# 1 Retreat Road, Avonside

34 reports on record since April 2017 · 30 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/avonside/1-retreat-road

## What gets reported here
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish) — 12
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 9
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 5
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling) — 4
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism) — 1
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 1

## Reported here
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8732717) — 12 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8717044) — 10 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8698508) — 6 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8667015) — 31 Jul 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8186408) — 2 May 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8147662) — 25 Apr 2026
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8087079) — 15 Apr 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7794088) — 23 Feb 2026
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6822039) — 31 Aug 2025
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6443214) — 6 Jun 2025

## Photographed here (30 on record)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8732717) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08732717/public/1_ufy95btphzqa.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8717044) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08717044/public/1_mwu4lr4fahcs.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8698508) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08698508/public/1_e7zfmpenxtol.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8667015) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08667015/public/1_9t41y1nhq2o.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8186408) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08186408/public/1_4ohfajmybxsq.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8147662) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08147662/public/1_3x8tb1h9e35o.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8087079) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08087079/public/1_1vj3b7z97edk.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7794088) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07794088/public/1_gt4vr1q0so3.jpg
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6822039) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06822039/public/1_mghp9nsp18n9.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6443214) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06443214/public/1_vfpcsp73uiu.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6370520) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06370520/public/1_zisaw28amd9t.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/5557117) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05557117/public/1_f45rllddpru5.jpg

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

## Also reported on Retreat Road
- [11 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/11-retreat-road) — 80 reports
- [6 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/6-retreat-road) — 19 reports
- [13 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/13-retreat-road) — 17 reports
- [79 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/79-retreat-road) — 15 reports
- [67A Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/67a-retreat-road) — 15 reports
- [58 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/58-retreat-road) — 15 reports
- [31 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/31-retreat-road) — 14 reports
- [9 Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/avonside/9-retreat-road) — 13 reports
- [Retreat Road, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/avonside/retreat-road)

## On the doorstep
- [Riverlution Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/riverlution-cafe-richmond) — 110 m away · Cafés
- [The Green Lab - Riverlution](https://www.chch.live/business/the-green-lab-riverlution-richmond) — 250 m away · Cafés
- [New World](https://www.chch.live/business/new-world-richmond) — 376 m away · Supermarkets
- [Flavour Indian Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/flavour-indian-takeaway-richmond) — 380 m away · Fast food

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

## The bus nearby
- Stanmore Rd near Warwick St — 388 m away · [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [the Orbiter (clockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oc)
- Woodham Rd near Avonside Dr — 409 m away · [the Orbiter (clockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oc)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [1932 – 1992 This Tåtara Was Planted to Commemorate](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59089-avebury-park) — 204 m away — “1932 – 1992 This tōtara was planted to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Founding o…” · 2009
- [Donated by N.Z. Founders Society Inc. Canterbury Branch](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59101-avebury-park) — 212 m away — “Donated by N.Z. Founders Society Inc. Canterbury Branch September 2007” · 2009
- [Rene Griffith Died 6th July 2005 Aged 96 in Surrey, England](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59094-avebury-park) — 238 m away — “RENE GRIFFITH Died 6th July 2005 aged 96 in Surrey, England This place was a favourite in…” · 2009

*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 Retreat Road in 4 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Avonside ran about **$293 a week** — $257 below the city median of $550 — [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/avonside#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Burwood ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/burwood) — the [Coastal-Burwood-Linwood community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/coastal-burwood-linwood) 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 — MED Substation and Setting
*15 m away · 11 Retreat Road · located to ±5 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/290)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Dwelling and Setting, Avebury
*185 m away · 9 Eveleyn Couzins Avenue · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/440)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Avon Riverbank True Right](https://www.chch.live/park/1890-avon-riverbank-true-right) — 23 m to the edge · 11 ha
- [Avebury Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1019-avebury-park) — 105 m to the edge · Botanic · playground — 8 pieces
- [Richmond Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1205-richmond-playground) — 405 m to the edge · playground — 14 pieces
- [Retreat Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/957-retreat-reserve) — 447 m to the edge
- [Alexandra Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1145-alexandra-park) — 500 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 Avonside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-54-avonside) — 13 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Avonside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-50-dallington) — 59 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Avonside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-52-richmond) — 82 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Avonside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-37-richmond) — 105 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Avonside](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-587-richmond) — 393 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 1 Retreat Road?**

34 council reports on record since April 2017 — most often dumped rubbish (12), graffiti (9), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (5).

**Which suburb is 1 Retreat Road in?**

Avonside, Christchurch — on [Retreat Road](https://www.chch.live/street/avonside/retreat-road).

**What stood at 1 Retreat Road before?**

The heritage register names 2 places at or beside it — [MED Substation and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/290), [Dwelling and Setting, Avebury](https://www.chch.live/place/440).

**What is the nearest park to 1 Retreat Road?**

[Avon Riverbank True Right](https://www.chch.live/park/1890-avon-riverbank-true-right) — 23 m to its edge, 11 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=avonside&address=1-retreat-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Avonside&street=retreat-road