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๐Ÿ  Property Overview

261 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary

261 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

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%.

Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 88%
Longest school drive
2.9 min
Hillhurst School
Nearest daycare
KENSINGTON HONEYBEE CHILD CARE LTD.
1.6 min
Highest utilization
88%
Busy but below capacity

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The matched PAT data shows a moderate grade-band difference for this address. Results range from 77.4 to 85.5. 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
Strongest matched result
Hillhurst School
85.5 โ€ข Excellent โ€ข Grade 6
Top board rank
10/147
Hillhurst School
Top Calgary rank
14/241
Hillhurst School

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. This is a commute-oriented Daily Accessibility profile.

Children's Hospital
8.6 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
High school walk
8.1 min
Calgary median 50.2 min
Nearest daycare
1.6 min
KENSINGTON HONEYBEE CHILD CARE LTD.
Hospital
6.6 min
Foothills Medical Centre

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Income and education are the leading community-profile signals for Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill.

Household income
$111,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
University certificate / degree
53%
Calgary avg: 36%
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

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

Water hydrant
111 m
Typical access to nearest City-owned hydrant
Fire station
3.1 min
Briar Hill Fire Station #10 โ€ข 1.6 km drive

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

311 Service Requests for Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill are much higher than median in the latest available month. The latest rate is 1.60 per 1,000 residents, compared with the Calgary community median of 0.74.

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

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Housing History looks typical for Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill. The property age and community median are closely aligned.

City age context
Older
Compared with Calgary
Permit context
No completed permits found
Building-permit history
Property age
58 years
Reference year: 2026
Compared to community
about the same age
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Assessment context is lower than the local same-type median: $174,500 versus $229,500 for Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill Low Rise Apartment Condo.

Assessment vs last year
-4.6%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Compared with Calgary
40.2% below
Same property type median
Assessment since 2005
+98.3%
First available value to latest value
Tax since 2005
+64.2%
First available tax to latest tax

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