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1520 20 ST NW, Calgary

1520 20 ST NW is a detached home built in 1952, 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
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1952
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

The CBE profile is busy, but nearest-school route access is still practical. Briar Hill School is listed at 1.5 min by car.

Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 88%
Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option Area, St. Joseph School
Nearest daycare
BRIAR HILL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS
1.5 min
Nearest assigned school
Briar Hill School
1.5 min drive / 6.2 min walk
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

School Performance varies strongly by grade band. Briar Hill School records 87.9 for Grade 6, while ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL records 66.3 for Grade 6. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Overall PAT context
Above Average
Average latest PAT score: 77.1
Top Calgary rank
5/241
Briar Hill School
Queen Elizabeth High School
77.4 | Above Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 13/66 | Calgary rank 24/116
PAT score spread
21.6 points
66.3 to 87.9
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.

Elementary school walk
6.2 min
Calgary median 16.4 min
High school drive
2.6 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Downtown
10.3 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Mall
8.2 min
Market Mall
Daily accessibility map for 1520 20 ST NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 1520 20 ST 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
64/100
Mobility access
96/100
3 of 3 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Closest selected destination
Safeway
1.5 min by drive
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

Bus access is especially strong here: EB 14 AV NW @ 20A ST NW is very close and nearby route choice is extensive.

Walk to nearest stop
1.7 min
About 145 m by the pedestrian route
Routes at nearest stop
1 route
Route 404
Compared with Calgary
1.3 min faster
Calgary median 3.0 min
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

This address sits in a more settled community context, even though the children 0-4 share is below average.

Children age 0-14
13%
Calgary avg: 18%
Home ownership
72%
Calgary avg: 69%
Residential stability
64%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Household income
$111,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
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

The mapped canopy reading of 31.3% is above both the community and Calgary benchmarks.

Compared with Calgary
24.8 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
20 m canopy coverage
31.3%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Canopy benchmark profile
Above community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
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 1.3 min drive to Briar Hill Fire Station #10 and a hydrant distance of 23 m.

Water hydrant
23 m
Very close access to nearest City-owned hydrant
Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
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.

Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
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

Multiple road-user categories appear in the nearby incident records, which span 2021โ€“2025.

Recorded incident locations
9 locations
Distinct mapped coordinates
Nearest recorded incident
85 m
July 22, 2025 ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
Record coverage period
2021โ€“2025
Earliest to latest matched record
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

311 Service Requests for Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill are much higher than median in the latest available month. The latest rate is 50.51 per 1,000 residents, compared with the Calgary community median of 21.69.

Lowest month
18.15 / 1,000
2026-02
12-month comparison
132.4% above
Compared with Calgary median
12-month average
37.62 / 1,000
Community average
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 55 m. These records describe nearby mapped permit locations, not activity at this property unless marked on-property.

Nearby permit types
Restaurant: Licensed, Secondary Suite, and Protective And Emergency Service
Up to three distinct record types
Nearby permits
22 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
Closest permit
55 m
2029 16 AV NW
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.

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

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Compared with a newer local median, this address has a noticeably more mature age profile.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Assessment context is lower than the local same-type median: $811,000 versus $1,090,000 for Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill Detached.

Compared with community
25.6% below
Same property type median
Assessment vs last year
+7.0%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Tax vs last year
+15.1%
Year-over-year property tax change
Assessment since 2005
+218.0%
First available value to latest value
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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