# Addington, Christchurch

14,567 council reports since June 2015, the 7th busiest suburb in the city. 11,617 photographs on record.
6,330 people at the 2023 Census, 2,182 to the square kilometre across 2.9 km².

https://www.chch.live/addington

## Live source links

Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text.

- [Christchurch City Council What’s On](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on)
- [Christchurch City Libraries events](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/events/)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Addington is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is sited 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south-west of the city centre.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addington%2C_New_Zealand), a tertiary source
Population: Stats NZ 2023 Census Statistical Area 2 counts summed over the suburb’s own areas, as Wikipedia maps them; the area is measured from the suburb boundary.

## Living here

New bonds here ran at about **$502 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $371–$563, across 153 bonds, up 21% on a year ago. That’s about **$48 a week below** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the Addington North, Addington East, Addington West and Tower Junction areas combined, approximately this suburb.
- 1-bedroom house, $530 a week · 75 new bonds
- 3-bedroom house, $570 a week · 15 new bonds
- room in a shared house, $238 a week · 12 new bonds
- 4-bedroom house, $530 a week · 9 new bonds
- boarding-house room, $240 a week · 6 new bonds
- 1-bedroom flat/unit, $102 a week · 6 new bonds

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock.

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 5,682 people and 2,271 occupied private households, grouped from 42 SA1 areas in Tower Junction, Addington North, Addington West, Addington East. Several statistical areas are combined here, so this is a grouped proxy rather than a count for one suburb boundary.


Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%. Stats NZ uses fixed random rounding to base 3; unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero.

[individuals](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120766-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-individuals-by-statistical-area-1-part-1/) · [households](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120765-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-households-by-statistical-area-1/) · [geography](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/table/111243/) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## As reported (11,617 on record)
- [424 Selwyn St](https://www.chch.live/report/9083649)
- [362 Selwyn Street, Addington](https://www.chch.live/report/9081789)
- [15 Bernard St](https://www.chch.live/report/9081173)
- [336A Selwyn St](https://www.chch.live/report/9075852)
- [292 Lincoln Road, Addington](https://www.chch.live/report/9069503)
- [294 Lincoln Road, Addington](https://www.chch.live/report/9069502)

[11,617 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=addington)

## The suburb, back then (119 in the archive)

*Placed by the record’s locality join or the name in its own title, a lead, not a claim each frame stood here.*
- [Garden city of the Dominion. Leaves 25 to 26Christchurch, New Zealand : a pictorial souvenir of the Dominion's garden city](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-59372923), 1917 · Canterbury Stories
- [Addington Railway Workshops, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-29844783), 1898 · Te Papa Collections Online
- [Addington Railway Workshops, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-29844720), 1898 · Te Papa Collections Online
- [Addington Railway Workshops, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-29844719), 1898 · Te Papa Collections Online
- [Addington Railway Workshops, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-29844786), 1898 · Te Papa Collections Online
- [Addington Railway Workshops, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-29844784), 1898 · Te Papa Collections Online
- [Addington Railway Workshops, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1890s#p-29844785), 1898 · Te Papa Collections Online
- [New Zealand's Third Contingent for South Africa: View of camp at Addington, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-30087678), 1900 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [The Third Contingent: Roll call at the Addington camp, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-30087679), 1900 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [General view of the Addington camp near Christchurch where the southern portion of the 8th New Zealand Contingent are in training](https://www.chch.live/then/1900s#p-29971800), 1902 · Kura Heritage Collections Online

[…and 109 more across the archive](https://www.chch.live/then)

## The record on Addington
- Addington enters the written record in 1 January 1858, [“Addington Cemetery plan”](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/cemeteries/ccl-cs-12572), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories).
- “Addington” appears somewhere in 3,850 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: roading/streets, 9 June 2015, at 9.
- Its busiest day was 3 November 2024, 51 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Lincoln Road](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/lincoln-road), reported on 806 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Spreydon ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/spreydon), the [Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/spreydon-cashmere-heathcote) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).
- On foot: [Church, gaol and the workshops](https://www.chch.live/walks/addington-church-and-gaol), a heritage walk over this ground.

