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178 HESTON ST NW, Calgary

178 HESTON ST NW is a detached home built in 1956, located in Highwood, 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
Highwood
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

This address shows higher school-demand pressure alongside substantial daycare availability among the closest records.

Longest school drive
4.4 min
James Fowler High School
Highest utilization
111%
Very crowded
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
157 licensed spacesNearest: NORTHMOUNT STUDENT CARE
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.

Lowest matched result
Cambrian Heights School
64.2 | Average | Grade 6
Strongest matched result
Colonel Irvine School
85.8 | Excellent | Grade 6
Latest PAT year
2025
Latest matched records in this static page
PAT score spread
21.6 points
64.2 to 85.8
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Downtown access is faster than the Calgary median for this address. This property is better positioned for downtown driving than many Calgary addresses.

Children's Hospital
12.8 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Elementary school walk
15.9 min
Calgary median 16.4 min
Elementary school drive
2.4 min
Calgary median 3.3 min
Nearest LRT station
SAIT/AUArts/Jubilee
Drive 8.2 min | Walk 50.8 min
Daily accessibility map for 178 HESTON ST NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 178 HESTON 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

Most available living themes score strongly in the model, with broad coverage of the assigned 15-minute thresholds.

Shopping access
86/100
2 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
15-minute threshold coverage
CBE 10/13 ยท CCSD 9/13
Within the model's assigned travel-time threshold
CCSD family access
44/100
1 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

Bus access at this address compares favourably with both the Highwood and Calgary benchmarks.

Transit benchmark profile
Stronger than both
Stop proximity and route availability
Routes within 10 minutes
5 routes
Routes 20, 2, 4, 414, 5
Routes within 5 minutes
1 route
Route 20
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

This address sits in a community where rental or mobility patterns may be more visible in the census indicators.

Immigrant population
17%
Calgary avg: 33%
Children age 0-14
19%
Calgary avg: 18%
Household income
$90,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Residential stability
55%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Highwood has a population density of 2,321 people per km^2 and a residential density of 942 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 11.2% below and residential density is 12.4% below.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

Canopy coverage at this address is 4.9 percentage points above the Highwood median and 21.6 percentage points above the Calgary median.

Compared with Calgary
21.6 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
Community median
23.2%
Highwood
Compared with community
4.9 percentage points above
Highwood median 23.2%
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

This address combines outside mapped floodplain with typical fire response context and near hydrant proximity.

Fire station
5.0 min
Mt. Pleasant Fire Station #7 | 2.6 km drive
Nearest floodplain distance
1855 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

The latest community disorder snapshot is higher than Calgary's median for the same month. Common reported issues included Disturbance, Indecent Act, and Intoxicated Persons.

Common reported issues
Disturbance, Indecent Act, and Intoxicated Persons
Up to three latest-month issue types
Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
Latest disorder pressure
20.41 / 1,000
2026-06
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

The closest matched traffic-safety record is about 475 m away, in the outer part of the 500-metre analysis area.

Nearest recorded incident
475 m
January 7, 2026 ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
Records in the latest 12 months
1 record
Measured to August 18, 2026
Recorded incident locations
1 location
Distinct mapped coordinates
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 higher than median, the 12-month profile is much higher than median, and monthly variation is high.

Common issue
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported 12-month type
12-month comparison
132.3% above
Compared with Calgary median
Compared with Calgary
29.6% above
Latest month
Highest month
144.16 / 1,000
2025-07
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

The current search returned 1 permit matched to this property, alongside nearby public permit records. A development permit does not confirm that work has started or will be completed.

Within 150 m
4 permits
Matched permit locations
Nearby permit types
Secondary Suite, Single Detached Dwelling, and Deck Relaxation
Up to three distinct record types
Nearby permits
18 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

A comparatively recent Building Permit record is available for this address, dated January 8, 2026.

Building Permit records
1 Building Permit record
Available City records
Latest permit category
Unspecified
Available City record
Latest estimated project cost
$0
Listed on available City record
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Housing History shows recent building-permit context alongside a 70-year property age.

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: $575,000 versus $658,000 for Highwood Detached.

Tax since 2005
+96.0%
First available tax to latest tax
Assessment and tax change
+136.6% / +96.0%
Assessment change / tax change
Assessment since 2005
+136.6%
First available value to latest value
Assessment vs last year
-5.1%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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