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1608 21A ST NW, Calgary

1608 21A 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

This address has active CBE demand and practical nearest-school access. The closest assigned school is Briar Hill School, and utilization remains below capacity.

Nearest assigned school
Briar Hill School
1.6 min drive / 4.6 min walk
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 88%
Longest school drive
3.4 min
Queen Elizabeth High School
Highest utilization
88%
Busy but below capacity
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.

Top Calgary rank
5/241
Briar Hill School
Latest PAT year
2025
Latest matched records in this static page
Lowest matched result
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL
66.3 | Average | Grade 6
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. This is a commute-oriented Daily Accessibility profile.

High school drive
3.4 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Nearest LRT station
Lions Park
Drive 1.9 min | Walk 8.8 min
Hospital
4.9 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Mall
8.3 min
Market Mall underground parkade entrance
Daily accessibility map for 1608 21A ST NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 1608 21A 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

Daily essentials are the strongest available theme in this modelled living profile.

Strongest access theme
Daily
100/100
Longest selected trip
Costco
16.0 min by drive
Closest selected destination
BRIAR HILL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS
1.6 min by drive
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

Nearby bus access combines EB 14 AV NW @ 22 ST NW with a mixed community and Calgary benchmark profile.

Transit benchmark profile
Mixed transit access
Stop proximity and route availability
Walk to nearest stop
3.0 min
About 251 m by the pedestrian route
Compared with Calgary
0.0 min from
Calgary median 3.0 min
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Stability is a stronger signal than young-family presence in this community profile.

University certificate / degree
53%
Calgary avg: 36%
Children age 0-14
13%
Calgary avg: 18%
Household income
$111,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Home ownership
72%
Calgary avg: 69%
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

Mapped canopy coverage at this address is close to the Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median.

Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
Canopy benchmark profile
Near community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
20 m canopy coverage
16.3%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
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.

Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Water hydrant
90 m
Near access to nearest City-owned hydrant
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill recorded a higher latest-month disorder pressure than the Calgary median, with Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance among the common reported issues.

Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
Common reported issues
Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance
Up to three latest-month issue types
Latest disorder pressure
50.61 / 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.

Latest recorded incident
August 20, 2025
87 m from address ยท Cyclist-related ยท EMS-marked
Record coverage period
2022โ€“2025
Earliest to latest matched record
Nearest recorded incident
87 m
August 20, 2025 ยท Cyclist-related ยท EMS-marked
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

Over the available 12-month window, Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill averaged 37.62 311 requests per 1,000 residents. The 12-month comparison is 132.4% above the Calgary median, while the recent direction is declining.

Latest 311 rate
50.51 / 1,000
2026-06
Recent trend
Declining
Last available months
Monthly variation
High
Last 12 months
Latest issue mix
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported latest-month type
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 58 m. The records are public permit matches, not a construction-status update.

Closest permit status
Released
Current recorded status
Nearby permits
32 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
Nearby permit types
Secondary Suite, Single Detached Dwelling, and Semi-Detached Dwelling
Up to three distinct record types
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

Available City Building Permit history includes garage or accessory-work context for this address.

Earliest recorded permit date
January 20, 2004
Available City record
Improvement records
1
Classified as Improvement
Building Permit records
2 Building Permit records
Available City records
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Permit history is available in addition to housing age, giving this address a fuller property-history profile.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

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

Assessment vs last year
+5.2%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Compared with community
25.0% below
Same property type median
Tax vs last year
+13.2%
Year-over-year property tax change
Community same-type median
$1,090,000
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill Detached
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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