## How fast the council fixes things here (15,196 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Addington took **3 days** to resolve, the city-wide median is 3 days, so this ground runs faster than the city as a whole.
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 8 weeks or longer.
258 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 13 November 2019.

Work orders, not resident reports, the council’s MyCouncilTicket stream, and one job can appear in both. A median counts only finished jobs; open ones are named as open, never averaged in. [The ticket roll](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · [the whole city’s fix times](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix).

## Alcohol rules on this ground

**Addington**, a public drinking ban (on New Zealand Trotting Cup Day (the second Tuesday in November each year) from 9am to 10pm), covers about 44% of Addington.
3 sensitive sites stand here, Addington Te Kura Taumatua, Sacred Heart Girls' College, The Salvation Army Bridge, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of them.

The council’s bylaw zones and the Local Alcohol Policy’s buffer list. A ban rules drinking in public places; it says nothing about whether a premises may sell, that is the licence register’s job.

## Lately
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/9083649), 13 Oct 2026 · 424 Selwyn St, “Damaged sign”
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9081789), 13 Oct 2026 · 362 Selwyn Street, “car parking illegally on yellow lines”
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9081173), 13 Oct 2026 · 15 Bernard St, “Bin not emptied”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9075852), 12 Oct 2026 · 336A Selwyn St, “Old couch on footpath”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9074364), 12 Oct 2026 · 96 Wrights Road, “Rubbish and waste scattered along bank beside motorway.”
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9069503), 11 Oct 2026 · 292 Lincoln Road
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9069502), 11 Oct 2026 · 294 Lincoln Road
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9069493), 11 Oct 2026 · 316 Lincoln Road
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9069491), 11 Oct 2026 · 316 Lincoln Road
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9069489), 11 Oct 2026 · 330 Lincoln Road
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9069484), 11 Oct 2026 · 330 Lincoln Road
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9069482), 11 Oct 2026 · 342 Lincoln Road

## Reports per year
- 2015, 95
- 2016, 245
- 2017, 397
- 2018, 606
- 2019, 1,047
- 2020, 1,114
- 2021, 1,305
- 2022, 1,537
- 2023, 2,154
- 2024, 2,431
- 2025, 2,133

## What gets reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 6,275
- Rubbish & dumping, 3,539
- Roads & footpaths, 2,059
- Water & drains, 1,149
- Trees & parks, 911
- Vehicles & parking, 374
- Everything else, 214
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 32

## Exactly what people say
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3,900
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 2,118
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1,086
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 1,057
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1,056
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 548
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 514
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 311

## On the heritage register (14)
- [14 Wise Street](https://www.chch.live/place/509), 5/14 Wise Street
- [Addington Cemetery and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/309), 410 Selwyn Street
- [Church of St Mary the Virgin and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/425), 21A Church Square
- [Church of St Mary the Virgin Belltower and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/426)
- [Church of St Mary the Virgin Lychgate and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/427)
- [Church Square and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/38), 21A Church Square
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/216), 383 Selwyn Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/217), 389 Selwyn Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/218), 391 Selwyn Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/222), 13 Spencer Street
- [Former Addington Gaol, Wall and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/134), 15/336 Lincoln Road
- [Former Addington Railway Workshops Water Tower and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/27), 66H Clarence Street
- [Former West Christchurch School/Hagley Community College and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/92), 510E Hagley Avenue
- [Hagley Park](https://www.chch.live/place/501)

The register’s own page for the area: [Addington on the heritage register](https://www.chch.live/history/addington)

On foot: [Church, gaol and the workshops](https://www.chch.live/walks/addington-church-and-gaol), heritage walk over this ground.

