# 15 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City

6 reports on record since May 2021 · 6 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/15-worcester-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 1
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8832626), 30 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7651869), 31 Jan 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7179514), 9 Nov 2025
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6980860), 2 Oct 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6363836), 20 May 2025
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1604409), 28 May 2021

## Photographed here (6 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8832626), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08832626/public/1_8za0rbfs02xa.jpg
- [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/7651869), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07651869/public/1_xwwcymivw9ek.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7179514), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07179514/public/1_i2qhllxxoyl.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/6980860), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06980860/public/1_qv3t1tdbe6e.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6363836), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06363836/public/1_p62am3gnu3gc.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1604409), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01604409/1_XB7WkR.jpg

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

## Also reported on Worcester Street
- [142 Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/142-worcester-street), 103 reports
- [3 Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/3-worcester-street), 78 reports
- [78 Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/78-worcester-street), 69 reports
- [67 Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/67-worcester-street), 60 reports
- [138 Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/138-worcester-street), 60 reports
- [151 Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/151-worcester-street), 50 reports
- [40 Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/40-worcester-street), 40 reports
- [154 Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/154-worcester-street), 34 reports
- [Worcester Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/worcester-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5309&lon=172.6286&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5309&lon=172.6286&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5309&lon=172.6286&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
- [The Classic Villa](https://www.chch.live/business/the-classic-villa-christchurch-central-city), 29 m away · Hotels
- [Fragranzi Artisan Perfume Studio](https://www.chch.live/business/fragranzi-artisan-perfume-studio-christchurch-central-city), 34 m away · Business
- [Paint 'n' Sip Studio](https://www.chch.live/business/paint-n-sip-studio-christchurch-central-city), 34 m away · Bars & pubs
- [Quad Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/quad-eatery-christchurch-central-city), 38 m away · Cafés

*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), 106 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)
- [Rolleston Ave near Gloucester St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53185), 176 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), 105 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), 108 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), 110 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).*

## 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.
- **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) · Avon catchment · 50 Year
- **Inside the modelled 200-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 200 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Avon catchment · 200 Year · climate change modelled to 2123

### [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.

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 Street in 64 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 9 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=worcester-street&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, Dwelling and Setting
*29 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

## What was here, Mechanical Laboratory, School of Engineering, and Setting
*33 m away · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/257)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Former Dwelling and Setting
*37 m away · 17 Worcester Street · located to ±21 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/272)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1892

## What was here, Former Dwelling and Setting
*41 m away · 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, Hydraulic Laboratory, School of Engineering, and Setting
*42 m away · 28 Worcester Street · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/259)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), 105 m to the edge · Botanic · 21 ha · playground, 53 pieces
- [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north), 241 m to the edge · Sports ground · 91 ha
- [Armagh Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1254-armagh-reserve), 249 m to the edge
- [Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1817-cranmer-square), 276 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve), 398 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), 62 m away · Car park
- [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 272 m away · Council office
- [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35), 339 m away · Car park
- [Christchurch Hospital Grounds](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-30), 426 m away · Car park
- [Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34), 440 m away · Car park
- [Aldersgate](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-32), 496 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), 6 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-478-christchurch-central-city), 120 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-493-christchurch-central-city), 200 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-477-christchurch-central-city), 231 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-482-christchurch-central-city), 235 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 15 Worcester Street?**

6 council reports on record since May 2021, most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (3), pavement - damaged (1), graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge (1).

**What school is 15 Worcester Street 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=-43.530902615543006,172.62855836653213)

**Which suburb is 15 Worcester Street in?**

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

**What stood at 15 Worcester Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/271), [Mechanical Laboratory, School of Engineering, and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/257).

**What is the nearest park to 15 Worcester Street?**

[Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), 105 m to its edge, 21 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=15-worcester-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=worcester-street
