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." It is located in south west

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. 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 "

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tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

, indoor aquatic center, childcare,

curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding ...

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, large fitness center, two studios, and an outdoor

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court", as well as access to outdoor

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trails and an outdoor

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Demographics

In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Westbrook Estates had a population of living in dwellings, a -4.9% change from its 2009 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of people/km² in 2012.

Residential development

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. One third of the residences in the neighbourhood are in low rise

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buildings with fewer than six stories, with the remainder being single detached houses.http://censusdocs.edmonton.ca/C05022I/MUNICIPAL%202005/Neighbourhood/WESTBROOK%20ESTATES.pdf Two out of every three private dwellings in the neighbourhood are owner occupied.

References

External links

Westbrook Estates Neighbourhood Profile
{{Edmonton neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Edmonton