# 121 Chester Street East, Christchurch Central City

14 reports on record since July 2022 · 6 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/121-chester-street-east

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 7
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 1
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8273968), 19 May 2026
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5101908), 5 Sept 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4530513), 11 Apr 2024
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4269872), 11 Feb 2024
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4217451), 31 Jan 2024
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3943271), 22 Nov 2023
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/3898333), 10 Nov 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3580843), 7 Aug 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3326105), 10 May 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3321972), 9 May 2023

## Photographed here (6 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8273968), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08273968/public/1_shcailgyt7y.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5101908), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05101908/public/1_zpuhm7arv5ao.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4530513), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04530513/public/1_qnzemenay2co.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4269872), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04269872/public/1_8dwocy3dmiok.jpg
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4217451), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04217451/public/1_dip9lAn.jpg
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/2482561), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02482561/public/1_c6cH7Xd.jpg

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

## Also reported on Chester Street East
- [140 Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/140-chester-street-east), 20 reports
- [115 Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/115-chester-street-east), 20 reports
- [160 Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/160-chester-street-east), 19 reports
- [130 Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/130-chester-street-east), 19 reports
- [117 Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/117-chester-street-east), 17 reports
- [186A Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/186a-chester-street-east), 16 reports
- [86 Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/86-chester-street-east), 15 reports
- [168 Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/168-chester-street-east), 13 reports
- [Chester Street East, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/chester-street-east)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5276&lon=172.6462&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5276&lon=172.6462&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5276&lon=172.6462&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5276&lon=172.6462&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
- [Chester Street Backpackers](https://www.chch.live/business/chester-street-backpackers-christchurch-central-city), 62 m away · Hostels
- [Advanced Ceramics](https://www.chch.live/business/advanced-ceramics-christchurch-central-city), 74 m away · Dentists
- [Heritage Psychology](https://www.chch.live/business/heritage-psychology-christchurch-central-city), 99 m away · Counsellors & psychologists
- [Golden Blade Barbers](https://www.chch.live/business/golden-blade-barbers-christchurch-central-city), 109 m away · Hairdressers

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

## The bus nearby
- [Gloucester St near Barbadoes St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=46339), 268 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)
- [Gloucester St near Barbadoes St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=46133), 293 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [Plaque no. 310899](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310899-ground), 219 m away
- [Plaque no. 310900](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310900-ground), 219 m away
- [Plaque no. 310901](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310901-ground), 219 m away

*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 Chester Street East in 6 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 0 seriously hurt.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=chester-street-east&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, Commercial Building and Setting
*104 m away · 228 Kilmore Street · located to ±11 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/124)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Dwelling and Setting
*135 m away · 250 Kilmore Street · located to ±8 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/125)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Dwellings and Setting
*225 m away · 100 Chester Street East · located to ±13 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/36)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/7323

## What was here, The Bricks Site, Cairn and Setting
*248 m away · 311 Oxford Terrace · located to ±35 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/44)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Chester Street East Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1665-chester-street-east-reserve), 89 m to the edge
- [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve), 244 m to the edge
- [Avon Riverbank Central City](https://www.chch.live/park/1868-avon-riverbank-central-city), 261 m to the edge · 6 ha
- [Cambridge Green](https://www.chch.live/park/1025-cambridge-green), 284 m to the edge
- [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 297 m to the edge · Botanic

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

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-532-christchurch-central-city), 114 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), 127 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-542-christchurch-central-city), 205 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-538-christchurch-central-city), 250 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city), 255 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 121 Chester Street East?**

14 council reports on record since July 2022, most often graffiti (7), graffiti somewhere else (2), roading/streets (1).

**Which suburb is 121 Chester Street East in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Chester Street East](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/chester-street-east).

**What stood at 121 Chester Street East before?**

The heritage register names 4 places at or beside it, [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/124), [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/125).

**What is the nearest park to 121 Chester Street East?**

[Chester Street East Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1665-chester-street-east-reserve), 89 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=121-chester-street-east · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=chester-street-east
