bow Trail SW to the south. The postal code is T3H. It shares the same westside geography as Aspen Woods while differing meaningfully in character and buyer profile. Its housing stack is genuinely diverse: apartments in the Broadcast Avenue mid-rise cluster, townhouse complexes in the Wentworth area, established family detached homes from the early 2000s, and newer detached builds that reach the top of the community’s price range.
Over the twelve months to August 2026, West Springs recorded 212 residential sales. The typical price was $821,250, half of all sales closed between $535,800 and $1,187,000, and prices ran from $305,000 to $2,597,000. Detached houses made up 112 of those sales, 52.8% of the market, typically $1,112,500. Row and townhouse product came next with 52 sales typically at $546,750, followed by apartments at 37 sales and $485,000 and semi-detached homes at 11 sales and $620,000. Every home type that traded here closed enough sales for a reliable price, so the four segments cover all 212 sales.
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.
The product mix alone does not separate West Springs from adjacent Aspen Woods. Measured the same way over the same twelve months to August 2026, detached houses were 52.8% of West Springs sales and 49.4% of Aspen Woods sales, so in both communities detached houses are roughly half of what sells. Aspen Woods is more private-school-focused, while West Springs pairs its condo and townhouse layer along Broadcast Avenue with a retail corridor centred on West 85th Centre and 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 wide 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
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 on Highway 1, 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.
Taken together, detached houses were 112 sales over the twelve months to August 2026, 52.8% of the market, typically $1,112,500 (average $1,177,368), between $705,000 and $2,597,000. The detached homes that sold had a typical build year of 2011, and half sold within 13 days. By build year, 70 of those 112 were built 2000 to 2014, 41 were built 2015 or later, and 1 was built 1999 or earlier, too few to price. Those build-year counts break down the 112 detached sales; they are not additional sales.
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. This group’s 70 sales typically closed at $1,056,381, between $705,000 and $1,998,000, with a typical build year of 2004. Its typical 12 days on market is the quickest of any group in the table below.
The detached, built 2015 or later tier is more limited in volume (41 sales) but typically sells for a higher $1,190,000, between $958,000 and $2,597,000. 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. The community’s $2,597,000 high is the top of this group’s range. The homes in it had a typical build year of 2021, and half sold within 23 days, longer than the older detached group.
The row and townhouse segment is concentrated primarily in the Wentworth area complexes and along Broadcast Avenue. These are condo-titled townhouse buildings offering ground-level or split-level layouts with private outdoor space and attached or underground parking, and the ones that sold over the twelve months to August 2026 had a typical build year of 2013. Fifty-two sales typically closed at $546,750 (average $535,153), between $305,000 and $779,000, with a typical condo fee of $355.00 a month, and half sold within 29 days. The community’s $305,000 low is the bottom of this segment’s range. It is a well-established segment and an accessible entry into the community for buyers who don’t require a detached home.
Semi-detached homes are the thinnest of the four home types: 11 sales, typically $620,000 (average $653,982), between $514,000 and $965,000, with a typical build year of 2004, and half sold within 13 days.
The apartment segment is anchored by the Broadcast Avenue high-rise cluster: The Gateway at 8505 Broadcast Avenue and its 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. Over the twelve months to August 2026, 37 apartment sales typically closed at $485,000 (average $564,492), between $325,000 and $1,300,000, with a typical condo fee of $607.73 a month and a typical build year of 2019. Half sold within 49 days, the longest of the four home types. That range is wide, and understanding which submarket you are evaluating matters significantly before comparing units.
