# 181 Latimer Square, Christchurch Central City

7 reports on record since October 2018 · 3 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/181-latimer-square

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 1
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 1
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 1
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/problems/trees), 1

## Reported here
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4035053), 17 Dec 2023
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/3932898), 20 Nov 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3405658), 8 Jun 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2807475), 15 Nov 2022
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/2752475), 28 Oct 2022
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/569111), 14 Dec 2018
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/524956), 19 Oct 2018

## Photographed here (3 on record)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4035053), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04035053/public/1_fkpsb6efsrh.jpg
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/569111), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00569111/0
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/524956), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00524956/0

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

## Also reported on Latimer Square
- [1 Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1-latimer-square), 38 reports
- [39 Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/39-latimer-square), 28 reports
- [44 Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/44-latimer-square), 25 reports
- [2 Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-latimer-square), 25 reports
- [22 Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/22-latimer-square), 16 reports
- [30 Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/30-latimer-square), 15 reports
- [23 Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/23-latimer-square), 10 reports
- [21 Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/21-latimer-square), 9 reports
- [Latimer Square, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/latimer-square)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5309&lon=172.6424&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5309&lon=172.6424&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5309&lon=172.6424&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
- [Christchurch Club](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-club-christchurch-central-city), 85 m away · Clubs
- [Bloody Mary's](https://www.chch.live/business/bloody-mary-s-christchurch-central-city), 101 m away · Bars & pubs
- [Christchurch Central City Apartment](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-central-city-apartment-christchurch-central-city), 118 m away · Apartments
- [Rydges Latimer](https://www.chch.live/business/rydges-latimer-christchurch-central-city), 129 m away · Hotels

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

## The bus nearby
- [Hereford St near Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=54605), 140 m away · [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60)
- [Gloucester St near Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=1012239), 140 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
- [Afac](https://www.chch.live/plaque/110762-latimer-square), 114 m away, “afac / (dedication text illegible – backlit)” · 2013
- [In Memory of / Jaime Robert McDowell Gilbert](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310859-ground), 230 m away, “IN MEMORY OF / JAIME ROBERT MCDOWELL GILBERT / WHO LOST HIS LIFE / AT THIS LOCATION IN THE…” · 2018

*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: $6,420,000, land $6,380,000, improvements $40,000 · 18,118 m² · ref 22700/24501 · 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 (Tuesdays)

Bins go out Tuesday, by 6am.
- Green bin, Weekly
- Yellow bin, Fortnightly · Week Two
- Red bin, Fortnightly · Week Two

This address is on the council’s Week Two calendar, which of the red and yellow bins goes out alternates, and that alternation is not published as data, so the council’s collection calendar is the check.

## 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.

### What has been here
- **Latimer Square and Setting**, [Heritage](https://www.chch.live/heritage) · Latimer Square and Setting and Latimer Square _Not Listed · Highly Significant · Operative_

### [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 Latimer Square in 17 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=latimer-square&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, Latimer Square and Setting
*on this spot · located to ±119 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/128)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Christchurch Club and Setting
*80 m away · 154 Worcester Street · located to ±16 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/280)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/292

## What was here, Shands Emporium: Former Commercial Building
*244 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, Former Trinity Congregational Church and Setting
*246 m away · 124 Worcester Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/279)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/306

## The green nearby
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), you are in it · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 365 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 381 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 400 m to the edge · Botanic
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 416 m to the edge

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 429 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch
- [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 477 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city), 32 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 224 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 236 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), 237 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city), 357 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 181 Latimer Square?**

7 council reports on record since October 2018, most often graffiti (2), rubbish/recycling (1), roading/streets (1).

**What school is 181 Latimer Square 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=-43.53088539115971,172.6424236238426)

**Which suburb is 181 Latimer Square in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/latimer-square).

**What stood at 181 Latimer Square before?**

The heritage register names 4 places at or beside it, [Latimer Square and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/128), [Christchurch Club and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/280).

**What is the nearest park to 181 Latimer Square?**

[Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), the address is inside it, 2 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=181-latimer-square · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=latimer-square
