# 157 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City

5 reports on record since February 2023 · 2 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/157-hereford-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5652796), 6 Jan 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4866262), 9 Jul 2024
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3579897), 6 Aug 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3223580), 4 Apr 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3090128), 19 Feb 2023

## Photographed here (2 on record)
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5652796), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05652796/public/1_kn0la22xcfrx.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4866262), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04866262/public/1_v2laobl7gzq.jpg

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

## Also reported on Hereford Street
- [53 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/53-hereford-street), 125 reports
- [71 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/71-hereford-street), 91 reports
- [48 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48-hereford-street), 76 reports
- [197 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/197-hereford-street), 62 reports
- [141 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/141-hereford-street), 62 reports
- [262 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/262-hereford-street), 59 reports
- [214 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/214-hereford-street), 54 reports
- [147 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/147-hereford-street), 46 reports
- [Hereford Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/hereford-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5318&lon=172.6383&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5318&lon=172.6383&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5318&lon=172.6383&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
- [Eggbomb Toasts](https://www.chch.live/business/eggbomb-toasts-christchurch-central-city), 14 m away · Fast food
- [Knight Wine Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/knight-wine-bar-christchurch-central-city), 36 m away · Bars & pubs
- [Canterbury Leisure Tours](https://www.chch.live/business/canterbury-leisure-tours-christchurch-central-city), 38 m away · Attractions
- [CityFitness](https://www.chch.live/business/cityfitness-christchurch-central-city), 50 m away · Gyms & fitness

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

## The bus nearby
- [Hereford St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53163), 51 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)
- [Hereford St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53171), 58 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / the Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310887-bailer), 157 m away, “Te Kiheru Wai o Tahu / The Canoe Bailer of Tahu / 2015 / (Māori text and English translat…” · 2015
- [Godley Statue Reserve plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311006-godley-statue-reserve), 202 m away · 1899
- [Citizens’ War Memorial / Originally Dedicated on 9 June 1937](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310988-godley-statue-reserve), 203 m away, “Citizens’ War Memorial / Originally dedicated on 9 June 1937 / Damaged by the Canterbury E…” · 2023

*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: $4,500,000, land $4,500,000, improvements $0 · 1,285 m² · ref 22700/25300 · 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.*
- [Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jul 2024
- [Te Aratai College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college-year-9-15), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2021
- [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 69% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 10% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 69% 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.

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 Hereford Street in 154 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 25 seriously hurt.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=hereford-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, 167 Hereford Street
*69 m away · 167 Hereford Street · located to ±11 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/528)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Former Government Buildings and Setting
*76 m away · 26/28 Cathedral Square · located to ±43 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/276)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/301

## What was here, Commercial Building and Setting, Former State Insurance
*94 m away · 58/28 Cathedral Square · located to ±28 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/278)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1931

## What was here, Shands Emporium: Former Commercial Building
*108 m away · 217 Manchester Street · located to ±6 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/105)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/307

## What was here, Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A W Smith and Son's Central Garage/Mayfair-Cinerama Theatre
*111 m away · 115A Worcester Street · located to ±12 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/277)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 98 m to the edge · Botanic
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 102 m to the edge
- [The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza), 121 m to the edge
- [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), 127 m to the edge
- [Godley Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1084-godley-statue-reserve), 194 m to the edge · Botanic

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 144 m away · Car park
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 207 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch
- [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 381 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 108 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city), 145 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-505-christchurch-central-city), 266 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 339 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-502-christchurch-central-city), 358 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 157 Hereford Street?**

5 council reports on record since February 2023, most often graffiti (3), graffiti somewhere else (1), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (1).

**What school is 157 Hereford Street zoned for?**

[Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school), [Te Aratai College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college-year-9-15) 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=-43.53181366221134,172.6383078782311)

**Which suburb is 157 Hereford Street in?**

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

**What stood at 157 Hereford Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [167 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/place/528), [Former Government Buildings and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/276).

**What is the nearest park to 157 Hereford Street?**

[Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 98 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=157-hereford-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=hereford-street