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272 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary

272 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

Assigned schools are Busy but below capacity, and the nearest assigned school is close. Queen Elizabeth High School is about 1.7 min by car, with highest utilization at 88%.

Highest utilization
88%
Busy but below capacity
Longest school drive
2.9 min
Hillhurst School
Nearest daycare
ADVENTURERS SCHOOL AGE CARE LTD: QUEEN ELIZABETH
1.6 min
Nearest assigned school
Queen Elizabeth High School
1.7 min drive / 8.1 min walk
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

This address has a wide grade-band performance gap in the static data. The overall label alone does not capture the full spread. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Top Calgary rank
14/241
Hillhurst School
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL
76.9 | Above Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 12/50 | Calgary rank 27/116
Hillhurst School
85.5 | Excellent
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 10/147 | Calgary rank 14/241
PAT score spread
19.2 points
66.3 to 85.5
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.

Nearest park
Riley Park
Walk 8.6 min | Drive 4.3 min
Elementary school drive
2.9 min
Calgary median 3.3 min
High school drive
1.7 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Mall
10.0 min
Market Mall
Daily accessibility map for 272 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 272 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 modelled destination set is widely covered within its assigned travel-time thresholds.

Strongest access theme
Daily
100/100
Longest selected trip
Costco
16.3 min by drive
Shopping access
82/100
1 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

A very short walk to the nearest stop combines with 4 routes within five minutes of this property.

Routes at nearest stop
1 route
Route 404
Nearest bus stop
WB 8 AV NW @ 16 ST NW
Teleride 6580 ยท Route 404
Routes within 5 minutes
4 routes
Routes 404, 65, 414, 104
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.

Immigrant population
22%
Calgary avg: 33%
Children age 0-14
13%
Calgary avg: 18%
Residential stability
64%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
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

Canopy coverage here is 4.7 percentage points below the community median and 6.8 percentage points above the Calgary median.

Canopy area within 20 m
166.4 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
Community median
17.9%
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill
Canopy benchmark profile
Below community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

This address combines outside mapped floodplain with fast fire response context and typical hydrant proximity.

Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Fire station
3.1 min
Briar Hill Fire Station #10 | 1.6 km drive
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.

Latest disorder pressure
50.61 / 1,000
2026-06
Common reported issues
Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance
Up to three latest-month issue types
Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

Matched traffic-safety records near this address involve multiple types of road users, with 8 records across 8 locations.

Latest recorded incident
June 19, 2026
276 m from address ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
EMS-marked records
8 records
Records carrying the EMS indicator
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

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.

Highest month
64.62 / 1,000
2025-07
Recent trend
Declining
Last available months
Common issue
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported 12-month type
Lowest month
18.15 / 1,000
2026-02
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. These records describe nearby mapped permit locations, not activity at this property unless marked on-property.

Nearby permit types
Deck Relaxation, Single Detached Dwelling, and Secondary Suite
Up to three distinct record types
Within 150 m
1 permit
Matched permit locations
Nearby permits
22 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
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.

Record scope
Address-level
City Building Permit history
Data status
No records returned
Available City static data
Building Permit records
No records returned
Current 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

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

Calgary same-type median
$292,000
All Community Low Rise Apartment Condo
Assessment vs last year
-3.3%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Tax since 2005
+71.9%
First available tax to latest tax
Compared with Calgary
15.1% below
Same property type median
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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