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226 1616 8 AV NW, Calgary

226 1616 8 AV NW is a low rise apartment condo home built in 1968, located in Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, 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
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Low Rise Apartment Condo
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1968
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

This address has active CBE demand and practical nearest-school access. The closest assigned school is Queen Elizabeth High School, and utilization remains below capacity.

Farthest school walk
10.1 min
Hillhurst School
Nearest assigned school
Queen Elizabeth High School
1.7 min drive / 8.1 min walk
Daycare capacity
401 spaces
Extensive
Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option Area, St. Joseph School
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The matched records show different outcomes across grade levels, with the strongest and weakest results separated by 19.2 points. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Matched schools with PAT data
3
Latest available records include 2025
PAT score spread
19.2 points
66.3 to 85.5
Overall PAT context
Above Average
Average latest PAT score: 76.5
Latest PAT year
2025
Latest matched records in this static page
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. Lions Park and downtown both compare well against the median benchmarks.

Children's Hospital
8.6 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Elementary school walk
10.1 min
Calgary median 16.4 min
Nearest park
Riley Park
Walk 8.6 min | Drive 4.3 min
High school drive
1.7 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Daily accessibility map for 226 1616 8 AV NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 226 1616 8 AV 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.

Lifestyle access
96/100
2 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Shopping access
82/100
1 of 2 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

This address has excellent nearby bus access, with WB 8 AV NW @ 16 ST NW about 1.4 min away and 4 routes available within five minutes.

Walk to nearest stop
1.4 min
About 113 m by the pedestrian route
Routes within 10 minutes
9 routes
Routes 404, 65, 414, 104, 19, 89 + 3 more
Routes within 5 minutes
4 routes
Routes 404, 65, 414, 104
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

This address sits in a more settled community context, even though the children 0-4 share is below average.

Residential stability
64%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Immigrant population
22%
Calgary avg: 33%
Children age 0-14
13%
Calgary avg: 18%
Home ownership
72%
Calgary avg: 69%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill has a population density of 2,093 people per km^2 and a residential density of 881 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 19.9% below and residential density is 18.1% below.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

This address is below the Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill canopy median but remains above the Calgary median.

Compared with Calgary
6.8 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
20 m canopy coverage
13.2%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Canopy benchmark profile
Below community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

For this address, flood context is outside mapped floodplain. Fire protection access shows 3.1 min to the nearest station and 111 m to the nearest City-owned hydrant.

Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

In the latest available month, community-level reported disorder pressure was higher than the Calgary median. Common reported issues included Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance.

Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
Latest disorder pressure
50.61 / 1,000
2026-06
Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

The nearby historical records include more than one road-user category, including pedestrian- and cyclist-related records.

Records in the latest 12 months
4 records
Measured to August 18, 2026
Nearest recorded incident
262 m
January 21, 2026 ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
Cyclist-related records
1 record
Matched records within the analysis area
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

Over the available 12-month window, Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill averaged 37.62 311 requests per 1,000 residents. The 12-month comparison is 132.4% above the Calgary median, while the recent direction is declining.

311 level
Much higher than median
Current profile
Lowest month
18.15 / 1,000
2026-02
Recent trend
Declining
Last available months
12-month comparison
132.4% above
Compared with Calgary median
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 137 m. Review the listed permit type, address, distance, and status for the available public context.

Closest permit status
Released
Current recorded status
Latest decision
July 10, 2026
Among matched permit records
Within 150 m
1 permit
Matched permit locations
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

This page does not include usable Building Permit history for the address in the available City records.

Data status
No records returned
Available City static data
Record scope
Address-level
City Building Permit history
Building Permit records
No records returned
Current static data
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This low rise apartment condo was built in 1968 and is 58 years old, which is very close to the Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median of 58 years.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Compared with similar homes in Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, this property is assessed 21.8% below. The comparison is based on 2026 assessment records.

Assessment vs last year
-4.8%
Year-over-year assessed value change
City assessment position
Below median
Compared with Calgary median
Community same-type median
$229,500
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill Low Rise Apartment Condo
Tax vs last year
+2.5%
Year-over-year property tax change
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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