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156 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary

156 1620 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

School accessibility here combines a busy utilization signal with a nearby assigned school route. Highest utilization is 88%.

Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 88%
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
401 licensed spacesNearest: ADVENTURERS SCHOOL AGE CARE LTD: QUEEN ELIZABETH
Nearest daycare
ADVENTURERS SCHOOL AGE CARE LTD: QUEEN ELIZABETH
1.6 min
Highest utilization
88%
Busy but below capacity
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

School Performance varies strongly by grade band. Hillhurst School records 85.5 for Grade 6, while ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL records 66.3 for Grade 6. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Latest PAT year
2025
Latest matched records in this static page
Overall PAT context
Above Average
Average latest PAT score: 76.5
Matched schools with PAT data
3
Latest available records include 2025
Top board rank
10/147
Hillhurst School
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.

Costco
16.3 min
Costco
High school drive
1.7 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Nearest daycare
1.6 min
ADVENTURERS SCHOOL AGE CARE LTD: QUEEN ELIZABETH
Grocery store
2.7 min
FreshCo
Daily accessibility map for 156 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 156 1620 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.

Daily access
100/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
15-minute threshold coverage
CBE 12/13 ยท CCSD 9/13
Within the model's assigned travel-time threshold
Mobility access
93/100
3 of 3 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.

Compared with Calgary
1.7 min faster
Calgary median 3.0 min
Transit benchmark profile
Excellent nearby access
Stop proximity and route availability
Compared with community
0.9 min faster
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median 2.2 min
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.

University certificate / degree
53%
Calgary avg: 36%
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

The 20-metre canopy result is lower than the local median but higher than Calgary's median level.

Community median
17.9%
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill
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.

Most common reported issue
Unwanted Guest
Latest available month
Common reported issues
Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance
Up to three latest-month issue types
Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

Multiple road-user categories appear in the nearby incident records, which span 2022โ€“2026.

Pedestrian-related records
7 records
Matched records within the analysis area
Recorded incident locations
8 locations
Distinct mapped coordinates
Matched records within 500 m
8 records
Historical records in 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.

Latest 311 rate
50.51 / 1,000
2026-06
12-month average
37.62 / 1,000
Community average
Compared with Calgary
132.9% above
Latest month
Calgary median
21.69 / 1,000
2026-06
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.

Nearby permits
22 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
Latest decision
July 10, 2026
Among matched permit records
Nearby permit types
Deck Relaxation, Single Detached Dwelling, and Secondary Suite
Up to three distinct record types
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

No Building Permit records are included for this address in the available City static data.

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

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This property sits near the local median age, making it representative of the surrounding housing stock.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

The property sits above the community median for its recorded house type, while tax history is shown separately as annual municipal tax records.

Compared with community
15.3% above
Same property type median
Records available
22
Assessment/tax history rows
Latest assessment
$264,500
Assessment year: 2026
Tax since 2005
+44.1%
First available tax to latest tax
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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