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Britannia Calgary Luxury Homes

  • July 26, 2012
  • By Cody Battershill

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Britannia is an affluent southwest Calgary community located between the Elbow River and Elbow Drive featuring some of the finest Luxury Homes in the city. It is an exclusive community where many residences back out onto natural areas or the Elbow River, something hard to come by in today’s market.

Britannia is a neighbourhood with a quiet and relaxing living atmosphere, all the while still being situated very close to the downtown Calgary core. This luxury community is a place where people generally tend to stay living in for the long term.

Location

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Britannia Amenities and Services

Britannia is located in a prime recreational area and is approximately only 4km from downtown! Residents have immediate access to the Elbow River valley and a number of parks and pathways spanning many kilometres in either direction. What better way is there to live a healthy lifestyle than living on the outdoor recreational playground Calgary is famous for?

Indoor recreation is found minutes from the community at the Talisman Rec. Centre, a place offering a multitude of programs for youth and adults plus full sized swimming pools, track, fitness, gymnasiums and more.

As far as retail and services go, almost everything residents need is found nearby in the inner city beltline area, in downtown Calgary or south in the Blackfoot industrial area, while  major department stores are found on the business avenue of Macleod Trail.

A plethora of amenities and services are an inherent characteristic of the inner city location of this community making it a very convenient place to to live in a Calgary luxury home.

Britannia Schools

  • Elementary – Students are designated to attend Elboya Elementary which is found a few blocks east of Britannia’s eastern border of Elbow Drive.
  • Junior High – Students won’t have to make any transition at all from elementary as Elboya Junior High is their designated school.
  • Senior High – Western Canada High School is designated for senior high students and is found not too far north on 17th Avenue SW.

Britannia Demographics

Anyone who is thinking of purchasing a luxury home in Britannia, Calgary should consider some community statistics. For your convenience we have gathered some of the most pertinent stats from Government census (Alberta Census 2006 and 2009)

  • Ages 24 and below – 31.9%
  • Ages 25 to 54 – 37.9%
  • Ages 55 and up – 30.2%
  • Average household income (2005) – $114,539
  • Percentage of population with a High School Diploma or higher – 86.7%
  • Ratio of residents who own their property – 72.5%
  • Ration of residents who rent their property – 29.0%

Britannia Community Borders

  • Northern Border – Britannia Drive SW
  • Eastern Border – Elbow Drive SW
  • Southern Border – 50th Avenue SW
  • Western Border – Elbow River

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