North Haven Upper

Living in North Haven Upper

Housing in North Haven Upper is largely detached single-family — the community was built out through the late 1970s and early 1980s on the northern sub-portion of the wider North Haven area, with curved streets, developer-set lot sizes, and mature landscaping filling in the original grid. The community’s most distinctive planning feature is the interior bus trap along the south seam — a physical vehicle-restrictor that separates Upper North Haven from Lower North Haven and lets transit buses through while blocking through-traffic on private vehicles. Nose Hill Park sits immediately northwest of the community as one of Calgary’s largest urban parks, with off-leash trails, prairie grassland ecosystem, and panoramic city views from the plateau top. John Laurie Boulevard forms the community’s approximate south boundary and connects east into the wider NW arterial network toward 14 Street NW and Centre Street N. Colonel Irvine Junior High and John G. Diefenbaker Sr. High serve as the designated CBE public secondary schools for Upper North Haven residents. There is no CTrain station inside; the community relies on feeder buses through the bus-trap corridor south to Lower North Haven and out to the wider NW transit network. For the parent-community reference immediately south across the bus trap, the North Haven profile is the direct south neighbour and closest reference.

Things to do in North Haven Upper

Nose Hill Park along the community’s northwest edge is the primary outdoor draw — one of the largest urban parks in North America with dozens of kilometres of off-leash and multi-use trails, native prairie grasslands, and panoramic city views from the plateau. The park is adjacent to the community rather than inside it, but interior streets deliver residents to trailheads within short walking or cycling range. Highwood Park sits east across the community’s north-south seam and offers a smaller local park experience — the Highwood profile covers the direct east neighbour along the Nose Hill corridor. Cambrian Heights sits directly south across John Laurie Boulevard with its own local park and community centre network — the Cambrian Heights profile covers the direct south neighbour. Any specific business inside or near the community is easiest to find through the North Haven Upper business directory, which pulls current City of Calgary business-licence records. For a similar NW Nose-Hill-adjacent community at a comparable price and mix, the Edgemont profile is a close reference on outdoor access.

The North Haven Upper real-estate read

North Haven Upper’s average assessed value sits at $717K against the citywide $732K, reflecting the community’s largely detached NW mix on a small lot count with quick Nose Hill Park access to the northwest. Values rose 15.7% year-over-year against the citywide 15.2% pace, tracking the wider Calgary market during the current cycle. Building activity for the community’s small footprint sits at 9 permits filed since 2024, weighted toward interior renovations and infill work as the original late-1970s homes turn over on the assessment roll. The community’s average build year sits around 1976, reflecting the concentrated late-1970s buildout. On safety, disorder runs at 31.2 events per 1,000 residents against the citywide baseline of 54 per 1,000 — well below the citywide baseline. Year-over-year, the community’s disorder rate held roughly steady compared with the year before. For another NW community at a similar Nose-Hill-adjacent character and price range, the Cambrian Heights profile is a close reference across John Laurie Boulevard.