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420 8530 8A AV SW, Calgary

420 8530 8A AV SW is a low rise apartment condo home built in 2016, located in West Springs, 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
West Springs
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Low Rise Apartment Condo
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
2016
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 436 spaces.

Farthest school walk
51.2 min
Ernest Manning High School
Nearest assigned school
West Ridge School
1.8 min drive / 8.2 min walk
Daycare capacity
436 spaces
Extensive
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
436 licensed spacesNearest: FUELING BRAINS ACADEMY WEST 85TH
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The available Grade 6 and Grade 9 records show a moderate spread rather than a single uniform performance signal. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Latest PAT year
2025
Latest matched records in this static page
Strongest matched result
ST. JOAN OF ARC SCHOOL
88.9 | Excellent | Grade 9
ST. JOAN OF ARC SCHOOL
77.8 | Above Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 22/94 | Calgary rank 59/241
PAT score spread
11.1 points
77.8 to 88.9
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Car-based daily access is strong for this address. Grocery is 1.6 min, fitness is 1.1 min, and downtown is 17.3 min.

Elementary school drive
2.1 min
Calgary median 3.3 min
Costco
17.9 min
Costco
Hospital
16.4 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Elementary school walk
10.3 min
Calgary median 16.4 min
Daily accessibility map for 420 8530 8A AV SW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 420 8530 8A AV SW, 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

Routine grocery access stands out among the available destination groups.

Most constrained theme
Mobility
58/100
Daily access
100/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
CCSD family access
69/100
3 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

Immediate stop access is weaker, although bus-route availability becomes much stronger within 10 minutes on foot.

Walk to nearest stop
4.1 min
About 341 m by the pedestrian route
Transit benchmark profile
Farther stop / More routes
Stop proximity and route availability
Routes at nearest stop
1 route
Route 98
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

The profile is comparatively advantaged on income and education: $172,000 household income and 54% university certificate or degree rate.

Home ownership
88%
Calgary avg: 69%
Immigrant population
31%
Calgary avg: 33%
Children age 0-14
25%
Calgary avg: 18%
Residential stability
61%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

West Springs has a population density of 2,768 people per km^2 and a residential density of 897 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 5.9% above and residential density is 16.6% below.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

Only 0.0 mยฒ of mapped canopy is recorded within 20 metres of this address.

20 m canopy coverage
0.0%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
Compared with community
4.6 percentage points below
West Springs median 4.6%
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

Flood mapping shows outside mapped flood zone. Fire access is Typical, with Coach Hill Fire Station #29 about 4.6 min away and the nearest City-owned hydrant 61 m from the property.

Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Water hydrant
61 m
Near access to nearest City-owned hydrant
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 lower than the Calgary median. Common reported issues included Abandoned Auto, Disturbance, and Mental Health Concern.

Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Latest disorder pressure
7.18 / 1,000
2026-06
Compared with Calgary
Lower than Calgary
Latest available month
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

Multiple road-user categories appear in the nearby incident records, which span 2022โ€“2025.

Nearest recorded incident
174 m
February 16, 2023 ยท Cyclist-related ยท EMS-marked
Recorded incident locations
2 locations
Distinct mapped coordinates
Pedestrian-related records
3 records
Matched records within the analysis area
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 lower than median, the 12-month profile is lower than median, and monthly variation is moderate.

Calgary median
21.69 / 1,000
2026-06
Common issue
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported 12-month type
Latest 311 rate
17.90 / 1,000
2026-06
311 level
Lower 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 92 m. These records describe nearby mapped permit locations, not activity at this property unless marked on-property.

Closest permit
92 m
#2204 8561 8A AV SW
Closest permit type
Health Care Service
Current public permit record
On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

Building Permit history is not available for this address in the current City data extract.

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

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This property belongs to Calgary's newer housing stock rather than the city's mature residential inventory.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

The latest assessed value is close to the community median for similar low rise apartment condo properties in West Springs. The latest value is $405,500.

Latest assessment
$405,500
Assessment year: 2026
Assessment and tax change
+22.0% / +7.8%
Assessment change / tax change
Tax since 2020
+7.8%
First available tax to latest tax
Total tax shown
$16,684.14
Sum of available annual tax records
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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