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357 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary

357 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

The assigned public-school pathway is not low-pressure, but the closest school is near the property. Queen Elizabeth High School is the nearest assigned CBE school.

Farthest school walk
10.1 min
Hillhurst 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%
Longest school drive
2.9 min
Hillhurst School
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
Overall PAT context
Above Average
Average latest PAT score: 76.5
Lowest matched result
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL
66.3 | Average | Grade 6
Top board rank
10/147
Hillhurst School
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

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.

Downtown
8.9 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Elementary school drive
2.9 min
Calgary median 3.3 min
Fitness centre
3.3 min
Oranj Fitness
Nearest park
Riley Park
Walk 8.6 min | Drive 4.3 min
Daily accessibility map for 357 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 357 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.

Most constrained theme
Family
66/100
CCSD family access
38/100
1 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Lifestyle access
96/100
2 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

Bus access is especially strong here: WB 8 AV NW @ 16 ST NW is very close and nearby route choice is extensive.

Transit benchmark profile
Excellent nearby access
Stop proximity and route availability
Routes within 10 minutes
9 routes
Routes 404, 65, 414, 104, 19, 89 + 3 more
Walk to nearest stop
1.4 min
About 113 m by the pedestrian route
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill shows stronger residential stability with a lower young-child share.

Immigrant population
22%
Calgary avg: 33%
Children age 0-14
13%
Calgary avg: 18%
University certificate / degree
53%
Calgary avg: 36%
Home ownership
72%
Calgary avg: 69%
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

Mapped canopy coverage is 13.2%, placing it below the local benchmark and above the city-wide median.

Compared with community
4.7 percentage points below
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median 17.9%
20 m canopy coverage
13.2%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Community median
17.9%
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

Flood mapping shows outside mapped flood zone. Emergency access is summarized by a 3.1 min drive to Briar Hill Fire Station #10 and a hydrant distance of 111 m.

Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
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

The latest community disorder snapshot is higher than Calgary's median for the same month. Common reported issues included Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance.

Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
Common reported issues
Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance
Up to three latest-month issue types
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

The nearby historical records include more than one road-user category, including pedestrian- and cyclist-related records.

Pedestrian-related records
7 records
Matched records within the analysis area
Matched records within 500 m
8 records
Historical records in the analysis area
EMS-marked records
8 records
Records carrying the EMS indicator
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.

Calgary median
21.69 / 1,000
2026-06
Lowest month
18.15 / 1,000
2026-02
Latest 311 rate
50.51 / 1,000
2026-06
12-month comparison
132.4% above
Compared with Calgary median
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. These records describe nearby mapped permit locations, not activity at this property unless marked on-property.

Nearby permits
22 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Closest permit type
Deck Relaxation
Current public permit record
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

This page does not include usable Building Permit history for the address in the available City records.

Record scope
Address-level
City Building Permit history
Data status
No records returned
Available City static data
Building Permit records
No records returned
Current static data
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

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

Official dataset releases: Property July 7, 2026 ยท Building permits July 11, 2026

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

The latest assessed value is 33.8% above the median for similar low rise apartment condo properties in Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill. The latest property-tax record is $2,041.52.

Community same-type median
$229,500
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill Low Rise Apartment Condo
Assessment vs last year
-3.6%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Tax vs last year
+3.7%
Year-over-year property tax change
Calgary same-type median
$292,000
All Community Low Rise Apartment Condo
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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