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๐Ÿ  Property Overview

255 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary

255 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

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

Farthest school walk
10.1 min
Hillhurst School
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
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 88%

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

School Performance is partly grade-dependent in the static data. Grade 6 and Grade 9 records differ by 8.1 points. 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
2
Latest available records include 2025
Top board rank
10/147
Hillhurst School
Strongest matched result
Hillhurst School
85.5 โ€ข Excellent โ€ข Grade 6
Lowest matched result
Queen Elizabeth High School
77.4 โ€ข Above Average โ€ข Grade 9

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

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

Nearest daycare
1.6 min
KENSINGTON HONEYBEE CHILD CARE LTD.
Children's Hospital
8.6 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Elementary school walk
10.1 min
Calgary median 16.4 min
Hospital
6.6 min
Foothills Medical Centre

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill combines higher household income with stronger university certificate or degree attainment.

University certificate / degree
53%
Calgary avg: 36%
Immigrant population
22%
Calgary avg: 33%
Children age 0-14
13%
Calgary avg: 18%
Residential stability
64%
2016-2021 Census mobility โ€ข Calgary avg: 58%

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

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

Fire station
3.1 min
Briar Hill Fire Station #10 โ€ข 1.6 km drive
Nearest floodplain distance
949 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary

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.

Common issue
waste and recycling service issues
Most reported 12-month type
Latest 311 rate
1.60 / 1,000
2026-04
Monthly variation
High
Last 12 months
Calgary median
0.74 / 1,000
2026-04

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Compared with Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, the property age is not an outlier; it is close to the community median.

Year built
1968
Based on property record
Property age
58 years
Reference year: 2026
Calgary median age
28 years
City-wide benchmark
City age context
Older
Compared with Calgary

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

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

Latest assessment
$338,500
Assessment year: 2026
City assessment position
Above median
Compared with Calgary median
Latest property tax
$2,250.99
Tax year: 2026
Assessment and tax change
+122.7% / +84.4%
Assessment change / tax change

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