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5 1606 8 AV NW, Calgary

5 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

School accessibility here combines a busy utilization signal with a nearby assigned school route. Highest utilization is 88%.

Longest school drive
2.2 min
Hillhurst School
Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option Area, St. Joseph School
Nearest daycare
ADVENTURERS SCHOOL AGE CARE LTD: QUEEN ELIZABETH
1.4 min
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 88%
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Grade 6 and Grade 9 records do not point in the same direction for this address. Individual grade-band results are important here. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Queen Elizabeth High School
77.4 | Above Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 13/66 | Calgary rank 24/116
PAT score spread
19.2 points
66.3 to 85.5
Top board rank
10/147
Hillhurst School
Lowest matched result
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL
66.3 | Average | Grade 6
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. The address performs well for both LRT access and downtown driving.

High school walk
7.8 min
Calgary median 50.2 min
Nearest park
Riley Park
Walk 6.6 min | Drive 3.5 min
Downtown
8.1 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Nearest LRT station
SAIT/AUArts/Jubilee
Drive 1.9 min | Walk 10.5 min
Daily accessibility map for 5 1606 8 AV NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 5 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

Several daily-living themes meet strong model-score ranges for this address.

Strongest access theme
Daily
100/100
CCSD family access
40/100
1 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Daily access
100/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

The nearest stop is only 1.3 min on foot, while the five-minute walking area reaches 4 routes.

Transit benchmark profile
Excellent nearby access
Stop proximity and route availability
Walk to nearest stop
1.3 min
About 106 m by the pedestrian route
Compared with community
1.0 min faster
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median 2.2 min
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill shows stronger residential stability with a lower young-child share.

Immigrant population
22%
Calgary avg: 33%
Household income
$111,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Residential stability
64%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
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

Canopy coverage is only 0.8 percentage points below the community median.

Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
Community median
17.9%
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill
Compared with community
0.8 percentage points below
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median 17.9%
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

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

Nearest floodplain distance
928 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary
Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

This community's latest reported disorder pressure was higher than Calgary's median, with Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance appearing among the common reported issues.

Common reported issues
Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance
Up to three latest-month issue types
Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
Most common reported issue
Unwanted Guest
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€“2026.

EMS-marked records
10 records
Records carrying the EMS indicator
Latest recorded incident
June 19, 2026
188 m from address ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
Nearest recorded incident
133 m
January 21, 2026 ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
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 much higher than median, the 12-month profile is much higher than median, and monthly variation is high.

Recent trend
Declining
Last available months
Common issue
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported 12-month type
311 level
Much higher than median
Current profile
Latest 311 rate
50.51 / 1,000
2026-06
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.

Within 150 m
3 permits
Matched permit locations
On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Latest decision
June 25, 2026
Among matched permit records
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

No address-level Building Permit record is available in this static-page dataset.

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

The property is newer than the community benchmark, giving it a younger housing-age profile within Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill.

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 townhouse properties in Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill. The latest value is $502,500.

Calgary same-type median
$520,000
All Community Townhouse
Local assessment position
Close to median
Compared with Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median
Value & tax snapshot
$502,500
Latest tax: $3,341.57
Tax vs last year
-2.6%
Year-over-year property tax change
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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