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1670 KENSINGTON RD NW, Calgary

1670 KENSINGTON RD NW is a apartment townhouse home built in 2023, located in Hillhurst, 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
Hillhurst
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Apartment Townhouse
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
2023
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

Public-school utilization is elevated, but daycare availability is substantial. The nearest daycare is AKIDEMY PRESCHOOL HILLHURST at 1.2 min by car.

Current enrolment condition
Very crowded
Highest assigned-school utilization: 110%
Farthest school walk
10.2 min
Queen Elizabeth High School
Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option Area, St. Joseph School
Daycare capacity
178 spaces
Substantial
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The matched records show different outcomes across grade levels, with the strongest and weakest results separated by 17.8 points. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Top board rank
15/147
Queen Elizabeth School
Top Calgary rank
22/241
Queen Elizabeth School
Queen Elizabeth School
84.1 | Above Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 15/147 | Calgary rank 22/241
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL
76.9 | Above Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 12/50 | Calgary rank 27/116
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

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

Nearest LRT station
Sunnyside
Drive 3.0 min | Walk 13.9 min
Mall
10.2 min
Market Mall underground parkade entrance
Nearest daycare
1.2 min
AKIDEMY PRESCHOOL HILLHURST
Downtown
6.7 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Daily accessibility map for 1670 KENSINGTON RD NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 1670 KENSINGTON RD 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.

CBE family access
95/100
4 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Mobility access
92/100
3 of 3 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Strongest access theme
Daily
100/100
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

A very short walk to the nearest stop combines with 3 routes within five minutes of this property.

Transit benchmark profile
Excellent nearby access
Stop proximity and route availability
Compared with community
0.8 min faster
Hillhurst median 1.8 min
Nearest bus stop
WB Kensington RD @ 16 ST NW
Teleride 5009 ยท Route 1
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Hillhurst has lower home ownership and lower residential stability than the Calgary average.

Immigrant population
21%
Calgary avg: 33%
University certificate / degree
60%
Calgary avg: 36%
Home ownership
51%
Calgary avg: 69%
Children age 0-14
15%
Calgary avg: 18%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Hillhurst has a population density of 2,647 people per km^2 and a residential density of 1,327 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 1.3% above and residential density is 23.4% above.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

Within 20 metres, mapped canopy coverage is 15.1%, placing the address above its local and city-wide benchmarks.

Canopy benchmark profile
Above community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
Canopy area within 20 m
189.0 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
Compared with Calgary
8.6 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
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 3.5 min to the nearest station and 23 m to the nearest City-owned hydrant.

Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Water hydrant
23 m
Very close access to nearest City-owned hydrant
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, Disturbance, and Suspicious Person appearing among the common reported issues.

Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Most common reported issue
Unwanted Guest
Latest available month
Latest disorder pressure
29.77 / 1,000
2026-06
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.

Recorded incident locations
8 locations
Distinct mapped coordinates
Pedestrian-related records
7 records
Matched records within the analysis area
Records in the latest 12 months
4 records
Measured to August 18, 2026
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

Over the available 12-month window, Hillhurst averaged 46.24 311 requests per 1,000 residents. The 12-month comparison is 185.6% above the Calgary median, while the recent direction is flat.

Latest issue mix
waste and recycling service issues
Most reported latest-month type
Compared with Calgary
188.0% above
Latest month
Lowest month
31.99 / 1,000
2026-02
Recent trend
Flat
Last available months
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 115 m. These records describe nearby mapped permit locations, not activity at this property unless marked on-property.

Nearby permit types
Single Detached Dwelling, Backyard Suite, and Place Of Worship - Small
Up to three distinct record types
Closest permit status
Released
Current recorded status
On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

The latest available Building Permit record for this address is dated September 11, 2023, within the last five years of the dataset reference date.

Units on latest record
0
Listed on available City record
Building Permit records
1 Building Permit record
Available City records
Earliest recorded permit date
September 11, 2023
Available City record
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

The latest available permit appears recent, so the permit portion is a meaningful part of this address summary.

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: $3,140,000 versus $1,540,000 for Hillhurst Apartment Townhouse.

Tax vs last year
-0.6%
Year-over-year property tax change
Tax since 2005
+759.6%
First available tax to latest tax
Value & tax snapshot
$3,140,000
Latest tax: $20,880.69
Local assessment position
Above median
Compared with Hillhurst median
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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