# 39 Sefton Street, Belfast

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

https://www.chch.live/belfast/39-sefton-street

## What gets reported here
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater), 1

## Reported here
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/6364170), 20 May 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/2483271), 16 Jul 2022

## Photographed here (2 on record)
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/6364170), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06364170/public/1_vp3sevqclxl8.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/2483271), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02483271/public/1_6Kknr2o.jpg

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

## Also reported on Sefton Street
- [41 Sefton Street](https://www.chch.live/belfast/41-sefton-street), 5 reports
- [36 Sefton Street](https://www.chch.live/belfast/36-sefton-street), 4 reports
- [49 Sefton Street](https://www.chch.live/belfast/49-sefton-street), 3 reports
- [43 Sefton Street](https://www.chch.live/belfast/43-sefton-street), 3 reports
- [24 Sefton Street](https://www.chch.live/belfast/24-sefton-street), 3 reports
- [52 Sefton Street](https://www.chch.live/belfast/52-sefton-street), 2 reports
- [14 Sefton Street](https://www.chch.live/belfast/14-sefton-street), 2 reports
- [51 Sefton Street](https://www.chch.live/belfast/51-sefton-street), 1 report
- [Sefton Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/belfast/sefton-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4552&lon=172.6223&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4552&lon=172.6223&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4552&lon=172.6223&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4552&lon=172.6223&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
- [Belfast District Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/belfast-district-museum-belfast), 236 m away · Attractions
- [Stihl Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/stihl-shop-belfast), 385 m away · Garden Machinery

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

## The bus nearby
- Main North Rd near Thompsons Rd, 250 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)
- Main North Rd near Thompsons Rd, 303 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)

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

## 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.*
- [Belfast School](https://www.chch.live/school/3292-belfast-school), Primary 1-8, in force from Jan 2023
- [St Joseph's School (Papanui)](https://www.chch.live/school/3531-st-joseph-s-school-papanui), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2026
- [Papanui High School](https://www.chch.live/school/316-papanui-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2020
- [Emmanuel Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1168-emmanuel-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026
- [St Bede's College](https://www.chch.live/school/315-st-bede-s-college), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Apr 2025

## Bin day (Thursdays)

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

This address is on the council’s fortnightly 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 69% 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, 69% 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_

### Water
- **Inside the modelled 50-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 50 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Styx catchment · 50 Year
- **Inside the modelled 200-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 200 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Styx catchment · 200 Year · climate change modelled to 16%

### [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_

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).

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Belfast ran about **$610 a week**, $60 above the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/belfast#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Harewood ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/harewood), the [Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/fendalton-waimairi-harewood) 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, Dwelling and Setting
*204 m away · 663 Main North Road · located to ±7 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/423)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Kapuatohe Reserve
*227 m away · 665 Main North Road · located to ±69 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/471)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Dwelling and setting, Belfast School Master's House
*247 m away · 665 Main North Road · located to ±11 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/141)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3350

## The green nearby
- [Tisch Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1785-tisch-reserve), 68 m to the edge
- [Foley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1510-foley-reserve), 142 m to the edge · playground, 13 pieces
- [Kapuatohe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1360-kapuatohe-reserve), 172 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Englefield Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/968-englefield-reserve), 260 m to the edge · 5 ha · playground, 39 pieces
- [Sheldon Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1188-sheldon-park), 342 m to the edge · Sports ground · 10 ha · playground, 54 pieces

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What has been reported at 39 Sefton Street?**

2 council reports on record since July 2022, most often water leak (1), street gutters / storm water (1).

**What school is 39 Sefton Street zoned for?**

[Belfast School](https://www.chch.live/school/3292-belfast-school), [St Joseph's School (Papanui)](https://www.chch.live/school/3531-st-joseph-s-school-papanui), [Papanui High School](https://www.chch.live/school/316-papanui-high-school), [Emmanuel Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1168-emmanuel-christian-school) and [St Bede's College](https://www.chch.live/school/315-st-bede-s-college), and inside the region-wide zone of Hagley Community College, Marian 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=-43.45520554107239,172.62228433822685)

**Which suburb is 39 Sefton Street in?**

Belfast, Christchurch, on [Sefton Street](https://www.chch.live/street/belfast/sefton-street).

**What stood at 39 Sefton Street before?**

The heritage register names 3 places at or beside it, [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/423), [Kapuatohe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/place/471).

**What is the nearest park to 39 Sefton Street?**

[Tisch Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1785-tisch-reserve), 68 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=belfast&address=39-sefton-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Belfast&street=sefton-street
