Manchester
CENTRE
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CENTRE
Sits in the Centre.
Calgary divides naturally along its NW / NE / SW / SE compass. Each quadrant carries its own grain. The dot on the right shows where Manchester sits in relation to downtown and the other 270 communities.
Residential assessments are modest, reflecting a low‑cost centre community. The absence of schools, parks and services creates a sparse feel, yet crime has fallen sharply.
Consider if: Consider if you need schools and parks within the community, as both are absent and students must attend elsewhere.
Generated . AI-authored, grounded in the City of Calgary Open Data above. Cautious verbs and Canadian English by design. Generative AI is experimental and may contain inaccuracies — verify any fact that matters to you against the authoritative source before relying on it. Not financial or real-estate advice.
26 total reports — trailing 4 quarters · latest 2026
2 reports · YoY 22
6 reports · YoY 14
4 reports · YoY 2
0 reports · YoY 0
0 reports · YoY 2
0 reports · YoY 0
10 reports · YoY 12
4 reports · YoY 6
0 reports · YoY 14
Source · Calgary Police Service. Counts are reported incidents, not convictions. Categories follow the CPS taxonomy. Domestic violence is excluded.
Source: City of Calgary, Calgary Transit Stops + LRT Stations. Distance is straight-line from the community centroid — actual walking time depends on routing and weather. LRT routes: Red Line (201) runs north-south, Blue Line (202) east-west; downtown stations serve both.
| School | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
Calgary Home Education 5505 4A St. SW | The Calgary School Division · Elementary/Junior High/Senior High | 0.6 km |
Vista Virtual School South 341 - 58 Avenue SE | The Pembina Hills School Division · Unknown | 0.9 km |
Vista Virtual School |
The Calgary Fire Department operates 43 stations across the city, 24/7.
Source: City of Calgary, Fire Stations. Distance is straight-line from the community centroid — actual response time depends on routing, time of day, and station availability. Stations serve multiple communities.
Each line is one year. The most-recent year is drawn in prairie-blue; earlier years fade through the blue-sky spectrum toward pale-sky. Hover for quarterly totals.
Source: Calgary Police Service. Most-serious-violation methodology; domestic violence excluded. From 2024-12, figures come from the Calgary Police Service, which rounds counts between 1 and 5 to 2 for privacy. Earlier figures are exact counts from the City of Calgary Open Data Portal. Small numbers are therefore not directly comparable across that date.
Each cell counts reported crime incidents in that month — lighter shades read as quieter, darker as busier. Blank cells are months with no data on record, not months without crime. Hover a cell for the exact total.
Source: Calgary Police Service. Most-serious-violation methodology; domestic violence excluded. From 2024-12, figures come from the Calgary Police Service, which rounds counts between 1 and 5 to 2 for privacy. Earlier figures are exact counts from the City of Calgary Open Data Portal. Small numbers are therefore not directly comparable across that date.
| Class | Parcels | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-residential | 289 | $464,500 | $4.4K – $24.4M |
Source: City of Calgary, Current Year Property Assessments (Parcel). Values are assessed — not sale price. Assessments are produced annually and reflect estimated market value as of July 1 of the previous year.
| The Pembina Hills School Division · Elementary/Junior High/Senior High |
| 0.9 km |
Elboya School 4804 6 St SW | The Calgary School Division · Elementary/Junior High | 1.0 km |
St. Anthony 4811 6th St. SW | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division · Elementary/Junior High/Senior High | 1.0 km |
Elbow Park School 721 38 Ave SW | The Calgary School Division · Elementary | 1.8 km |
St. Augustine Elementary Junior High School 7112 - 7 Street S.W. | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division · Elementary/Junior High | 1.9 km |
Source: City of Calgary, Schools. Distance is straight-line from the community centroid — actual walking time depends on routing and weather. Combines public boards (Calgary School Division, Calgary Catholic, Francophone) with private and charter networks.