Official Name: | Westbrook Estates |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Edmonton |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Westbrook Estates in Edmonton |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Edmonton |
Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant[1] |
Subdivision Name3: | NW |
Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
Subdivision Name4: | papastew |
Subdivision Type5: | Sector[2] |
Subdivision Name5: | Mature area |
Government Footnotes: | [3] |
Leader Title: | Administrative body |
Leader Name: | Edmonton City Council |
Leader Title1: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [4] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.16 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 1225 |
Population Density Km2: | 1056 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Change (2009–12) |
Population Blank1: | -4.9% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 498 |
Coordinates: | 53.468°N -113.546°W |
Elevation M: | 668 |
Westbrook Estates is a well-established neighbourhood "designed to appeal to individuals and families in search of a quiet, high quality residential environment with prestigious, architecturally designed homes on large lots."[5] It is located in south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The neighbourhood overlooks the Whitemud Creek Ravine on the west, north west, and south west. The eastern boundary of the neighbourhood is 119 Street. Surrounding neighbourhoods are Aspen Gardens to the north, Greenfield to the east and north east, Sweet Grass to the east, Blue Quill to the south east, and Blue Quill Estates to the south.
Located within the neighbourhood is the Derrick Golf and Winter Club, founded in 1959. The club provides its members with "golf, tennis, indoor aquatic center, childcare, curling, badminton, large fitness center, two studios, and an outdoor volleyball court",[6] as well as access to outdoor ski trails and an outdoor skating rink.
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Westbrook Estates had a population of living in dwellings,[7] a -4.9% change from its 2009 population of .[8] With a land area of 1.16km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[4] [7]
Most of the houses in the neighbourhood were built in the 1960s (56.8%) and 1970s (28.4%). Of the remaining 14.8%, most were built after 1986.[9]
One third of the residences in the neighbourhood are in low rise apartment buildings with fewer than six stories, with the remainder being single detached houses.[10] Two out of every three private dwellings in the neighbourhood are owner occupied.