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๐Ÿ  Property Overview

159 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary

159 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.

Highest utilization
88%
Busy but below capacity
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
149 licensed spacesNearest: KENSINGTON HONEYBEE CHILD CARE LTD.
Nearest daycare
KENSINGTON HONEYBEE CHILD CARE LTD.
1.6 min
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 88%

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.

Queen Elizabeth High School
77.4 โ€ข Above Average
Grade 9, 2025 โ€ข Board rank 13/66 โ€ข Calgary rank 24/116
Top board rank
10/147
Hillhurst School
Top Calgary rank
14/241
Hillhurst School
Strongest matched result
Hillhurst School
85.5 โ€ข Excellent โ€ข Grade 6

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.

High school walk
8.1 min
Calgary median 50.2 min
Hospital
6.6 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Grocery store
2.7 min
FreshCo
Nearest park
Riley Park
Walk 8.6 min โ€ข Drive 4.3 min

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

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

University certificate / degree
53%
Calgary avg: 36%
Household income
$111,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Children age 0-14
13%
Calgary avg: 18%
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.

Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone

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.

Latest 311 rate
1.60 / 1,000
2026-04
12-month comparison
127.5% above
Compared with Calgary median
12-month average
2.01 / 1,000
Community average
Common issue
waste and recycling service issues
Most reported 12-month type

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

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

Local age context
Typical
Compared with Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill
City age context
Older
Compared with Calgary
Property age
58 years
Reference year: 2026
Age profile
Mature
Based on property age

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

This address has a lower assessed value than the community median for similar homes in the available records.

Value & tax snapshot
$174,500
Latest tax: $1,160.41
Assessment and tax change
+107.7% / +72.0%
Assessment change / tax change
Compared with community
24.0% below
Same property type median
Tax since 2005
+72.0%
First available tax to latest tax

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