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540 BLACKTHORN GR NE, Calgary

540 BLACKTHORN GR NE is a detached home built in 1970, 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
1970
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

Capacity pressure is high, but route access to the nearest assigned school is short. The CBE condition is Over capacity, and the closest assigned school is Catherine Nichols Gunn School.

Highest utilization
107%
Over capacity
Farthest school walk
23.0 min
John G. Diefenbaker High School
Daycare capacity
140 spaces
Moderate
Current enrolment condition
Over capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 107%
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Grade 6 and Grade 9 records do not point in the same direction for this address. Individual grade-band results are important here. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Catherine Nichols Gunn School
55.2 | Below Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 140/147 | Calgary rank 233/241
Top board rank
34/50
St. Helena School
Corpus Christi School
70.4 | Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 54/94 | Calgary rank 125/241
Sir John A. Macdonald School
65.3 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 47/66 | Calgary rank 92/116
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Car-based daily access is strong for this address. Several drive-based destinations compare well with Calgary median benchmarks.

Grocery store
3.5 min
Safeway
Hospital
11.9 min
Peter Lougheed Centre
Downtown
13.4 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
High school walk
20.1 min
Calgary median 50.2 min
Daily accessibility map for 540 BLACKTHORN GR NE, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 540 BLACKTHORN GR NE, 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

Daily essentials score ahead of the other available living themes here.

Mobility access
60/100
2 of 3 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Health access
86/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Lifestyle access
99/100
2 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

This property has different strengths across walking distance and route choice, so no single measure defines its transit access.

Routes within 5 minutes
2 routes
Routes 5, 4
Compared with community
0.3 min slower
Thorncliffe median 2.8 min
Nearest bus stop
NB 4 ST NE @ 60 AV NE
Teleride 5262 ยท Route 5
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

The profile is less university-degree-oriented and less immigrant-population-heavy than Calgary overall.

Children age 0-14
17%
Calgary avg: 18%
Household income
$735,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
University certificate / degree
22%
Calgary avg: 36%
Home ownership
58%
Calgary avg: 69%
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

This address has stronger mapped canopy coverage than both comparison medians in the static data.

20 m canopy coverage
32.5%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Canopy area within 20 m
408.6 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
Community median
18.1%
Thorncliffe
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 near hydrant access.

Fire station
3.5 min
Huntington Hills Fire Station #18 | 2.0 km drive
Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

Thorncliffe recorded a higher latest-month disorder pressure than the Calgary median, with Disturbance, Suspicious Person, and Abandoned Auto among the common reported issues.

Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

The matched history includes pedestrian- and cyclist-related records, with the nearest record about 254 m from this address.

Latest recorded incident
May 17, 2025
254 m from address ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
Cyclist-related records
1 record
Matched records within the analysis area
EMS-marked records
3 records
Records carrying the EMS indicator
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

Over the available 12-month window, Thorncliffe averaged 25.35 311 requests per 1,000 residents. The 12-month comparison is 56.6% above the Calgary median, while the recent direction is declining.

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
311 level
Much higher than median
Current profile
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

Nearby public permit records include a suite-related permit type within the current search window. Review the listed permit type, address, distance, and status for the available public context.

Latest decision
May 25, 2026
Among matched permit records
Closest permit
330 m
414 60 AV NE
Nearby permits
1 permit
Within 400 m in the current search window
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.

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

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Housing History shows this property is newer than the local community median. The property age is 56 years, while Thorncliffe median age is 62 years.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

This address has a higher assessed value than the community median for similar homes in the available records.

Calgary same-type median
$718,000
All Community Detached
Tax vs last year
+7.2%
Year-over-year property tax change
Latest property tax
$4,631.66
Tax year: 2026
Value & tax snapshot
$696,500
Latest tax: $4,631.66
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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