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Lincoln Road](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/lincoln-road), reported on 806 separate days
- [Poulson Street](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/poulson-street), reported on 355 separate days
- [Antigua Street](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/antigua-street), reported on 353 separate days
- [Wrights Road](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/wrights-road), reported on 344 separate days
- [Ward Street](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/ward-street), reported on 337 separate days
- [Moorhouse Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/moorhouse-avenue), reported on 289 separate days
- [Barrington Street](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/barrington-street), reported on 281 separate days
- [Fairfield Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/fairfield-avenue), reported on 262 separate days

## Schools (3)
- [Addington Te Kura Taumatua](https://www.chch.live/school/3271-addington-te-kura-taumatua), Contributing · decile 3 · EQI 470
- [New Zealand IT College (Proposed)](https://www.chch.live/school/4539-new-zealand-it-college-proposed), Secondary (Year 9-15) · private, not rated
- [Sacred Heart School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3270-sacred-heart-school-christchurch), Full Primary · decile 4 · EQI 404

Decile and Equity Index describe the community a school draws from, never how well it teaches.

Zoned for [Addington Te Kura Taumatua](https://www.chch.live/school/3271-addington-te-kura-taumatua) · [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school) · [Sacred Heart School (Christchurch)](https://www.chch.live/school/3270-sacred-heart-school-christchurch) · [St Thomas of Canterbury College](https://www.chch.live/school/331-st-thomas-of-canterbury-college) · [Te Kura Tuarua o Horomaka Hillmorton High School](https://www.chch.live/school/339-te-kura-tuarua-o-horomaka-hillmorton-high-school) · and 8 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (14)
- [Addington Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1268-addington-park), Sports ground · 3 ha · playground, 16 pieces
- [Addington Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/park/1634-addington-cemetery), Botanic · 2 ha
- [Cardigan Bay Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1737-cardigan-bay-reserve), playground, 37 pieces
- [Mountfort Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1219-mountfort-park), Botanic
- [Cornelius O'connor Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1307-cornelius-o-connor-reserve), playground, 39 pieces
- [Baxters Drain](https://www.chch.live/park/1463-baxters-drain)
- [Braddon Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1496-braddon-reserve)
- [Disraeli Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1147-disraeli-reserve)
- [Ruskin Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/938-ruskin-reserve), playground, 13 pieces
- [Parade Court Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1716-parade-court-reserve)
- [Longley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1249-longley-reserve), playground, 51 pieces
- [Walsall Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1773-walsall-reserve)
- [Antigua Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1620-antigua-reserve)
- [Christchurch Railway Station Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/961-christchurch-railway-station-reserve), Botanic

A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim.

## Where the suburb worships (5)
- [Church of Saint Mary The Virgin / St Mary's Anglican Church - Addington](https://www.chch.live/worship/church-of-saint-mary-the-virgin-st-mary-s-anglican-church-addington), an Anglican church · 21 Church Square
- [Majestic Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/majestic-church), a church · 85b Moorhouse Avenue
- [Sacred Heart Parish - Addington](https://www.chch.live/worship/sacred-heart-parish-addington), a Catholic church · 70 Spencer Street
- [Samoan Seventh-Day Adventist Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/samoan-seventh-day-adventist-church), a Seventh-day Adventist church · 61 Brougham Street
- [True Jesus Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/true-jesus-church), a church

The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship).

## The tracks through here (20)
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-259-upper-riccarton), 3.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham), 2.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-406-spreydon), 2.1 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-484-addington), 1.9 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-398-addington), 1.9 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-441-sydenham), 1.5 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-350-addington), 1.1 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-318-middleton), 905 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-364-addington), 834 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-432-addington), 743 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-333-addington), 690 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-392-addington), 683 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-363-addington), 563 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-348-addington), 553 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-404-addington), 335 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-368-addington), 190 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-443-addington), 186 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-439-addington), 132 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-444-addington), 126 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-399-addington), 116 m · walk · bike

A track belongs to every suburb its line passes through.

