# 1 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City

1 report on record since July 2018 · 1 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1-worcester-boulevard

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/465664), 17 Jul 2018

## Photographed here (1 on record)
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/465664), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00465664/0

[More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Also reported on Worcester Boulevard
- [60 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/60-worcester-boulevard), 22 reports
- [56 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/56-worcester-boulevard), 14 reports
- [5 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5-worcester-boulevard), 13 reports
- [75 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/75-worcester-boulevard), 10 reports
- [28 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/28-worcester-boulevard), 10 reports
- [48 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48-worcester-boulevard), 9 reports
- [2 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-worcester-boulevard), 9 reports
- [78 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/78-worcester-boulevard), 6 reports
- [Worcester Boulevard, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/worcester-boulevard)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5307&lon=172.6279&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5307&lon=172.6279&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5307&lon=172.6279&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
- [YHA Rolleston House](https://www.chch.live/business/yha-rolleston-house-christchurch-central-city), 12 m away · Hostels
- [Ravenscar House](https://www.chch.live/business/ravenscar-house-christchurch-central-city), 20 m away · Galleries
- [Christchurch Grand Tour](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-grand-tour-christchurch-central-city), 33 m away · Attractions
- [Bijou Cocktail Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/bijou-cocktail-bar-christchurch-central-city), 46 m away · Bars & pubs

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

## The bus nearby
- [Rolleston Ave near Gloucester St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=52927), 64 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)
- [Rolleston Ave near Gloucester St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53185), 141 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85600-botanic-gardens), 73 m away, “BOTANIC GARDENS / THIS FENCE, ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF THE BOTANIC GARDENS…” · 2004
- [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85616-botanic-gardens), 79 m away, “BOTANIC GARDENS / ADMINISTERED BY THE CHRISTCHURCH DOMAINS BOARD UNTIL 1946 AND SINCE BY T…” · 2004
- [Christchurch Botanic Gardens - Donated by Llewellyn](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85599-botanic-gardens), 82 m away, “CHRISTCHURCH BOTANIC GARDENS - DONATED BY LLEWELLYN J MITCHELL” · 1998

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

## The rating valuation
- Capital value: $3,100,000, land $2,810,000, improvements $290,000 · 1,018 m² · ref 22680/58703 · 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.*
- [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school), Primary, years 1–6, in force from Jul 2020
- [Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-heaton-normal-intermediate), Intermediate, years 7–8, in force from Jan 2024
- [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2025
- [Christchurch Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2025
- [Burnside High School](https://www.chch.live/school/319-burnside-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2022
- [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026

## Bin day

This address is not on a single weekly kerbside round.
- Green bin, not collected here
- Yellow bin, Weekly · Wednesdays
- Red bin, Daily

## What the land record says

### [What the ground is](https://www.chch.live/ground)
- **Up to 88% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 25% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 88% in the worst modelled scenario.

### [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 Central City alcohol ban area**, [Alcohol ban area](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A public drinking ban: At all times, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- **Inside a bottle-store buffer around Christ's College**, [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 50 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 Worcester Boulevard in 2 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=worcester-boulevard&suburb=christchurch-central-city)

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Christchurch Central City ran about **$508 a week**, $42 below the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Central ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/central), the [Papanui-Innes-Central community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/papanui-innes-central) 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 Dwelling and Setting
*on this spot · 5 Worcester Street · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/270)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Rolleston Statue and Setting
*45 m away · located to ±3 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/201)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1946

## What was here, Canterbury Museum Centennial Wing Facade
*50 m away · located to ±11 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/482)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Clock Tower Block and Setting
*54 m away · 2 Worcester Street · located to ±23 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/252)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Dwelling and Setting
*55 m away · 15 Worcester Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/271)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1891

## The green nearby
- [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), 51 m to the edge · Botanic · 21 ha · playground, 53 pieces
- [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north), 200 m to the edge · Sports ground · 91 ha
- [Armagh Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1254-armagh-reserve), 228 m to the edge
- [Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1817-cranmer-square), 286 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve), 450 m to the edge · Botanic

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Rolleston Avenue](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-29), 21 m away · Car park
- [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 326 m away · Council office
- [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35), 385 m away · Car park
- [Christchurch Hospital Grounds](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-30), 400 m away · Car park
- [Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34), 472 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-488-christchurch-central-city), 26 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-478-christchurch-central-city), 68 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-462-christchurch-central-city), 215 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-482-christchurch-central-city), 217 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-472-christchurch-central-city), 219 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 Worcester Boulevard?**

1 council report on record since July 2018, most often graffiti (1).

**What school is 1 Worcester Boulevard zoned for?**

[Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school), [Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-heaton-normal-intermediate), [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school), [Christchurch Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school), [Burnside High School](https://www.chch.live/school/319-burnside-high-school) and [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), and inside the region-wide zone of Hagley Community College, Marian College, Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13), Christchurch Adventist School. 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=-43.530736099448966,172.62792089939532)

**Which suburb is 1 Worcester Boulevard in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/worcester-boulevard).

**What stood at 1 Worcester Boulevard before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Former Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/270), [Rolleston Statue and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/201).

**What is the nearest park to 1 Worcester Boulevard?**

[Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), 51 m to its edge, 21 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=1-worcester-boulevard · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=worcester-boulevard
