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424 BLACKTHORN RD NW, Calgary

424 BLACKTHORN RD NW is a detached home built in 1955, located in Thorncliffe, Calgary. Explore schools, daily and 15-minute accessibility, public transit, traffic safety, crime and disorder trends, nearby development, flood risk, fire protection, 311 service requests, tree canopy, housing history, assessment values, and property taxes.

Community
Thorncliffe
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1955
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

This address has higher CBE utilization but stronger daycare capacity. Highest assigned-school utilization is 107%, while closest daycare records provide 165 licensed spaces.

Nearest daycare
EDUCENTRE EARLY LEARNING
1.6 min
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
165 licensed spacesNearest: EDUCENTRE EARLY LEARNING
Nearest assigned school
John G. Diefenbaker High School
1.4 min drive / 8.4 min walk
Longest school drive
1.9 min
Sir John A. Macdonald School
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Matched schools for this address show a stable Average PAT profile. The latest available records average 68.5, with a score gap of 5.8. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Strongest matched result
St. Helena School
71.1 | Average | Grade 9
Lowest matched result
Sir John A. Macdonald School
65.3 | Average | Grade 9
Matched schools with PAT data
4
Latest available records include 2025
Latest PAT year
2025
Latest matched records in this static page
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Car-based daily access is strong for this address. Several drive-based destinations compare well with Calgary median benchmarks.

Nearest park
Egert's Park
Walk 17.8 min | Drive 5.6 min
Junior high drive
1.9 min
Calgary median 4.7 min
High school walk
8.4 min
Calgary median 50.2 min
Costco
12.1 min
Costco
Daily accessibility map for 424 BLACKTHORN RD NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 424 BLACKTHORN RD NW, Calgary, showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, public transit, and everyday amenities.
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Official dataset release: July 1, 2026

๐Ÿงญ 15-Minute Living Profile

This address has strong modelled access across several routine destination groups.

Health access
84/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Mobility access
60/100
2 of 3 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Strongest access theme
Daily
100/100
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

Bus access is especially strong here: NB 4 ST NW @ Blackthorn RD NW is very close and nearby route choice is extensive.

Routes within 5 minutes
3 routes
Routes 2, 20, 47
Routes within 10 minutes
6 routes
Routes 2, 20, 47, 3, 4, 5
Compared with community
2.0 min faster
Thorncliffe median 2.8 min
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Thorncliffe has softer education and diversity signals in the census profile.

Residential stability
56%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Immigrant population
29%
Calgary avg: 33%
University certificate / degree
22%
Calgary avg: 36%
Household income
$735,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Thorncliffe has a population density of 2,659 people per km^2 and a residential density of 1,104 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 1.7% above and residential density is 2.6% above.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

This property's canopy measurement sits near the typical level recorded for Thorncliffe.

20 m canopy coverage
16.9%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Compared with Calgary
10.4 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

The combined safety profile shows outside mapped floodplain, fast fire-station access, and near hydrant access.

Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Fire station
2.3 min
Huntington Hills Fire Station #18 | 1.1 km drive
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

Thorncliffe recorded a higher latest-month disorder pressure than the Calgary median, with Disturbance, Suspicious Person, and Abandoned Auto among the common reported issues.

Most common reported issue
Disturbance
Latest available month
Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

The matched history spans 2022โ€“2024, with no records in the latest 12 months.

Nearest recorded incident
327 m
October 16, 2022 ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
Matched records within 500 m
2 records
Historical records in the analysis area
Pedestrian-related records
2 records
Matched records within the analysis area
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

Over the available 12-month window, Thorncliffe averaged 25.35 311 requests per 1,000 residents. The 12-month comparison is 56.6% above the Calgary median, while the recent direction is declining.

Recent trend
Declining
Last available months
12-month comparison
56.6% above
Compared with Calgary median
Common issue
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported 12-month type
Latest issue mix
waste and recycling service issues
Most reported latest-month type
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

The current search matched 6 permits within 400 metres, with 0 permits within 150 metres. Review the listed permit type, address, distance, and status for the available public context.

On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Closest permit
175 m
252 TACHE AV NW
Nearby permit types
Backyard Suite, Secondary Suite, and Accessory Residential Building
Up to three distinct record types
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

The available records include Improvement work context; they are historical permit records, not a current-condition assessment.

Building Permit records
2 Building Permit records
Available City records
Latest work group
Improvement
Available City record
Improvement records
2
Classified as Improvement
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Permit data adds background history here, while the main age signal remains the 1955 year-built record.

Official dataset releases: Property July 7, 2026 ยท Building permits July 11, 2026

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

The latest assessed value is close to the community median for similar detached properties in Thorncliffe. The latest value is $614,500.

Calgary same-type median
$718,000
All Community Detached
Tax since 2005
+142.9%
First available tax to latest tax
Tax vs last year
+11.5%
Year-over-year property tax change
Latest property tax
$4,086.36
Tax year: 2026
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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