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353 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary

353 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%.

Longest school drive
2.9 min
Hillhurst School
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 88%
Daycare capacity
401 spaces
Extensive
Farthest school walk
10.1 min
Hillhurst School
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Grade-band differences are important for this address. The matched PAT records show a 19.2-point spread between Grade 6 and Grade 6 results. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL
76.9 | Above Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 12/50 | Calgary rank 27/116
Queen Elizabeth High School
77.4 | Above Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 13/66 | Calgary rank 24/116
Lowest matched result
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL
66.3 | Average | Grade 6
Latest PAT year
2025
Latest matched records in this static page
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.

High school drive
1.7 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Hospital
6.6 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Elementary school drive
2.9 min
Calgary median 3.3 min
Costco
16.3 min
Costco
Daily accessibility map for 353 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 353 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.

Daily access
100/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Strongest access theme
Daily
100/100
Shopping access
82/100
1 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

A very short walk to the nearest stop combines with 4 routes within five minutes of this property.

Compared with Calgary
1.7 min faster
Calgary median 3.0 min
Routes within 5 minutes
4 routes
Routes 404, 65, 414, 104
Routes at nearest stop
1 route
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.

Children age 0-14
13%
Calgary avg: 18%
Home ownership
72%
Calgary avg: 69%
University certificate / degree
53%
Calgary avg: 36%
Household income
$111,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
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.

Canopy area within 20 m
166.4 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
Compared with Calgary
6.8 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
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 zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
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
Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
Most common reported issue
Unwanted Guest
Latest available month
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

Traffic-safety records within 500 metres show a mixed road-user profile rather than a single incident category.

Cyclist-related records
1 record
Matched records within the analysis area
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.

12-month average
37.62 / 1,000
Community average
Latest 311 rate
50.51 / 1,000
2026-06
12-month comparison
132.4% above
Compared with Calgary median
Lowest month
18.15 / 1,000
2026-02
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. Permit type and current recorded status should be read as separate facts.

Within 150 m
1 permit
Matched permit locations
Closest permit type
Deck Relaxation
Current public permit record
On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

The available static bundle does not contain Building Permit history for this address.

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

Assessment context is higher than the local same-type median: $276,500 versus $229,500 for Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill Low Rise Apartment Condo.

Tax since 2005
+50.2%
First available tax to latest tax
Value & tax snapshot
$276,500
Latest tax: $1,838.70
Records available
22
Assessment/tax history rows
Compared with Calgary
5.3% below
Same property type median
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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