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253 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary

253 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

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.

Daycare capacity
149 spaces
Moderate
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.

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Grade-band review matters here because the available records are not identical across Grade 6 and Grade 9. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

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
Overall PAT context
Above Average
Average latest PAT score: 81.5
PAT score spread
8.1 points
77.4 to 85.5
Hillhurst School
85.5 โ€ข Excellent
Grade 6, 2025 โ€ข Board rank 10/147 โ€ข Calgary rank 14/241

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. LRT access is 3.0 min by car, and downtown is 8.9 min.

Elementary school walk
10.1 min
Calgary median 16.4 min
Hospital
6.6 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Nearest LRT station
Lions Park
Drive 3.0 min โ€ข Walk 11.5 min
High school drive
1.7 min
Calgary median 8.2 min

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

This address sits in a community where income and education both read above the Calgary average.

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

Flood mapping shows outside mapped flood zone. Fire access is Fast, with Briar Hill Fire Station #10 about 3.1 min away and the nearest City-owned hydrant 111 m from the property.

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

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

The latest 311 snapshot shows Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill at 1.60 requests per 1,000 residents in 2026-04. That is 116.2% above the Calgary median, with Bus Stops the most common available issue type.

Common issue
waste and recycling service issues
Most reported 12-month type
Latest issue mix
Bus Stops
Most reported latest-month type
12-month average
2.01 / 1,000
Community average
Highest month
5.25 / 1,000
2025-09

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

The year-built record gives this address a typical housing-age profile for the neighbourhood.

Building permits
0 completed permits
Available City records
Calgary age gap
107.1% older
Percentage difference
City age context
Older
Compared with Calgary
Calgary median age
28 years
City-wide benchmark

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

The property sits above the community median for its recorded house type, while tax history is shown separately as annual municipal tax records.

Local assessment position
Above median
Compared with Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median
Assessment vs last year
-4.4%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Assessment and tax change
+78.0% / +47.4%
Assessment change / tax change
Calgary same-type median
$292,000
All Community Low Rise Apartment Condo

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