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๐Ÿ  Property Overview

172 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary

172 1620 8 AV NW is a low rise apartment condo built in 1968, located in Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, Calgary. Explore schools, daily accessibility, crime trends, community profile, flood risk, fire protection, 311 service requests, housing history, and neighbourhood insights.

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

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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility

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.

Nearest assigned school
Queen Elizabeth High School
1.7 min drive / 8.1 min walk
Longest school drive
2.9 min
Hillhurst School
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 88%
Highest utilization
88%
Busy but below capacity

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Grade-band review matters here because the available records are not identical across Grade 6 and Grade 9. 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
2
Latest available records include 2025
Latest PAT year
2025
Latest matched records in this static page
Top Calgary rank
14/241
Hillhurst School
Lowest matched result
Queen Elizabeth High School
77.4 โ€ข Above Average โ€ข Grade 9

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. LRT access is 3.0 min by car, and downtown is 8.9 min.

Downtown
8.9 min
Drive โ€ข Calgary median 19.5 min
Children's Hospital
8.6 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Nearest daycare
1.6 min
KENSINGTON HONEYBEE CHILD CARE LTD.
Grocery store
2.7 min
FreshCo

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

This address sits in a community where income and education both read above the Calgary average.

Immigrant population
22%
Calgary avg: 33%
Children age 0-14
13%
Calgary avg: 18%
Household income
$111,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Residential stability
64%
2016-2021 Census mobility โ€ข Calgary avg: 58%

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill has a population density of 2,093 people per kmยฒ and a residential density of 881 residential units per kmยฒ. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 19.9% below and residential density is 17.9% below.

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

Flood mapping shows outside mapped flood zone. Fire access is Fast, with Briar Hill Fire Station #10 about 3.1 min away and the nearest City-owned hydrant 111 m from the property.

Nearest floodplain distance
949 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary
Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

The latest 311 snapshot shows Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill at 1.60 requests per 1,000 residents in 2026-04. That is 116.2% above the Calgary median, with Bus Stops the most common available issue type.

Recent trend
Flat
Last available months
311 level
Much higher than median
Current profile
12-month average
2.01 / 1,000
Community average
Monthly variation
High
Last 12 months

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

The year-built record gives this address a typical housing-age profile for the neighbourhood.

Compared to Calgary
30 years older
Against Calgary median
Permit context
No completed permits found
Building-permit history
Building permits
0 completed permits
Available City records
City age context
Older
Compared with Calgary

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Against the Calgary-wide same-type median, this property is assessed 24.5% below. The latest value shown is $220,500.

Local assessment position
Below median
Compared with Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median
Tax vs last year
+3.2%
Year-over-year property tax change
City assessment position
Below median
Compared with Calgary median
Value & tax snapshot
$220,500
Latest tax: $1,466.30

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