# 15 Lester Lane, Addington

19 reports on record since September 2015 · 9 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/addington/15-lester-lane

## What gets reported here
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 6
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 3
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 2
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/trees), 1

## Reported here
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8021096), 2 Apr 2026
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/5969084), 4 Mar 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5735024), 21 Jan 2025
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4443415), 21 Mar 2024
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/3795916), 14 Oct 2023
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/3795901), 14 Oct 2023
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/3785802), 11 Oct 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3736402), 27 Sept 2023
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/3478435), 5 Jul 2023
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/3467187), 30 Jun 2023

## Photographed here (9 on record)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8021096), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08021096/public/1_3u0zj99j2717.jpg
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4443415), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04443415/public/1_ovg7dtxx99m.jpg
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/2452295), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02452295/public/1_6aT3s5i.jpg
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/900305), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00900305/0_hyYgYy
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/697762), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00697762/0
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/235832), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00235832/0
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/235831), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00235831/0
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/89929), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00089929/0
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/88901), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00088901/0

[More photographs on the Addington wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=addington)

## Also reported on Lester Lane
- [25 Lester Lane](https://www.chch.live/addington/25-lester-lane), 18 reports
- [9 Lester Lane](https://www.chch.live/addington/9-lester-lane), 12 reports
- [3 Lester Lane](https://www.chch.live/addington/3-lester-lane), 11 reports
- [19–23 Lester Lane](https://www.chch.live/addington/19%E2%80%9323-lester-lane), 2 reports
- [19 Lester Lane](https://www.chch.live/addington/19-lester-lane), 1 report
- [17–19 Lester Lane](https://www.chch.live/addington/17%E2%80%9319-lester-lane), 1 report
- [Lester Lane, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/lester-lane)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5391&lon=172.6103&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5391&lon=172.6103&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5391&lon=172.6103&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5391&lon=172.6103&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ

*Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Clean CC BY decades only; NZAM-covered spots stay out. [RetroLens](https://retrolens.co.nz/) holds more Crown aerials.*

## On the doorstep
- [NZ Blood](https://www.chch.live/business/nz-blood-addington), 47 m away · Blood Donation
- [Animates](https://www.chch.live/business/animates-addington), 163 m away · Pet shops
- [Number One Shoes](https://www.chch.live/business/number-one-shoes-addington), 181 m away · Shoes
- [Coastal Pacific Train](https://www.chch.live/business/coastal-pacific-train-addington), 182 m away · Attractions

*Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.*

## The bus nearby
- [Mandeville St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=46076), 446 m away · [route 140](https://www.chch.live/buses/140)

*The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.*

## The remembered names nearby
- [Addington Water Tower Ipenz Recognises This Engineering](https://www.chch.live/plaque/6957-christchurch-railway-station-r), 206 m away, “ADDINGTON WATER TOWER IPENZ RECOGNISES THIS ENGINEERING WORK AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF N.Z.’…” · 2008

*The plaque pins come from the register, a recorded spot, not a surveyed one. The whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).*

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Lester Lane in 3 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=lester-lane&suburb=addington)

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Addington ran about **$502 a week**, $48 below the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/addington#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Riccarton ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/riccarton), the [Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/halswell-hornby-riccarton) is its local layer. Ward lines don’t always follow suburb lines; this one is measured at the pin, not the suburb’s centre. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## What was here, Former Addington Railway Workshops Water Tower and Setting
*208 m away · 66H Clarence Street · located to ±11 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/27)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/5390

## The green nearby
- [Hagley Park South](https://www.chch.live/park/1812-hagley-park-south), 172 m to the edge · Sports ground · 71 ha
- [Christchurch Railway Station Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/961-christchurch-railway-station-reserve), 199 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Longley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1249-longley-reserve), 363 m to the edge · playground, 51 pieces
- [Walsall Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1773-walsall-reserve), 450 m to the edge

*Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.*

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-364-addington), 77 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-404-addington), 97 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-392-addington), 205 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-422-christchurch-central-city), 222 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Addington](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-396-riccarton), 319 m to the line · walk · bike

*Lines passing within half a kilometre, the council’s open data.*

## Questions, answered briefly

**What has been reported at 15 Lester Lane?**

19 council reports on record since September 2015, most often roading/streets (6), overgrown vegetation (3), graffiti (3).

**Which suburb is 15 Lester Lane in?**

Addington, Christchurch, on [Lester Lane](https://www.chch.live/street/addington/lester-lane).

**What stood at 15 Lester Lane before?**

The heritage register names a place at or beside it, [Former Addington Railway Workshops Water Tower and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/27).

**What is the nearest park to 15 Lester Lane?**

[Hagley Park South](https://www.chch.live/park/1812-hagley-park-south), 172 m to its edge, 71 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=addington&address=15-lester-lane · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Addington&street=lester-lane
