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๐Ÿ  Calgary Address Intelligence

2 1606 8 AV NW, Calgary

2 1606 8 AV NW is a townhouse home built in 1980, 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
Townhouse
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1980
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. Queen Elizabeth High School is listed at 1.4 min by car.

Farthest school walk
8.0 min
Hillhurst School
Highest utilization
88%
Busy but below capacity
Daycare capacity
153 spaces
Substantial
Longest school drive
2.2 min
Hillhurst School
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The matched records show different outcomes across grade levels, with the strongest and weakest results separated by 19.2 points. 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
Top board rank
10/147
Hillhurst School
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL
66.3 | Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 74/94 | Calgary rank 172/241
Matched schools with PAT data
3
Latest available records include 2025
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. LRT access is 1.9 min by car, and downtown is 8.1 min.

Nearest daycare
1.4 min
ADVENTURERS SCHOOL AGE CARE LTD: QUEEN ELIZABETH
Fitness centre
2.5 min
Oranj Fitness
Elementary school drive
2.2 min
Calgary median 3.3 min
Grocery store
2.8 min
FreshCo
Daily accessibility map for 2 1606 8 AV NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 2 1606 8 AV 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
84/100
1 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Most constrained theme
Family
68/100
Longest selected trip
Costco
15.6 min by drive
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

This address has excellent nearby bus access, with EB 8 AV NW @ W. of 15 ST NW about 1.3 min away and 4 routes available within five minutes.

Routes at nearest stop
1 route
Route 404
Routes within 10 minutes
9 routes
Routes 404, 65, 414, 104, 19, 89 + 3 more
Routes within 5 minutes
4 routes
Routes 404, 65, 414, 104
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

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

Household income
$111,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Children age 0-14
13%
Calgary avg: 18%
Immigrant population
22%
Calgary avg: 33%
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

The mapped canopy result is close to the local median, while the Calgary benchmark provides additional city-wide context.

Compared with community
0.8 percentage points below
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median 17.9%
Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
Canopy benchmark profile
Near community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
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.

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

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

Latest-month reported disorder pressure in Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill was above the Calgary median; common issue types included Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance.

Most common reported issue
Unwanted Guest
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

Matched traffic-safety records near this address involve multiple types of road users, with 10 records across 10 locations.

Matched records within 500 m
10 records
Historical records in the analysis area
Pedestrian-related records
9 records
Matched records within the analysis area
Recorded incident locations
10 locations
Distinct mapped coordinates
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.

Compared with Calgary
132.9% above
Latest month
Highest month
64.62 / 1,000
2025-07
Recent trend
Declining
Last available months
Monthly variation
High
Last 12 months
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 84 m. These records describe nearby mapped permit locations, not activity at this property unless marked on-property.

Closest permit
84 m
820 15 ST NW
Latest decision
June 25, 2026
Among matched permit records
Closest permit type
Deck Relaxation
Current public permit record
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

No Building Permit records are included for this address in the available City static data.

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

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This townhouse was built in 1980 and is 46 years old. It is 12 years newer than the Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median of 58 years.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

The community comparison is relatively close: $509,000 for this property versus $510,500 for similar local homes.

Compared with community
close to
Same property type median
City assessment position
Below median
Compared with Calgary median
Latest property tax
$3,384.80
Tax year: 2026
Records available
22
Assessment/tax history rows
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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