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5503 BUCKTHORN RD NW, Calgary

5503 BUCKTHORN RD NW is a detached home built in 1956, 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
1956
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

This school-access profile has two contrasting signals: Over capacity utilization and close access to Thorncliffe School. The highest utilization is 107%.

Nearest assigned school
Thorncliffe School
1.0 min drive / 4.5 min walk
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
145 licensed spacesNearest: SUMMIT KIDS - CORPUSC
Nearby CCSD options
3 option(s)
Notre Dame/St. Francis - High School Option Area, Corpus Christi School...
Farthest school walk
20.4 min
John G. Diefenbaker High School
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The available PAT records connected to this address cluster around the Average range, without a sharp school-to-school gap. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

St. Helena School
71.1 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 34/50 | Calgary rank 61/116
Matched schools with PAT data
4
Latest available records include 2025
Thorncliffe School
67.0 | Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 94/147 | Calgary rank 164/241
Lowest matched result
Sir John A. Macdonald School
65.3 | Average | Grade 9
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Car-based daily access is strong for this address. Drive access is the strongest part of this Daily Accessibility profile.

Grocery store
1.6 min
Safeway
Costco
10.4 min
Costco
Junior high drive
3.9 min
Calgary median 4.7 min
Junior high walk
18.0 min
Calgary median 25.2 min
Daily accessibility map for 5503 BUCKTHORN RD NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 5503 BUCKTHORN 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

The modelled destination set is widely covered within its assigned travel-time thresholds.

Longest selected trip
Sunnyside
65.7 min by walk
CCSD family access
67/100
2 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Daily access
100/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

Stop proximity and route availability should be considered together for this address.

Nearest bus stop
NB Centre ST N @ 54 AV N
Teleride 5154 ยท Route 3
Routes within 10 minutes
11 routes
Routes 3, 62, 64, 109, 116, 142 + 5 more
Compared with community
0.8 min slower
Thorncliffe median 2.8 min
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

This community profile shows a lower education rate and lower immigrant population share.

Household income
$735,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Immigrant population
29%
Calgary avg: 33%
Children age 0-14
17%
Calgary avg: 18%
Residential stability
56%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
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

Canopy coverage at this address is 4.5 percentage points above the Thorncliffe median and 16.1 percentage points above the Calgary median.

Compared with Calgary
16.1 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
20 m canopy coverage
22.6%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

Flood mapping shows outside mapped flood zone. Fire access is Typical, with Huntington Hills Fire Station #18 about 3.9 min away and the nearest City-owned hydrant 68 m from the property.

Nearest floodplain distance
796 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary
Fire station
3.9 min
Huntington Hills Fire Station #18 | 2.1 km drive
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

This community's latest reported disorder pressure was higher than Calgary's median, with Disturbance, Suspicious Person, and Abandoned Auto appearing among the common reported issues.

Most common reported issue
Disturbance
Latest available month
Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
Latest disorder pressure
20.93 / 1,000
2026-06
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

The nearest matched record is more than 250 metres away, and the most recent is dated October 13, 2022.

Matched records within 500 m
1 record
Historical records in the analysis area
EMS-marked records
1 record
Records carrying the EMS indicator
Recorded incident locations
1 location
Distinct mapped coordinates
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

311 Service Requests for Thorncliffe are much higher than median in the latest available month. The latest rate is 34.31 per 1,000 residents, compared with the Calgary community median of 21.69.

12-month average
25.35 / 1,000
Community average
311 level
Much higher than median
Current profile
Highest month
52.82 / 1,000
2025-07
Recent trend
Declining
Last available months
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

The closest matched Development Permit location is within 150 metres of this address, at about 103 m. Review the listed permit type, address, distance, and status for the available public context.

Closest permit status
Released
Current recorded status
Closest permit
103 m
5603 BUCKTHORN RD NW
On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

The address-level Building Permit data includes Improvement work context, with the latest record dated August 22, 2014.

Improvement records
1
Classified as Improvement
Earliest recorded permit date
August 22, 2014
Available City record
Latest recorded permit date
August 22, 2014
Available City record
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This property was built in 1956. Permit activity is available, but the latest permit year shown is 2014, so the record should be read as historical context.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Assessment context is higher than the local same-type median: $725,000 versus $598,500 for Thorncliffe Detached.

Community same-type median
$598,500
Thorncliffe Detached
City assessment position
Close to median
Compared with Calgary median
Value & tax snapshot
$725,000
Latest tax: $4,821.18
Compared with Calgary
close to
Same property type median
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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