153 Madras Street, Christchurch Central City
73 reports on record since February 2020 · 50 with photographs. The most-reported address on Madras Street. Indicative rating valuation and school zones, hazards, bin day and what stood here before.
What gets reported here
Photographed here 50 on record
Reported here
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, graffiti on red brick
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, graffiti in door way
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, graffiti on red brick building
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, this is on Allen Street just off Madras. Report sent by VOLUNTEERS ANNIE REESE AND PAUL BECKETT
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, graffiti in door way
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, graffiti on building
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, graffiti on Allen st side
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, graffiti shop front
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, Corner building Madras/Allen st
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, Graffiti on building
Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art, Tags on reverse side of 2 traffic signs by 153 Madras Street.
Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge, EKOE white paint tag on manhole cover by 153 Madras Street in the footpath.
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, 
Graffiti somewhere else, 
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, Graffiti on facade
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, Graffiti on window
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, Graffiti on facade
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, Graffiti on facade
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, Graffiti on facade
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, Graffiti on front door glass
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, Graffiti on 4 different areas of the building
Graffiti somewhere else, On corner Allen and madras st ladder required for one part
Graffiti somewhere else, Corner building on Allen st
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, Black and crimson paint tags on building wall recess at 153 Madras Street facing the footpath.
Poles and Signage - General, Temporary signage too low, head height obstacle for 2 blind pedestrians using supermarket route. (Cone can be easily removed)
Pavement - General, TGSI request at Allen Street with madras for totally blind pedestrian accessing supermarket. They will help with alignment when crossing th
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, Yellow and mauve paint tags on door recess facing the footpath at 153 Madras Street corner of Allen Street.
Graffiti somewhere else, 
Graffiti somewhere else, 
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, EKOE white paint tag on concrete wall at 153 Madras Street facing the footpath.
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure, Multiple paint tags on door recess at 153 Madras Street.
Graffiti, 
Graffiti, 
Graffiti, 
Graffiti, - Graffiti,
- Graffiti,
- Graffiti,
- Graffiti,
- Hazard, vehicle,
- Graffiti,
- General Request,
- Street Gutters / Storm Water,
- Vandalism - General,
- Graffiti,
- Graffiti,
- Graffiti,
- Graffiti,
- Graffiti,
- Graffiti,
- Graffiti,
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Graffiti, Black paint tag (plus sticky tags) on concrete lamp pole by the corner of Madras and Allen Streets.
Graffiti, Black paint tags on Contact gas asset on the corner of Madras and Allen Streets.
Graffiti, 
Roading/Streets, Missing drain cover on Madras St (near the corner of Allen St) - which is also full of leaves.
Graffiti, 
Graffiti, 
Graffiti, 
Graffiti, 
Graffiti, Madras Street where is next to city cafe Asian Cuisine building. Christchurch city.
Graffiti, At the corner Allen Street and Madras Street. Christchurch city.
Graffiti, Madras Street, City Cafe Asian Cuisine building. In front of Ara Institute of Canterbury city campus. Christchurch city.
Graffiti, 33 Allen street, Christchurch city. l
Graffiti, Allen Street, Lion Private car parking place. Christchurch city.
Graffiti, Madras Street and Allen Street, Christchurch city. In front of Ara Institute of Canterbury.
Graffiti,
Also reported on Madras Street
- 169 Madras Street, 50 reports
- 145 Madras Street, 49 reports
- 282 Madras Street, 37 reports
- 160 Madras Street, 35 reports
- 163 Madras Street, 32 reports
- 281 Madras Street, 30 reports
- 167 Madras Street, 28 reports
- 264 Madras Street, 27 reports
From the air, then
Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. LINZ, CC BY 3.0 NZ. Each frame is cut from Environment Canterbury’s historic imagery MapServer for that decade, only where the Footprints layer names a CC BY survey (NZAM-covered spots stay out). RetroLens holds more Crown aerials →
The street’s crash record
NZTA’s record names Madras Street in 161 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 17 seriously hurt, nobody killed.
The green nearby
- Wilson Park, 132 m to the edge
- Gasson Reserve, 232 m to the edge
- Science Alive Reserve, 292 m to the edge
- Washington Way Reserve, 297 m to the edge · Sports ground
- Excelsior Hotel Reserve, 423 m to the edge · Botanic
Parks within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.
The civic shelf nearby
- St Asaph, 230 m away · Car park
Libraries, halls and the rest within half a kilometre, the council’s open data.
On the doorstep
- The Assembly, 13 m away · Clubs
- Leo's Cafe, 23 m away · Cafés
- City Cafe, 24 m away · Restaurants
- Perry's Cafe, 27 m away · Cafés
Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin: OpenStreetMap and the council directories.
The bus nearby
- Madras St Terminus, 77 m away · route 8, route 84, route 85
- Madras St near Southwark St, 114 m away · route 8, route 84, route 85, route 95
The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.
The tracks through here
- Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City, 182 m to the line · walk · bike
- Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City, 182 m to the line · walk · bike
- Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City, 213 m to the line · walk · bike
- Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City, 213 m to the line · walk · bike
- Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City, 228 m to the line · walk · bike
Tracks whose line passes within half a kilometre, measured to the line itself, the council’s open data.
The named ground
Named places within 1.5 km of this address; the council’s own structure register, bridges, boardwalks and steps standing nearby, the open map’s record.
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 →.
What was here, Former Grosvenor Hotel and Setting
187 m away · 367 Moorhouse Avenue · located to ±15 m · the place’s own record →
On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
What was here, 129 High Street
200 m away · 1/129 High Street · located to ±17 m · the place’s own record →
On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
What was here, Commercial Building and Setting. Duncan's Buildings
229 m away · 147 High Street · located to ±45 m · the place’s own record →
On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
The civic layer
This ground votes in Central ward, the Papanui-Innes-Central community board. Ward lines don’t always follow suburb lines; this one is measured at the pin, not the suburb’s centre.
What stood on this ground → · On the map → · From the air, the Crown’s aerials back to 1936; search the address on RetroLens →
Questions, answered briefly
73 council reports on record since February 2020, most often graffiti (37), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (22), graffiti somewhere else (5).
Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on Madras Street.
The heritage register names 3 places at or beside it, Former Grosvenor Hotel and Setting, 129 High Street.
Wilson Park, 132 m to its edge.