Britannia
Britannia was platted in the 1950s as Calgary's first true post-war prestige community, with curved interior crescents instead of the grid that defined Mount Royal. The original mid-century housing stock has thinned considerably — roughly half the homes have been replaced or substantially renovated since 2010 — but the lot sizes (averaging 0.20 acres) remain a defining feature.
Entry pricing is in the high $2M range for an original cottage on a teardown lot; finished rebuilds clear $5M on Britannia Drive. Inventory is famously tight: 8-15 transactions per year, often pre-MLS.
Britannia Slopes drops west to the Elbow River pathway. The community greenbelt connects most of the interior crescents.
Earl Grey School and Western Canada catchment. Glencoe Club is a four-minute drive. Mount Royal University is six minutes.
The Britannia Plaza is the local centre — Sunterra Market, Village Ice Cream, Crowfoot Wine & Spirits, Britannia Kitchen & Wine. It anchors the daily life of the community in a way few other Calgary neighbourhoods replicate.
Where Britannia sits
Properties on the market today
The right home in this community starts with the right conversation.
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