# Lower Courts, Burnside

Lower Courts is a sports centre in Burnside, Christchurch. The record holds no hours or contact details for it yet.

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

## About, in one paragraph

Lower Courts is a sports centre in Burnside, Christchurch. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Burnside High School, the Orbiter (clockwise)) is 26 m away; a cycle lane passes the door.

_Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._

## What the record holds

- **Kind:** Sports centres _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Operator:** Burnside High School _(OpenStreetMap)_

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Specific Purpose (School) _(District Plan)_


## The reports nearby
722 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9035490), [295 Ilam Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/295-ilam-road)
- [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8996661), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Bus Shelter Issue](https://www.chch.live/report/8995379), Burnside High School, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/8929301), [9 Guildford Street, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/9-guildford-street)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8924122), [295 Ilam Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/295-ilam-road)
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8879653), [151 Greers Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/151-greers-road)
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8863643), 157–159 Greers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8828909), [295 Ilam Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/295-ilam-road)
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8722555), [139 Greers Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/139-greers-road)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8676954), [39 Truman Road, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/39-truman-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8643288), [295 Ilam Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/295-ilam-road)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8631585), [295 Ilam Road, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burnside/295-ilam-road)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Burnside High School, 26 m (routes Oc) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Burnside High School, 55 m (routes Oa) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Guildford St near Wayside Ave, 178 m (routes 120) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, passes the door _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Lower%20Courts%2C%20Burnside%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5065085,172.5790034)

## Within a short walk

- [Jellie Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1437-jellie-park), Sports ground, 253 m

## The nearest other sports centres

- [Jellie Park Recreation and Sport Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/jellie-park-recreation-and-sport-centre-burnside), Burnside, 413 m
- [Burnside Squash club](https://www.chch.live/business/burnside-squash-club-burnside), Burnside, 1.5 km
- [Burnside Rugby Football Club](https://www.chch.live/business/burnside-rugby-football-club-burnside), Burnside, 1.5 km
- [Sakura Kan Jiu Jitsu](https://www.chch.live/business/sakura-kan-jiu-jitsu-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 1.9 km
- [Bowls Canterbury](https://www.chch.live/business/bowls-canterbury-fendalton), Fendalton, 1.9 km
- [Fendalton Park Croquet Club](https://www.chch.live/business/fendalton-park-croquet-club-fendalton), Fendalton, 2.0 km
- [Fendalton Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/fendalton-bowling-club-fendalton), Fendalton, 2.0 km
- [Bishopdale Recreation Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/bishopdale-recreation-centre-bishopdale), Bishopdale, 2.0 km
- [Every one in Burnside](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-centre#in-burnside)

## Also in Burnside

- [Laura Fergusson Brain Injury Trust](https://www.chch.live/business/laura-fergusson-brain-injury-trust-burnside), Hospital, 458 m
- [Ilam Dental Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/ilam-dental-centre-burnside), Dentists, 607 m
- [Ilam Medical Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/ilam-medical-centre-burnside), Doctors & clinics, 615 m
- [Unichem](https://www.chch.live/business/unichem-burnside), Pharmacies, 622 m
- [Grahams Road Surgery](https://www.chch.live/business/grahams-road-surgery-burnside), Doctors & clinics, 744 m
- [Appleby Games](https://www.chch.live/business/appleby-games-burnside), Games, 913 m
- [Sevantis Restaurant & Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/sevantis-restaurant-cafe-burnside), Restaurants, 1.1 km
- [Dream Garden Contemporary Vegetarian Cafe and Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/dream-garden-contemporary-vegetarian-cafe-and-restaurant-burnside), Cafés, 1.1 km
- [Nice Cook Chinese Restaurant and Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/nice-cook-chinese-restaurant-and-takeaways-burnside), Restaurants, 1.1 km
- [Nice Cook](https://www.chch.live/business/nice-cook-burnside), Restaurants, 1.1 km
- [Every kind of business in Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5065085&lon=172.5790034)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5065085,172.5790034,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Lower%20Courts)
- [Reviews on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Lower%20Courts%20Burnside)
- [Burnside](https://www.chch.live/burnside), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1029398093), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Lower Courts?**

A sports centre in Burnside, Christchurch.

**Where is Lower Courts?**

Somewhere in Burnside, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5065085,172.5790034,17)

**Is Lower Courts still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**What other sports centres are near Lower Courts?**

[Jellie Park Recreation and Sport Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/jellie-park-recreation-and-sport-centre-burnside) (413 m), [Burnside Squash club](https://www.chch.live/business/burnside-squash-club-burnside) (1.5 km), [Burnside Rugby Football Club](https://www.chch.live/business/burnside-rugby-football-club-burnside) (1.5 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-centre).

**What’s near Lower Courts?**

the Burnside High School bus stop is 26 m away: route Oc; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: [Jellie Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1437-jellie-park) (253 m).

**What stood where Lower Courts is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5065085&lon=172.5790034)

## Sources

- OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- Record assembled 2026-10-13

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Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-centre
Suburb: https://www.chch.live/burnside
