Westbrook Estates

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Westbrook Estates is a well established neighborhood "designed to appeal to individuals and families in search of a quiet, high quality residential environment with prestigious, architecturally designed homes on large lots."^[1] It is located in south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The neighborhood overlooks the Whitemud Creek Ravine on the west, north west, and south west. The eastern boundary of the neighborhood is 119 Street. Surrounding neighborhoods 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 neighborhood 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 a outdoor volleyball court"^[2], as well as acess to outdoor ski trails and an outdoor skating rink.

Most of the houses in the neighborhood were build in the 1960s (56.8%) and 1970s (28.4%), with most of the remainder being built after 1986.^[3] One third of the residences in the neighborhood are in low rise apartment buildings with fewer than six stories, with the remainder beuing single detached houses.^[4]Two out of every three private dwellings in the neighborhood are owner occupied.