## The ground that moved
The February 2011 survey drew mapped ground failure over 13.3% of this outline, about 38 hectares. A patch is a footprint, not a finding about an address; the count for the whole city is at [liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction).
The 2011 grading filed 2.3% of this outline, about 7 hectares, mostly **TC2**. A category is a verdict for a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the grades are at [technical-categories](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories).
No high-hazard flood area covers this outline. The broader flood-management watch covers **1%** of it, Bells Creek. Shares read from a sampled join; a model’s map, not a promise. The waiting water: [flood-hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard).
The plan’s noise overlays cover **56%** of this outline, about 162 hectares across **2** mapped overlays, and inside the airport’s bird-strike buffer. Shares read from a sampled join; a planning line, not a meter’s reading. The quiet lines: [noise](https://www.chch.live/noise).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **36** classified reaches, the plan calling **Jacksons Creek Upper** and **Baxter Creek**
           by name, **1%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **7 m** off the bank. The margin is the plan’s drawing, not a survey of the bank. The drawn water: [water-margin](https://www.chch.live/water-margin).
The plan’s allowed shape holds this outline, **28%** of it inside the residential overlays, the densest standing **Medium Density**, inside the central city’s walking catchment. The shape is the plan’s permission, not a survey of what stands. The allowed shape: [density](https://www.chch.live/density).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **2,806** photographs on this ground, 2010–2017, wastewater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now. The whole record: [rebuild](https://www.chch.live/rebuild).
The pedal network threads this ground, **24.1 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, 3.9 km of it separated from the traffic, [Little River Link](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/little-river-link), [Northern Line](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/northern-line), [Quarryman's Trail](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/quarryman-s-trail), [South Express](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/south-express). A segment counts under every suburb its path enters; the whole network: [cycleways](https://www.chch.live/cycleways).
The remembered names stand on this ground, **11** inscribed plaques, [Ruskin Reserve](https://www.chch.live/plaque/31204-ruskin-reserve), [Baxters Drain](https://www.chch.live/plaque/65246-baxters-drain), [Disraeli Reserve](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311069-disraeli-reserve) among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).
The rulebook binds this ground, **20** drawn instruments, 5 of them dog rules, 6 alcohol bans, 2 camping zones, a certified self-contained van can stay the night at Christchurch Urban Restricted Area; the other zone bans it outright, 7 bottle-store buffers; the outline sits inside the takiwā of Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga. The bylaw is the instrument, this the map of it, the rulebook: [rules](https://www.chch.live/rules).
**81** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly vehicle refuelling, service and repair, chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, mineral extraction, refining and reprocessing, storage and use, 54 still doing the work. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **40** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 11 hectares, mostly gravel, silt, engineered fill, 1 carry fill the file can’t vouch for. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the layer is at [fill](https://www.chch.live/fill).
**4** parcels inside this outline carry a cleanup on the file, 1 marked verified. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the register is at [remediated](https://www.chch.live/remediated).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **89%** of this outline in the **medium** class. A class is the model’s verdict on a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the study is at [vulnerability](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability).
The council’s structure register stands **51** assets on this ground, 23 sets of steps, 12 shelters, 7 ramps, 5 bridges, sited at Addington Sports Stadium & Gro, Rugby League Park, Baxters Drain, Ruskin Reserve. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The recreation register keeps **3** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 1 basketball, 1 football, 1 lacrosse. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation).
The register counts **1610** living trees inside this outline, **32** veterans among them, 31 carrying a protection, mostly Kowhai, Pin Oak, Ribbonwood. The file remembers **743** trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the canopy is at [trees](https://www.chch.live/trees).
The plan files **29%** of this outline under **Medium density residential zone**, **29%** residential, the rest mostly Transport 23%, Open Space Metropolitan Facilities 12%. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is a sampled read of the plan’s polygons; the district’s zoning is at [zones](https://www.chch.live/zones).
The plan reserves about **24 hectares** of this outline, **8%** , under 6 designations, mostly movement, power & signal, learning. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is a sampled read; the register is at [designations](https://www.chch.live/designations).
The plan’s exceptions touch **1%** of this outline, 1 qualifying matter, mostly residential. A matter narrows how the density rule applies, it does not forbid; the mix is a sampled read, and the cultural-significance areas are the plan’s own unnamed ones. The register is at [matters](https://www.chch.live/matters).
The plan’s heritage schedule protects **12** places by name in this suburb, **5** graded highly significant, **Addington Cemetery and Setting**, **Church of St Mary the Virgin and Setting**, **Church Square and Setting** among them. A setting is the ground the item stands in, each files under the suburb holding its centroid. The schedule is at [heritage](https://www.chch.live/heritage).
GeoNet’s catalogue puts 5 magnitude-3+ epicentres inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M3.7 in 2010. An epicentre is where the instruments placed the break, not a measure of the shaking here; the whole catalogue is counted at [sequence](https://www.chch.live/sequence), and the story in plain language is [the earthquakes explainer](https://www.chch.live/how-nz-works/canterbury-earthquakes).

