Neighbourhoods · Centre sector

Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill

1950s · Established community

Median home assessment
$848k
Across 1,044 houses, townhouses and condos
People (2021 census)
2,470
13% under 15 · 21% 65+
Median income (2021)
$56k
Higher than 88% of areas
New homes in permits
27
Applied for in the last 12 months

Map

Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill boundary

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Homes and assessments

Property typePropertiesShareMedian assessment
Detached66664%$1,090,000
Low Rise Apartment Condo17116%$229,500
High Rise Apartment Condo17116%$540,500
Townhouse Complex273%$567,500
Townhouse61%$510,500
Detached with Backyard Suite30%$907,500
Self-Contained Senior Home (Income)10%$6,560,000
Collective Residence10%$1,150,000

Residential property types only. Titled parking stalls, storage units and vacant lots are left out, and the median home assessment also leaves out whole apartment buildings. 1,347 assessed properties in all. Assessments are the City's estimates for property tax, valued at July 1 of the year before. They aren't sale prices.

What's being built and changed

Building permits, last 12 months

48 building permit applications, including 27 new homes.

24 New21 Existing3 Other
Development permits, last 2 years

61 development permit applications.

46 Residential8 Relaxation3 Signs2 Renovations1 Commercial1 Change of Use
Land use change applications, last 3 years
AddressChangeIn plain EnglishStatus
1412 20 ST NW2026-09-22R-C1;R-C1to H-GO;H-GOFrom see the Land Use Bylaw for this district to see the Land Use Bylaw for this district.Under Review
1208 18 ST NW2026-03-02NO-LUDto R-C1From see the Land Use Bylaw for this district to single detached homes (contextual one dwelling).Miscellaneous
1831 13 AV NW2024-10-31R-CGto H-GOFrom grade-oriented infill to grade-oriented housing near transit and main streets.A similar scale, with different rules.Approved
1731 12 AV NW2024-05-01R-C1to R-C1NFrom single detached homes (contextual one dwelling) to single detached homes, narrow lots.A similar scale, with different rules.Cancelled
1002 17 ST NW2024-01-24NO-LUDto R-CGFrom see the Land Use Bylaw for this district to grade-oriented infill.Refused
2304 JUNIPER RD NW2023-11-26R-C1to R-C2From single detached homes (contextual one dwelling) to single, semi-detached and duplex homes.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Approved
No planned Green Line station in or next to Hounsfield Heights/Briar HillBased on the City's planned Green Line stations.
6 licensed short-term rentalsShort-term rentals with a current City business licence inside the boundary.

Schools and getting around

Schools in Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill
  • Briar Hill SchoolElementary · The Calgary School Division

Catchment areas aren't in this data. Check designated schools with the Calgary Board of Education or Calgary Catholic School District.

Transit

10 bus and CTrain routes stop inside the community.

CTrain: NB Lions Park CTrain Station, SB Lions Park CTrain Station

Parks, recreation and community

Community association

Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill Community Centre
1922 14 AV NW

Find the community association

Off-leash dog areas
  • Hounsfield Heights Briar HillNeighbourhood · 1015 14 ST NW
  • West Hillhurst & Hounsfield Heights Briar Hill (Briarhill Escarpment)Community Cluster · 1025 19 ST NW
Pools, rinks and recreation

No City-listed recreation facilities inside the boundary.

Libraries
  • Louise Riley Library1904 14 AV NW
Garbage, recycling and compostCart days are set by address.Look up the collection schedule
Snow route parking bansEach property brief checks whether the street is a snow route.How snow route bans work

From City of Calgary open data: community district boundaries, current property assessments, the 2021 federal census by community, the Calgary Equity Index, building and development permits, land use applications, business licences, schools, Calgary Transit stops, parks and recreation facilities. Pulled Oct 27, 2026. All neighbourhoods · Compare addresses