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๐Ÿ  Calgary Address Intelligence

5912 BUCKTHORN RD NW, Calgary

5912 BUCKTHORN RD NW is a detached home built in 1956, located in Thorncliffe, 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
Thorncliffe
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1956
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

The school-access profile mixes capacity pressure in CBE with stronger licensed childcare access. The closest daycare group totals 175 spaces.

Longest school drive
3.3 min
Sir John A. Macdonald School
Daycare capacity
175 spaces
Substantial
Current enrolment condition
Over capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 107%
Nearest assigned school
Thorncliffe School
0.7 min drive / 4.0 min walk
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Matched schools for this address show a stable Average PAT profile. The latest available records average 68.5, with a score gap of 5.8. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Overall PAT context
Average
Average latest PAT score: 68.5
Lowest matched result
Sir John A. Macdonald School
65.3 | Average | Grade 9
Matched schools with PAT data
4
Latest available records include 2025
Top Calgary rank
61/116
St. Helena School
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Car-based daily access is strong for this address. Drive access is the strongest part of this Daily Accessibility profile.

Mall
12.3 min
Sunridge Mall
Downtown
12.0 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Costco
10.6 min
Costco
Children's Hospital
14.5 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Daily accessibility map for 5912 BUCKTHORN RD NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 5912 BUCKTHORN 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

The available profile shows broad access strength rather than one isolated destination advantage.

Most constrained theme
Mobility
62/100
Daily access
100/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Longest selected trip
SAIT/AUArts/Jubilee
70.3 min by walk
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

This address has excellent nearby bus access, with NB Centre ST N @ 56 AV N about 1.7 min away and 9 routes available within five minutes.

Routes within 10 minutes
13 routes
Routes 62, 64, 109, 116, 142, 3 + 7 more
Compared with community
1.1 min faster
Thorncliffe median 2.8 min
Transit benchmark profile
Excellent nearby access
Stop proximity and route availability
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Education and diversity indicators are both lower than the Calgary comparison point here.

Children age 0-14
17%
Calgary avg: 18%
University certificate / degree
22%
Calgary avg: 36%
Immigrant population
29%
Calgary avg: 33%
Residential stability
56%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Thorncliffe has a population density of 2,659 people per km^2 and a residential density of 1,104 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 1.7% above and residential density is 2.6% above.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

Within 20 metres, mapped canopy coverage is 29.5%, placing the address above its local and city-wide benchmarks.

Canopy benchmark profile
Above community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
Community median
18.1%
Thorncliffe
Compared with Calgary
23.0 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
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 3.2 min drive to Huntington Hills Fire Station #18 and a hydrant distance of 110 m.

Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

Latest-month reported disorder pressure in Thorncliffe was above the Calgary median; common issue types included Disturbance, Suspicious Person, and Abandoned Auto.

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

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

The nearest matched traffic-safety record is about 91 m away, but no matched records fall within the latest 12-month period.

Latest recorded incident
October 13, 2022
91 m from address ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
Record coverage period
2022
Earliest to latest matched record
Matched records within 500 m
1 record
Historical records in the analysis area
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

311 Service Requests for Thorncliffe are much higher than median in the latest available month. The latest rate is 34.31 per 1,000 residents, compared with the Calgary community median of 21.69.

Highest month
52.82 / 1,000
2025-07
Calgary median
21.69 / 1,000
2026-06
12-month comparison
56.6% above
Compared with Calgary median
Lowest month
15.99 / 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 110 m. These records describe nearby mapped permit locations, not activity at this property unless marked on-property.

On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Nearby permits
8 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
Latest decision
April 14, 2026
Among matched permit records
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

The available records include Improvement work context; they are historical permit records, not a current-condition assessment.

Building Permit records
1 Building Permit record
Available City records
Latest work description
Deck
Available City record
Earliest recorded permit date
August 12, 2010
Available City record
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

The available permit record exists, but it does not point to very recent work in the static summary.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

The latest assessed value is 9.9% above the median for similar detached properties in Thorncliffe. The latest property-tax record is $4,375.63.

Local assessment position
Above median
Compared with Thorncliffe median
Tax vs last year
+9.5%
Year-over-year property tax change
Value & tax snapshot
$658,000
Latest tax: $4,375.63
Assessment vs last year
+1.8%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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