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1742 KENSINGTON RD NW, Calgary

1742 KENSINGTON RD NW is a duplex building home built in 1959, located in Hillhurst, 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
Hillhurst
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Duplex Building
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1959
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 AKIDEMY PRESCHOOL HILLHURST at 1.3 min by car.

Highest utilization
110%
Very crowded
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
185 licensed spacesNearest: AKIDEMY PRESCHOOL HILLHURST
Nearest daycare
AKIDEMY PRESCHOOL HILLHURST
1.3 min
Farthest school walk
8.9 min
Queen Elizabeth High School
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Grade-band differences are important for this address. The matched PAT records show a 17.8-point spread between Grade 6 and Grade 6 results. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

PAT score spread
17.8 points
66.3 to 84.1
Lowest matched result
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL
66.3 | Average | Grade 6
Strongest matched result
Queen Elizabeth School
84.1 | Above Average | Grade 6
Queen Elizabeth High School
77.4 | Above Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 13/66 | Calgary rank 24/116
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. Commute destinations are practical from this property.

Children's Hospital
9.5 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
High school walk
5.4 min
Calgary median 50.2 min
Grocery store
0.9 min
FreshCo
Hospital
7.3 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Daily accessibility map for 1742 KENSINGTON RD NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 1742 KENSINGTON RD 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

The modelled destination set is widely covered within its assigned travel-time thresholds.

Strongest access theme
Daily
100/100
CCSD family access
30/100
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

This property has different strengths across walking distance and route choice, so no single measure defines its transit access.

Walk to nearest stop
1.4 min
About 114 m by the pedestrian route
Transit benchmark profile
Mixed transit access
Stop proximity and route availability
Routes at nearest stop
1 route
Route 1
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Ownership and stability are both softer signals in this community profile.

Home ownership
51%
Calgary avg: 69%
Immigrant population
21%
Calgary avg: 33%
Residential stability
45%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Children age 0-14
15%
Calgary avg: 18%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Hillhurst has a population density of 2,647 people per km^2 and a residential density of 1,327 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 1.3% above and residential density is 23.4% above.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

Within 20 metres, mapped canopy coverage is 17.6%, placing the address above its local and city-wide benchmarks.

Compared with community
8.5 percentage points above
Hillhurst median 9.1%
Canopy benchmark profile
Above community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
Community median
9.1%
Hillhurst
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

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

Fire station
4.1 min
Briar Hill Fire Station #10 | 2.1 km drive
Nearest floodplain distance
868 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

The latest community disorder snapshot is higher than Calgary's median for the same month. Common reported issues included Unwanted Guest, Disturbance, and Suspicious Person.

Common reported issues
Unwanted Guest, Disturbance, and Suspicious Person
Up to three latest-month issue types
Latest disorder pressure
29.77 / 1,000
2026-06
Calgary median
11.19 / 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.

Records in the latest 12 months
2 records
Measured to August 18, 2026
Recorded incident locations
5 locations
Distinct mapped coordinates
Record coverage period
2022โ€“2026
Earliest to latest matched record
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

Over the available 12-month window, Hillhurst averaged 46.24 311 requests per 1,000 residents. The 12-month comparison is 185.6% above the Calgary median, while the recent direction is flat.

Compared with Calgary
188.0% above
Latest month
Lowest month
31.99 / 1,000
2026-02
Latest issue mix
waste and recycling service issues
Most reported latest-month type
Calgary median
21.69 / 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 50 m. The records are public permit matches, not a construction-status update.

On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Within 150 m
2 permits
Matched permit locations
Latest decision
July 30, 2026
Among matched permit records
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

The available static bundle does not contain Building Permit history for this address.

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

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

The property stands out as older than the typical housing age in Hillhurst.

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 duplex building properties in Hillhurst. The latest value is $1,080,000.

Tax vs last year
+10.7%
Year-over-year property tax change
Compared with Calgary
22.4% above
Same property type median
Local assessment position
Close to median
Compared with Hillhurst median
Latest assessment
$1,080,000
Assessment year: 2026
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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