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277 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary

277 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

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
401 licensed spacesNearest: ADVENTURERS SCHOOL AGE CARE LTD: QUEEN ELIZABETH
Nearest assigned school
Queen Elizabeth High School
1.7 min drive / 8.1 min walk
Nearest daycare
ADVENTURERS SCHOOL AGE CARE LTD: QUEEN ELIZABETH
1.6 min
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Grade 6 and Grade 9 records do not point in the same direction for this address. Individual grade-band results are important here. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

PAT score spread
19.2 points
66.3 to 85.5
Overall PAT context
Above Average
Average latest PAT score: 76.5
Lowest matched result
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL
66.3 | Average | Grade 6
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. The address performs well for both LRT access and downtown driving.

Mall
10.0 min
Market Mall
Nearest park
Riley Park
Walk 8.6 min | Drive 4.3 min
High school drive
1.7 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Downtown
8.9 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Daily accessibility map for 277 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 277 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

The available profile shows broad access strength rather than one isolated destination advantage.

Mobility access
93/100
3 of 3 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Shopping access
82/100
1 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
CBE family access
94/100
4 of 4 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 at nearest stop
1 route
Route 404
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

Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill shows stronger residential stability with a lower young-child share.

Home ownership
72%
Calgary avg: 69%
Household income
$111,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Immigrant population
22%
Calgary avg: 33%
University certificate / degree
53%
Calgary avg: 36%
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
Canopy benchmark profile
Below community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
Canopy area within 20 m
166.4 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

Flood mapping shows outside mapped flood zone. Emergency access is summarized by a 3.1 min drive to Briar Hill Fire Station #10 and a hydrant distance of 111 m.

Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Water hydrant
111 m
Typical access to nearest City-owned hydrant
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

The latest community disorder snapshot is higher than Calgary's median for the same month. Common reported issues included Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance.

Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Latest disorder pressure
50.61 / 1,000
2026-06
Most common reported issue
Unwanted Guest
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.

Recorded incident locations
8 locations
Distinct mapped coordinates
Cyclist-related records
1 record
Matched records within the analysis area
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

The latest 311 snapshot shows Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill at 50.51 requests per 1,000 residents in 2026-06. That is 132.9% above the Calgary median, with roadway maintenance issues the most common available issue type.

Latest issue mix
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported latest-month type
Compared with Calgary
132.9% above
Latest month
12-month comparison
132.4% above
Compared with Calgary median
12-month average
37.62 / 1,000
Community average
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. The records are public permit matches, not a construction-status update.

On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Closest permit
137 m
1111 16A ST NW
Latest decision
July 10, 2026
Among matched permit records
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

No address-level Building Permit record is available in this static-page dataset.

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 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

The community comparison is relatively close: $225,000 for this property versus $229,500 for similar local homes.

Value & tax snapshot
$225,000
Latest tax: $1,496.23
Assessment and tax change
+88.3% / +55.9%
Assessment change / tax change
Records available
22
Assessment/tax history rows
Assessment vs last year
-4.5%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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