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250 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary

250 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

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

Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option Area, St. Joseph School
Nearest daycare
ADVENTURERS SCHOOL AGE CARE LTD: QUEEN ELIZABETH
1.6 min
Longest school drive
2.9 min
Hillhurst School
Daycare capacity
401 spaces
Extensive
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.

Matched schools with PAT data
3
Latest available records include 2025
Top Calgary rank
14/241
Hillhurst School
PAT score spread
19.2 points
66.3 to 85.5
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. This is a commute-oriented Daily Accessibility profile.

Downtown
8.9 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Nearest park
Riley Park
Walk 8.6 min | Drive 4.3 min
Grocery store
2.7 min
FreshCo
Costco
16.3 min
Costco
Daily accessibility map for 250 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 250 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

This address has strong modelled access across several routine destination groups.

Lifestyle access
96/100
2 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Health access
97/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Strongest access theme
Daily
100/100
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 Calgary
1.7 min faster
Calgary median 3.0 min
Routes within 10 minutes
9 routes
Routes 404, 65, 414, 104, 19, 89 + 3 more
Routes within 5 minutes
4 routes
Routes 404, 65, 414, 104
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.

University certificate / degree
53%
Calgary avg: 36%
Household income
$111,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Home ownership
72%
Calgary avg: 69%
Residential stability
64%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
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

This address is below the Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill canopy median but remains above the Calgary median.

Compared with Calgary
6.8 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
Community median
17.9%
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill
Compared with community
4.7 percentage points below
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median 17.9%
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

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

Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Nearest floodplain distance
949 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

This community's latest reported disorder pressure was higher than Calgary's median, with Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance appearing among the common reported issues.

Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Common reported issues
Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance
Up to three latest-month issue types
Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
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.

Records in the latest 12 months
4 records
Measured to August 18, 2026
Record coverage period
2022โ€“2026
Earliest to latest matched record
Recorded incident locations
8 locations
Distinct mapped coordinates
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.

311 level
Much higher than median
Current profile
12-month comparison
132.4% above
Compared with Calgary median
Highest month
64.62 / 1,000
2025-07
Recent trend
Declining
Last available 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. The records are public permit matches, not a construction-status update.

Closest permit status
Released
Current recorded status
Within 150 m
1 permit
Matched permit locations
Closest permit type
Deck Relaxation
Current public permit record
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

Building Permit history is not available for this address in the current City data extract.

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

The latest assessed value is 24.0% below the median for similar low rise apartment condo properties in Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill. The latest property-tax record is $1,160.41.

Tax since 2005
+64.2%
First available tax to latest tax
Records available
22
Assessment/tax history rows
Latest assessment
$174,500
Assessment year: 2026
Latest property tax
$1,160.41
Tax year: 2026
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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