## The names on this ground (5)
- [Back in Time](https://www.chch.live/memorial/back-in-time), artwork · Stuart Sinclair
- [Under the Eaves](https://www.chch.live/memorial/under-the-eaves), artwork · David Lloyd
- [Addington Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/cemetery/addington-cemetery), cemetery
- [The Old Stock Yards](https://www.chch.live/site/old-stock-yards), ruin
- [Jacksons Creek](https://www.chch.live/river/jacksons-creek), waterway · 4.1 km

The named waterways, bays, headlands, monuments, summits and old sites OpenStreetMap puts inside this outline, a pin is the mapper’s own; a waterway belongs to every suburb it crosses. Every roll, counted: [geography](https://www.chch.live/geography).

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [Addington Cemetery plan](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/cemeteries/ccl-cs-12572), [Canterbury Stories](https://www.chch.live/collection/canterbury-stories) · 1858-01-01T00:00:00Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 09 March 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18590309.2.10.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1859-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 (Lyttelton Times, 07 May 1859)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18590507.2.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1859-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- [Photograph, Francis Stevens](https://ehive.com/collections/3278/objects/1552062), [Te Hikoi Museum](https://www.chch.live/documents?collection=Te%20Hikoi%20Museum) · 1860-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- [Photograph, Captain William Stevens and Frances Emma Stevens.](https://ehive.com/collections/3278/objects/1447185), [Te Hikoi Museum](https://www.chch.live/documents?collection=Te%20Hikoi%20Museum) · 1862-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- [Photograph, Captain William Stevens](https://ehive.com/collections/3278/objects/1447198), [Te Hikoi Museum](https://www.chch.live/documents?collection=Te%20Hikoi%20Museum) · 1862-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
- [DEATHS. (Lyttelton Times, 05 April 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18620405.2.18.5.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1862-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF HEATHCOTE—CLAIMS TO VOTE.—IB 62. (Lyttelton Times, 12 April 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18620412.2.20), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1862-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH.—CLAIMS TO VOTE—IB 62. (Lyttelton Times, 12 April 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18620412.2.25), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1862-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 16 April 1862)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18620416.2.20.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1862-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Addington
- [Celebrate Oktoberfest at Addington Raceway, see a drag parody of Hocus Pocus, explore 20 years of McLeans Forest, or catch a free night of live music at a voter enrolment gig.](https://www.thepress.co.nz/culture/361083281/oktoberfest-hocus-pocus-and-walking-breast-cancer-awareness-9-unmissable-events-otautahi), The Press · Nicole Mathewson, 2 Oct 2026
- [Dicots seen — Addington, Christchurch, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/404085080), iNaturalist · meurkc, 28 Sept 2026
- [Addington Raceway eyes old stadium site for major housing, hospitality development](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivwFBVV95cUxNRF81dHRuSnJkMDhRcG5CVFRXUjhoWkN2bFE4eERybzFUbkRHWjV1RDNKQ3JqSjZicDB6YS1CVWhNY0NPY3pVcTIwdGRwLUtEbTBWcmdzVUsyMDVnb083MUpieUFfSXN5VkNQNWtOa1h6MjNVOTdHUk04Z2NLVU5sdHBGN19PNzhZLUFwRWxaS0p4SzdqZm45NGJ4V280dWEta1B1WXBtREYtTnd4MENFc3gyYWRmMFE2Q1ZhOG1mRQ?oc=5), The news · The Press, 26 Sept 2026
- [Christchurch’s Georgia Waddington prepares for Miss Universe world stage](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitgFBVV95cUxPeng0Y0dLS2JWNUtMazZMTHM0NEVKSU1FY3kyR3QzbWdxRlY5SnM0ZzFuSVUzakY3bG95QU1ScE5XTzRyWEJ4SFc1U2Rwb1Y5bkpZbG5zTmRsYmhNM2JGOWJzWjltNlEwZFF2a00wdXpZTmdyMEhZemRYeFlsNmVWeUJaemFfenB6TVU5TUNxUklRazVrb1htVnBOOTd4ZlpLT2F5U3RuY29kbk5lVzZqdlZXbTRfZw?oc=5), The news · Chris Lynch Media, 23 Sept 2026
- [This will be my first time going to the Friday races at Riccarton. I have been to Addington Cup day a number of times. Is the dress code similar? Do I need to wear a pretty dress? Is a facinator on…](https://www.reddit.com/r/chch/comments/1wkxbhy/friday_races_cup_week/), r/chch · asyouwishbuttercup12, 20 Sept 2026

