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274 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary

274 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

The assigned public-school pathway is not low-pressure, but the closest school is near the property. Queen Elizabeth High School is the nearest assigned CBE school.

Longest school drive
2.9 min
Hillhurst School
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 88%
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

The available Grade 6 and Grade 9 records show a moderate spread rather than a single uniform performance signal. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Strongest matched result
Hillhurst School
85.5 โ€ข Excellent โ€ข Grade 6
Top Calgary rank
14/241
Hillhurst School
Hillhurst School
85.5 โ€ข Excellent
Grade 6, 2025 โ€ข Board rank 10/147 โ€ข Calgary rank 14/241
Latest PAT year
2025
Latest matched records in this static page

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. The address performs well for both LRT access and downtown driving.

Children's Hospital
8.6 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Downtown
8.9 min
Drive โ€ข Calgary median 19.5 min
Nearest park
Riley Park
Walk 8.6 min โ€ข Drive 4.3 min
Grocery store
2.7 min
FreshCo

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

The profile is comparatively advantaged on income and education: $111,000 household income and 53% university certificate or degree rate.

Home ownership
72%
Calgary avg: 69%
University certificate / degree
53%
Calgary avg: 36%
Residential stability
64%
2016-2021 Census mobility โ€ข Calgary avg: 58%
Children age 0-14
13%
Calgary avg: 18%

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. Emergency access is summarized by a 3.1 min drive to Briar Hill Fire Station #10 and a hydrant distance of 111 m.

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

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

This static page classifies the local 311 pattern as waste recycling dominant. Latest-month rate, Calgary median comparison, common service-request types, and recent direction should be read together.

Latest 311 rate
1.60 / 1,000
2026-04
Common issue
waste and recycling service issues
Most reported 12-month type
Recent trend
Flat
Last available months
Latest issue mix
Bus Stops
Most reported latest-month type

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.

Community age gap
0.0%
Percentage difference
Age profile
Mature
Based on property age
City age context
Older
Compared with Calgary
Calgary median age
28 years
City-wide benchmark

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

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

Compared with Calgary
22.9% below
Same property type median
Assessment vs last year
-4.5%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Tax since 2005
+55.9%
First available tax to latest tax
Value & tax snapshot
$225,000
Latest tax: $1,496.23

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