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258 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary

258 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.

Nearest daycare
ADVENTURERS SCHOOL AGE CARE LTD: QUEEN ELIZABETH
1.6 min
Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option Area, St. Joseph School
Nearest assigned school
Queen Elizabeth High School
1.7 min drive / 8.1 min walk
Farthest school walk
10.1 min
Hillhurst School
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.

Lowest matched result
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL
66.3 | Average | Grade 6
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL
66.3 | Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 74/94 | Calgary rank 172/241
Matched schools with PAT data
3
Latest available records include 2025
Overall PAT context
Above Average
Average latest PAT score: 76.5
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

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

Children's Hospital
8.6 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
High school walk
8.1 min
Calgary median 50.2 min
Elementary school drive
2.9 min
Calgary median 3.3 min
Costco
16.3 min
Costco
Daily accessibility map for 258 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 258 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

Most available living themes score strongly in the model, with broad coverage of the assigned 15-minute thresholds.

Daily access
100/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Longest selected trip
Costco
16.3 min by drive
Closest selected destination
Bus
1.4 min by walk
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.

Compared with community
0.9 min faster
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median 2.2 min
Compared with Calgary
1.7 min faster
Calgary median 3.0 min
Nearest bus stop
WB 8 AV NW @ 16 ST NW
Teleride 6580 ยท Route 404
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill has fewer children 0-4 than Calgary overall, but residential stability is stronger.

Immigrant population
22%
Calgary avg: 33%
University certificate / degree
53%
Calgary avg: 36%
Residential stability
64%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Children age 0-14
13%
Calgary avg: 18%
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
Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
Canopy area within 20 m
166.4 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

For this address, flood context is outside mapped floodplain. Fire protection access shows 3.1 min to the nearest station and 111 m to the nearest City-owned hydrant.

Water hydrant
111 m
Typical access to nearest City-owned hydrant
Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

In the latest available month, community-level reported disorder pressure was higher than the Calgary median. Common reported issues included Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance.

Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
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

The nearby historical records include more than one road-user category, including pedestrian- and cyclist-related records.

Cyclist-related records
1 record
Matched records within the analysis area
EMS-marked records
8 records
Records carrying the EMS indicator
Records in the latest 12 months
4 records
Measured to August 18, 2026
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

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

Recent trend
Declining
Last available months
Lowest month
18.15 / 1,000
2026-02
Latest 311 rate
50.51 / 1,000
2026-06
Monthly variation
High
Last 12 months
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. A development permit does not confirm that work has started or will be completed.

Nearby permit types
Deck Relaxation, Single Detached Dwelling, and Secondary Suite
Up to three distinct record types
Nearby permits
22 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
Within 150 m
1 permit
Matched permit locations
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

This page does not include usable Building Permit history for the address in the available City records.

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

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

Assessment and tax change
+98.3% / +64.2%
Assessment change / tax change
Assessment since 2005
+98.3%
First available value to latest value
Calgary same-type median
$292,000
All Community Low Rise Apartment Condo
Tax vs last year
+2.6%
Year-over-year property tax change
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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