[The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire)

## The crash record (696 injury crashes)

696 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 9 people killed, 138 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Moorhouse Avenue at Selwyn Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=moorhouse-ave&suburb=addington), 37 injury crashes.

- [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=addington)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes)

## The crime record (4,613 recorded victimisations)

4,613 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 203 a year per 1,000 residents. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence.

- [The suburb on the crime map](https://www.chch.live/crime?grain=suburb&area=addington)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (38 stops)

38 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 120](https://www.chch.live/buses/120), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [route 140](https://www.chch.live/buses/140), [the Orbiter (anticlockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oa), [the Orbiter (clockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oc).
- Addington Village near Lincoln Rd
- Addington Village near Lincoln Rd
- Antigua St near Disraeli St
- Antigua St near Fairfield Ave
- Brougham St near Barrie St
- Brougham St near James K Baxter Pl
- Brougham St near Somerset Cres
- Disraeli St near Braddon St
- Disraeli St near Selwyn St
- Harman St near Grove Rd
- Harman St near Lincoln Rd
- Lincoln Rd and Parade Ct
- Lincoln Rd near Clarence St S
- Lincoln Rd near Dickens St
- Lincoln Rd near Hazeldean Rd
- Lincoln Rd near Lincoln Ln

- [Every route in the record](https://www.chch.live/buses)

## Businesses here (207 in the directory)

From OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory, each kind opens at this suburb’s shelf.

