# 26 Malcolm Avenue, Beckenham

7 reports on record since July 2022 · 2 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/beckenham/26-malcolm-avenue

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 2
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1

## Reported here
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/5738626), 22 Jan 2025
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/4913430), 22 Jul 2024
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/4225204), 1 Feb 2024
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/3739720), 28 Sept 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2661913), 27 Sept 2022
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2658587), 26 Sept 2022
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/2465414), 7 Jul 2022

## Photographed here (2 on record)
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/4913430), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04913430/public/1_utmy1x51gqdy.jpg
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/4225204), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04225204/public/1_zjhspaqceq.jpg

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

## Also reported on Malcolm Avenue
- [118 Malcolm Avenue](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/118-malcolm-avenue), 29 reports
- [119 Malcolm Avenue](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/119-malcolm-avenue), 17 reports
- [118F Malcolm Avenue](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/118f-malcolm-avenue), 13 reports
- [63 Malcolm Avenue](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/63-malcolm-avenue), 8 reports
- [25 Malcolm Avenue](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/25-malcolm-avenue), 8 reports
- [28 Malcolm Avenue](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/28-malcolm-avenue), 5 reports
- [80 Malcolm Avenue](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/80-malcolm-avenue), 4 reports
- [76 Malcolm Avenue](https://www.chch.live/beckenham/76-malcolm-avenue), 4 reports
- [Malcolm Avenue, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/beckenham/malcolm-avenue)

## From the air, then
- [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5653&lon=172.6395&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5653&lon=172.6395&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5653&lon=172.6395&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5653&lon=172.6395&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ

*Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. RNZAF, 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
- [Basic Bikes](https://www.chch.live/business/basic-bikes-cashmere), 208 m away · Bike shops
- [OrthodontiX Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/business/orthodontix-cashmere), 209 m away · Dentists
- [Thorrington Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/thorrington-dairy-cashmere), 211 m away · Dairies & convenience
- [Beckenham Cycles](https://www.chch.live/business/beckenham-cycles-cashmere), 212 m away · Bike shops

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

## The bus nearby
- Colombo St near Thorrington Rd, 210 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1)
- Colombo St near Thorrington Rd, 213 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1)

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

## The rating valuation
- Capital value: $1,040,000, land $730,000, improvements $310,000 · 840 m² · ref 22580/51800 · roll last edited February 2026

A mass appraisal the council runs every three years to divide the rates bill, not a market price, and not a valuation of this house in particular.

## Enrolment zones this address sits inside

*Zones nest, a point is inside a primary, an intermediate and a secondary zone at once. The written scheme, not the polygon, decides.*
- [Beckenham Te Kura o Puroto](https://www.chch.live/school/3291-beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2021
- [Thorrington School](https://www.chch.live/school/3557-thorrington-school), Primary, years 1–6, in force from Jan 2021
- [Christchurch South Karamata Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3318-christchurch-south-karamata-intermediate), Intermediate, years 7–8, in force from Jan 2024
- [St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika](https://www.chch.live/school/3542-st-peter-s-school-te-kura-haoika), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2026
- [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026

## Bin day (Tuesdays)

Bins go out Tuesday, by 6am.
- Green bin, Weekly
- Yellow bin, Fortnightly · Week One
- Red bin, Fortnightly · Week One

This address is on the council’s Week One calendar, which of the red and yellow bins goes out alternates, and that alternation is not published as data, so the council’s collection calendar is the check.

## What the land record says

### [What the ground is](https://www.chch.live/ground)
- **Up to 48% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 12% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 48% in the worst modelled scenario.
- **Technical category TC2**, [Foundation category](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories) · Minor to moderate land damage from liquefaction is possible in future significant earthquakes _Foundations: Standard timber piled foundations or enhanced concrete foundations_

### [Rules on this land](https://www.chch.live/rules)
- **Christchurch / Ōtautahi Clean Air Zone**, [Clean air zone](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Open fires and older woodburners are restricted here under the Canterbury Air Regional Plan. A burner installed before 2001 cannot be replaced like for like.
- **In the Christchurch Airshed**, [Gazetted airshed](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A gazetted airshed is the area the national air quality standard is measured over, the 24-hour PM10 average that this one is allowed to breach once a year. _Zone A_
- **In the South Colombo alcohol ban area**, [Alcohol ban area](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A public drinking ban: At all times, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- **Inside a bottle-store buffer around Te Kura o Huriawa Thorrington**, [Bottle-store buffer](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Restriction on the location of new bottle stores, the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of this site.

These are modelled boundaries, not findings on this house, for anything with money attached, the council’s LIM is the certified property file. [Request a LIM](https://ccc.govt.nz/consents-and-licences/property-information-and-lims/land-information-memorandum-lim) · [Natural Hazards Portal](https://www.naturalhazardsportal.govt.nz).

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Malcolm Avenue 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=malcolm-avenue&suburb=beckenham)

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Beckenham ran about **$620 a week**, $70 above the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/beckenham#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Cashmere ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/cashmere), the [Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/spreydon-cashmere-heathcote) 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).

## The green nearby
- [Remuera Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1323-remuera-reserve), 333 m to the edge · playground, 5 pieces
- [Waimea Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1006-waimea-reserve), 380 m to the edge
- [Ernle Clark Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1657-ernle-clark-reserve), 402 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Thorrington Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1312-thorrington-reserve), 415 m to the edge · playground, 23 pieces
- [Beckenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1276-beckenham-park), 486 m to the edge · Sports ground · 5 ha · playground, 34 pieces

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [South Christchurch Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-32), 452 m away · Library · 66 Colombo St, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022
- [Beckenham Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-10), 453 m away · Service centre

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-520-beckenham), 17 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-517-beckenham), 27 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-516-cashmere), 61 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-463-somerfield), 70 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Beckenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-518-cashmere), 75 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 26 Malcolm Avenue?**

7 council reports on record since July 2022, most often graffiti (2), dumped rubbish (2), water leak (1).

**What school is 26 Malcolm Avenue zoned for?**

[Beckenham Te Kura o Puroto](https://www.chch.live/school/3291-beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto), [Thorrington School](https://www.chch.live/school/3557-thorrington-school), [Christchurch South Karamata Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3318-christchurch-south-karamata-intermediate), [St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika](https://www.chch.live/school/3542-st-peter-s-school-te-kura-haoika) and [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), and inside the region-wide zone of Cashmere High School, Hagley Community College, Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13), Villa Maria College, Christchurch Adventist School, St Thomas of Canterbury College. Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary, and it is redrawn, sometimes at short notice. [These zones on the map →](https://www.chch.live/schools?at=-43.565306768108826,172.63947032346363)

**Which suburb is 26 Malcolm Avenue in?**

Beckenham, Christchurch, on [Malcolm Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/beckenham/malcolm-avenue).

**What stood at 26 Malcolm Avenue before?**

Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot, [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.565306768108826&lon=172.63947032346363)

**What is the nearest park to 26 Malcolm Avenue?**

[Remuera Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1323-remuera-reserve), 333 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=beckenham&address=26-malcolm-avenue · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Beckenham&street=malcolm-avenue
