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468 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary

468 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.

Nearest assigned school
Queen Elizabeth High School
1.7 min drive / 8.1 min walk
Nearest daycare
ADVENTURERS SCHOOL AGE CARE LTD: QUEEN ELIZABETH
1.6 min
Longest school drive
2.9 min
Hillhurst School
Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option Area, St. Joseph 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.

ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL
66.3 | Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 74/94 | Calgary rank 172/241
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
PAT score spread
19.2 points
66.3 to 85.5
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. Lions Park and downtown both compare well against the median benchmarks.

High school drive
1.7 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Mall
10.0 min
Market Mall
Fitness centre
3.3 min
Oranj Fitness
Nearest daycare
1.6 min
ADVENTURERS SCHOOL AGE CARE LTD: QUEEN ELIZABETH
Daily accessibility map for 468 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 468 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

Several daily-living themes meet strong model-score ranges for this address.

Most constrained theme
Family
66/100
Shopping access
82/100
1 of 2 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

The static data shows both very close bus-stop access and strong route availability around this address.

Routes within 5 minutes
4 routes
Routes 404, 65, 414, 104
Compared with community
0.9 min faster
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median 2.2 min
Nearest bus stop
WB 8 AV NW @ 16 ST NW
Teleride 6580 ยท Route 404
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Stability is a stronger signal than young-family presence in this community profile.

Home ownership
72%
Calgary avg: 69%
Household income
$111,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
University certificate / degree
53%
Calgary avg: 36%
Residential stability
64%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
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

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

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

In the latest available month, community-level reported disorder pressure was higher than the Calgary median. Common reported issues included Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance.

Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
Latest disorder pressure
50.61 / 1,000
2026-06
Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

Multiple road-user categories appear in the nearby incident records, which span 2022โ€“2026.

EMS-marked records
8 records
Records carrying the EMS indicator
Pedestrian-related records
7 records
Matched records within the analysis area
Latest recorded incident
June 19, 2026
276 m from address ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
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
Common issue
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported 12-month type
Latest 311 rate
50.51 / 1,000
2026-06
311 level
Much higher than median
Current profile
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
Latest decision
July 10, 2026
Among matched permit records
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.

Building Permit records
No records returned
Current static data
Record scope
Address-level
City Building Permit history
Data status
No records returned
Available City 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 36.6% above the median for similar low rise apartment condo properties in Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill. The latest property-tax record is $2,084.74.

Assessment vs last year
-3.8%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Assessment and tax change
+100.3% / +65.9%
Assessment change / tax change
Tax vs last year
+3.5%
Year-over-year property tax change
Total tax shown
$39,140.42
Sum of available annual tax records
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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