Centre sector · Established 1953
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill
A 1.2 km² 1950s community in Calgary’s Centre sector, served by one CTrain station.
About
21% of the ground is under tree canopy and 13% is parkland; canopy is above the Calgary community median and parkland close to it.
Getting around
One CTrain station (Lions Park Station) and 22 bus stops sit inside the boundary.
Schools
- Briar Hill School · PublicElementary
Parks, paths and trees
2.7 km of pathways and trails, 4.3 km of bike routes and one off-leash area. The city counts 2,449 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1910s
- Walter Hargrave Residence · Arts and Crafts1913
- 1950s
Established 1953
- Simpsons Sears · Modern1958
2 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 20.8%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 12.9%ParklandNear city median 11.9%
- 4.1%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 2.7 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 4.3 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
48 building permits, 30 development permits and 2 land-use redesignations in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $10.1M.
Housing stock
The city lists 26 registered secondary suites and 6 licensed short-term rentals.
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill in?
- Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill is in the Centre sector of Calgary.
- Is Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill on the CTrain?
- Yes. Lions Park Station sits inside the Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill boundary.
- What schools are in Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill?
- Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill has 1 school inside its boundary: Briar Hill School.
- How big is Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill?
- Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill covers about 1.2 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill?
- Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill borders Banff Trail, Capitol Hill, Hillhurst, St. Andrews Heights, University Of Calgary, and West Hillhurst.
- How many historic resources are in Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill?
- Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill has 2 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill good for walking and cycling?
- Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill has 4.3 km of bike routes and 2.7 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill?
- Every home for sale in Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill is on the listings map, with prices and photos, scoped to this community.
Sources and notes
- City of Calgary Open Data: community boundaries and classes, permits, parks and off-leash areas, urban forest, pathways and bikeways, historic resources, public art, schools, transit stops, secondary suites, short-term rentals, land supply. Permits, suites and short-term-rental licences refresh daily to weekly.