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๐Ÿ  Property Overview

278 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary

278 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

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

Nearest assigned school
Queen Elizabeth High School
1.7 min drive / 8.1 min walk
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

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

School Performance is partly grade-dependent in the static data. Grade 6 and Grade 9 records differ by 8.1 points. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Overall PAT context
Above Average
Average latest PAT score: 81.5
PAT score spread
8.1 points
77.4 to 85.5
Strongest matched result
Hillhurst School
85.5 โ€ข Excellent โ€ข Grade 6
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

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. Commute destinations are practical from this property.

High school walk
8.1 min
Calgary median 50.2 min
Hospital
6.6 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Costco
16.3 min
Costco
High school drive
1.7 min
Calgary median 8.2 min

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill combines higher household income with stronger university certificate or degree attainment.

Home ownership
72%
Calgary avg: 69%
Immigrant population
22%
Calgary avg: 33%
Residential stability
64%
2016-2021 Census mobility โ€ข Calgary avg: 58%
Household income
$111,000
Calgary avg: $98,000

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

The combined safety profile shows outside mapped floodplain, fast fire-station access, and typical hydrant access.

Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Water hydrant
111 m
Typical access to nearest City-owned hydrant

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

This 311 section summarizes community-level municipal service pressure around this address. The current profile is much higher than median, the 12-month profile is much higher than median, and monthly variation is high.

Recent trend
Flat
Last available months
Common issue
waste and recycling service issues
Most reported 12-month type
311 level
Much higher than median
Current profile
12-month comparison
127.5% above
Compared with Calgary median

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Compared with Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, the property age is not an outlier; it is close to the community median.

Community age gap
0.0%
Percentage difference
Home snapshot
Built 1968
Mature โ€ข No completed permits found
Community median age
58 years
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median
Year built
1968
Based on property record

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Compared with similar homes in Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, this property is assessed 24.0% below. The comparison is based on 2026 assessment records.

Local assessment position
Below median
Compared with Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median
Records available
22
Assessment/tax history rows
Assessment since 2005
+93.9%
First available value to latest value
Compared with community
24.0% below
Same property type median

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