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242 ROYAL BIRCH PL NW, Calgary

242 ROYAL BIRCH PL NW is a detached home built in 2001, located in Royal Oak, 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
Royal Oak
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
2001
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

Public-school utilization is elevated, but daycare availability is substantial. The nearest daycare is MY KINDERHOUSE ROYAL VISTA at 2.7 min by car.

Longest school drive
8.2 min
Robert Thirsk High School
Current enrolment condition
Very crowded
Highest assigned-school utilization: 112%
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
171 licensed spacesNearest: MY KINDERHOUSE ROYAL VISTA
Highest utilization
112%
Very crowded
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

This address has some variation between grade-band results, while the overall context is Average. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Top board rank
9/50
St. Jean Brebeuf School
St. Jean Brebeuf School
77.9 | Above Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 9/50 | Calgary rank 21/116
Overall PAT context
Average
Average latest PAT score: 72.1
Lowest matched result
ST. MARIA GORETTI SCHOOL
68.2 | Average | Grade 6
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Downtown access is slower than the Calgary median for this address. The recorded downtown drive time is 27.1 min, compared with a 19.5 min median.

High school drive
3.0 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Nearest daycare
2.7 min
MY KINDERHOUSE ROYAL VISTA
Downtown
27.1 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Elementary school walk
8.8 min
Calgary median 16.4 min

๐Ÿงญ 15-Minute Living Profile

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

CCSD family access
27/100
1 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Health access
61/100
0 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
CBE family access
74/100
3 of 4 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 10 minutes
1 route
Route 138
Walk to nearest stop
3.1 min
About 262 m by the pedestrian route
Compared with community
0.0 min from
Royal Oak median 3.1 min
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

This community profile leans higher-income and relatively settled compared with Calgary overall.

Home ownership
84%
Calgary avg: 69%
Children age 0-14
20%
Calgary avg: 18%
Household income
$120,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Residential stability
69%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Royal Oak has a population density of 3,250 people per km^2 and a residential density of 1,130 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 24.3% above and residential density is 5.1% above.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

The canopy measurement for this property exceeds both the Royal Oak median and the Calgary median.

Canopy benchmark profile
Above community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
20 m canopy coverage
9.1%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Canopy area within 20 m
113.7 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
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.

Nearest floodplain distance
4829 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary
Fire station
3.3 min
Royal Vista Fire Station #34 | 1.9 km drive
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

The latest community disorder snapshot is below Calgary's median for the same month. Common reported issues included Disturbance, Intoxicated Persons, and Mental Health Concern.

Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Common reported issues
Disturbance, Intoxicated Persons, and Mental Health Concern
Up to three latest-month issue types
Compared with Calgary
Lower than Calgary
Latest available month
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

The nearest matched record is more than 250 metres away, and the most recent is dated June 24, 2024.

Nearest recorded incident
452 m
June 24, 2024 ยท Cyclist-related ยท EMS-marked
EMS-marked records
1 record
Records carrying the EMS indicator
Recorded incident locations
1 location
Distinct mapped coordinates
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

The latest 311 snapshot shows Royal Oak at 12.17 requests per 1,000 residents in 2026-06. That is 43.9% below the Calgary median, with waste and recycling service issues the most common available issue type.

12-month average
10.00 / 1,000
Community average
Compared with Calgary
43.9% below
Latest month
Calgary median
21.69 / 1,000
2026-06
Latest 311 rate
12.17 / 1,000
2026-06
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

The matched nearby public permit records are recorded as Released in the current dataset. These records describe nearby mapped permit locations, not activity at this property unless marked on-property.

Closest permit
355 m
13 ROYAL BIRCH PA NW
Closest permit status
Released
Current recorded status
Nearby permits
2 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

At least one available Building Permit record is classified as New work; the latest recorded permit date is February 3, 2003.

Latest work group
New
Available City record
New-work records
1
Classified as New
Building Permit records
1 Building Permit record
Available City records
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This property was built in 2001. Permit activity is available, but the latest permit year shown is 2003, so the record should be read as historical context.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

The property sits below the community median for its recorded house type, while tax history is shown separately as annual municipal tax records.

Compared with Calgary
14.9% below
Same property type median
Assessment and tax change
+172.8% / +125.9%
Assessment change / tax change
Calgary same-type median
$718,000
All Community Detached
City assessment position
Below median
Compared with Calgary median
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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