| Type | Typical price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | $1,112,500 | 112 sales (53% of all sales in the community) between $705,000 and $2,597,000. Half sold within 13 days. Typical build year 2011. |
| Detached, built 1999 or earlier | Too few sales | Only 1 of the 112 detached sales, not enough for a reliable price. |
| Detached, built 2000 to 2014 | $1,056,381 | 70 of the 112 detached sales between $705,000 and $1,998,000. Half sold within 12 days. Typical build year 2004. |
| Detached, built 2015 or later | $1,190,000 | 41 of the 112 detached sales between $958,000 and $2,597,000. Half sold within 23 days. Typical build year 2021. |
| Semi-detached | $620,000 | 11 sales between $514,000 and $965,000. Half sold within 13 days. Typical build year 2004. |
| Row / townhouse | $546,750 | 52 sales between $305,000 and $779,000. Half sold within 29 days. Typical condo fee $355 a month, typical build year 2013. |
| Apartment | $485,000 | 37 sales between $325,000 and $1,300,000. Half sold within 49 days. Typical condo fee $608 a month, typical build year 2019. |
Recent sales
Half of the 212 West Springs sales over the twelve months to August 2026 went through in 21 days or fewer. Averaged across every sale, time on market was 34 days, the figure shown at the top of this page. By home type, detached houses and semi-detached homes each took a typical 13 days, row and townhouse product 29 and apartments 49. Inside the detached group, homes built 2000 to 2014 took a typical 12 days and homes built 2015 or later took 23.
Typically, a West Springs sale closed at 98.33% of its list price.
The average sale in the header comes from spreading the combined value of all 212 sales evenly across them, which works out to $885,722. Line the same sales up from least to most expensive instead, and the middle one sits at $821,250, the typical price. The average runs above the typical price by $64,472, so the header figure sits higher than the middle of the market.
Half of all sales closed between $535,800 and $1,187,000. That range takes in the semi-detached, row and townhouse and detached typical prices, while the $485,000 typical apartment price falls below it.
Prices ran from $305,000 to $2,597,000. The low is a row and townhouse sale, and the high is a detached house built 2015 or later.
If you own in West Springs, a home valuation starts from your address rather than from a community average. Buying, the buyer’s guide is the place to start, and the SW quadrant overview places West Springs among the outer southwest communities.
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 is in Aspen Woods, a short 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: 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 in Aspen Woods. A short drive from most West Springs addresses; a defining private-school option for the west side.
Getting around
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 about 15 to 25 minutes on the train.
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 both use Stoney Trail to Highway 1.
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, but they differ in price, character and buyer profile. Measured the same way over the same twelve months to August 2026, detached houses typically sold for $1,112,500 in West Springs and $1,393,750 in Aspen Woods. Aspen Woods is built around the private-school corridor: Webber Academy is in Aspen Woods, and Rundle College is next to it in Springbank Hill. 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, where Aspen Woods draws more heavily on private-school families. West Springs also has the Broadcast Avenue high-rise cluster, which adds 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 at a lower detached median, 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-rises nearby include 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. Across all 37 apartment sales in West Springs over the twelve months to August 2026, the typical price was $485,000, the typical monthly fee $607.73 and the typical build year 2019, and those figures cover every apartment building in the community, not only the Broadcast Avenue cluster. 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 scheduled ride to downtown of about 15 to 25 minutes; getting to the station from most West Springs addresses adds another 10 to 15 minutes by car or bus.
Are prices in West Springs still appreciating?
The figures on this page can’t answer that directly. They cover one twelve-month period, to August 2026, and that alone shows where prices sat, not which way they were moving. What these numbers do show is pace. Half of all sales closed within 21 days, the average across all 212 sales was 34 days, and sale prices typically landed at 98.33% of list. Detached homes built 2000 to 2014 took a typical 12 days and homes built 2015 or later took 23, while apartments took a typical 49. For a specific purchase or sale, current comparables for that home type and build year will tell you more than a twelve-month figure for the whole community.
Sales data current as of 2026-08-31. Includes 212 residential sales in West Springs over the twelve months to August 2026. Source: Pillar 9 MLS® System. Copyright 2026 Pillar 9. All Rights Reserved.
Commute times
| Downtown | 20 min |
|---|---|
| University of Calgary | 18 min |
| Foothills Hospital | 16 min |
| Airport (YYC) | 33 min |