- [Restaurants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-addington), 26
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-addington), 23
- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-addington), 16
- [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-addington), 11
- [Motels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel#in-addington), 9
- [Clothing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-addington), 7
- [Venues & events](https://www.chch.live/businesses/venue#in-addington), 5
- [Car washes](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-wash#in-addington), 4
- [Delis](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli#in-addington), 4
- [Outdoor gear](https://www.chch.live/businesses/outdoor-gear#in-addington), 4
- [ATMs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/atm#in-addington), 3
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-addington), 3
- [Company](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-company#in-addington), 3
- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-addington), 3
- [Furniture](https://www.chch.live/businesses/furniture#in-addington), 3
- [Gyms & fitness](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gym#in-addington), 3
- [Petrol stations](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-addington), 3
- [Attractions](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-addington), 2
- [Bakeries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-addington), 2
- [Beauty](https://www.chch.live/businesses/beauty#in-addington), 2
- [Bed](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bed#in-addington), 2
- [Bike shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bike-shop#in-addington), 2
- [Butchers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/butcher#in-addington), 2
- [Car dealers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-dealer#in-addington), 2
- [Car repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-repair#in-addington), 2
- [Government](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-government#in-addington), 2
- [Insurance](https://www.chch.live/businesses/insurance#in-addington), 2
- [Paint](https://www.chch.live/businesses/paint#in-addington), 2
- [Pet shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pet-shop#in-addington), 2
- [Pharmacies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pharmacy#in-addington), 2
- [Real estate](https://www.chch.live/businesses/real-estate#in-addington), 2
- [Shoes](https://www.chch.live/businesses/shoes#in-addington), 2
- [Baby Goods](https://www.chch.live/businesses/baby-goods#in-addington), 1
- [Bbq](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bbq#in-addington), 1
- [Blood Donation](https://www.chch.live/businesses/healthcare-blood-donation#in-addington), 1
- [Bookshops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop#in-addington), 1
- [Builders](https://www.chch.live/businesses/builder#in-addington), 1
- [Car parts](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-parts#in-addington), 1
- [Carpet](https://www.chch.live/businesses/carpet#in-addington), 1
- [Caterers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/caterer#in-addington), 1
- [Cinemas & theatres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cinema#in-addington), 1
- [Cleaning Supplies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cleaning-supplies#in-addington), 1
- [Coffee roasters](https://www.chch.live/businesses/coffee-roaster#in-addington), 1
- [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-addington), 1
- [Dry cleaners](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dry-cleaner#in-addington), 1
- [Electronics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/electronics#in-addington), 1
- [Financial](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-financial#in-addington), 1
- [Florists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/florist#in-addington), 1
- [Galleries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gallery#in-addington), 1
- [Games](https://www.chch.live/businesses/games#in-addington), 1
- [Gift shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gift#in-addington), 1
- [Glaziery](https://www.chch.live/businesses/craft-glaziery#in-addington), 1
- [Hairdressers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hairdresser#in-addington), 1
- [Hardware](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hardware#in-addington), 1
- [Hostels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hostel#in-addington), 1
- [Houseware](https://www.chch.live/businesses/houseware#in-addington), 1
- [Lighting](https://www.chch.live/businesses/lighting#in-addington), 1
- [Malls](https://www.chch.live/businesses/mall#in-addington), 1
- [Money Lender](https://www.chch.live/businesses/money-lender#in-addington), 1
- [Music](https://www.chch.live/businesses/music#in-addington), 1
- [Op shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/op-shop#in-addington), 1
- [Party](https://www.chch.live/businesses/party#in-addington), 1
- [Printers & copy shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/printing#in-addington), 1
- [Recruitment](https://www.chch.live/businesses/recruitment#in-addington), 1
- [Sports shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-shop#in-addington), 1
- [Stationery](https://www.chch.live/businesses/stationery#in-addington), 1
- [Tattoo & piercing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tattoo#in-addington), 1
- [Toy shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/toys#in-addington), 1
- [Tyre shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tyres#in-addington), 1
- [Variety Store](https://www.chch.live/businesses/variety-store#in-addington), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Anna's Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/anna-s-cafe-addington), Cafés
- [Burger King](https://www.chch.live/business/burger-king-addington), Fast food
- [Coffee Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/coffee-culture-addington), Cafés
- [Empire Chicken](https://www.chch.live/business/empire-chicken-addington), Fast food
- [Liquorland](https://www.chch.live/business/liquorland-addington), Bottle stores
- [North & South Gourmet](https://www.chch.live/business/north-south-gourmet-addington), Restaurants
- [Portershed](https://www.chch.live/business/portershed-addington), Cafés
- [Punky Brewster](https://www.chch.live/business/punky-brewster-addington), Bars & pubs
- [The Pedal Pusher](https://www.chch.live/business/the-pedal-pusher-addington), Bars & pubs
- [Esquire Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/esquire-cafe-addington), Cafés

- [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses)

## Next door
- [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/spreydon)
- [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/riccarton)
- [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham)
- [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield)
- [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city)
- [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/hillmorton)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Addington with [Spreydon](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=addington&b=spreydon) · [Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=addington&b=riccarton) · [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=addington&b=sydenham) · [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=addington&b=somerfield) · [Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=addington&b=christchurch-central-city) · [Hillmorton](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=addington&b=hillmorton), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Addington?**

Addington is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The public record holds 14,567 council reports for it, the first filed in June 2015.

**How many people live in Addington?**

6,330 people at the 2023 Census, 2,182 per square kilometre across 2.9 km².

**How many people does the 2023 Census count for Addington?**

About 5,682 people and 2,271 occupied private households (combined SA2s): grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Addington?**

14,567 reports on record, most often graffiti & vandalism (6,275), rubbish & dumping (3,539), roads & footpaths (2,059). 2,029 of them in the year to 13 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Addington had?**

696 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 9 people killed, 138 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=addington)

**What schools are in Addington?**

3 schools in the Ministry’s directory, Addington Te Kura Taumatua, New Zealand IT College (Proposed), Sacred Heart School (Christchurch).

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Addington · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Addington