# 2/163 Worcester Street, Christchurch Central City 1 report on record since February 2024 · 1 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-163-worcester-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4350620), 28 Feb 2024 ## Photographed here (1 on record) - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/4350620), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04350620/public/1_xtfof1j362p.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=-43.5304&lon=172.6409&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5304&lon=172.6409&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5304&lon=172.6409&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 - [Cathedral Square Market](https://www.chch.live/business/cathedral-square-market-christchurch-central-city), 46 m away · Markets - [Christchurch Central City Apartment](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-central-city-apartment-christchurch-central-city), 67 m away · Apartments - [Christchurch Club](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-club-christchurch-central-city), 108 m away · Clubs - [Purple Dragon Noodles Food Cart](https://www.chch.live/business/purple-dragon-noodles-food-cart-christchurch-central-city), 110 m away · Fast food *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [Gloucester St near Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=1012239), 67 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7) - [Gloucester St near Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=30688), 84 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 - [In Memory of / Jaime Robert McDowell Gilbert](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310859-ground), 95 m away, “IN MEMORY OF / JAIME ROBERT MCDOWELL GILBERT / WHO LOST HIS LIFE / AT THIS LOCATION IN THE…” · 2018 - [Afac](https://www.chch.live/plaque/110762-latimer-square), 181 m away, “afac / (dedication text illegible – backlit)” · 2013 - [Margaret Mahy Family Playground](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284635-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun), 218 m away, “MARGARET MAHY FAMILY PLAYGROUND / Officially opened on 22 December 2015 by / Elsie Mahy /…” · 2017 *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: $2,950,000, land $2,950,000, improvements $0 · 2,654 m² · ref 22700/22000 · 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. ### What has been here - **A listed activity was formerly carried out here**, [Land-use history](https://www.chch.live/history) · Vehicle refuelling, service and repair (HAIL Group F) _This is the HAIL register, a record that an activity from the Hazardous Activities and Industries List took place, not a finding that the land is contaminated. The council has not verified this, which is true of 898 of its 906 entries._ ### [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, Christchurch Club and Setting *95 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, Former Trinity Congregational Church and Setting *150 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 ## What was here, Latimer Square and Setting *154 m away · 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, Shands Emporium: Former Commercial Building *156 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 MED Converter Station and Substation *159 m away · 102/210 Armagh Street · located to ±30 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/506)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## The green nearby - [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 112 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha - [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 265 m to the edge · Botanic - [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 290 m to the edge · Botanic - [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 317 m to the edge · Botanic - [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 362 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), 299 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch - [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 405 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), 62 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 101 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 180 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), 230 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city), 258 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 2/163 Worcester Street?** 1 council report on record since February 2024, most often graffiti (1). **What school is 2/163 Worcester 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=-43.530387999226285,172.64090000011333) **Which suburb is 2/163 Worcester Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/worcester-street). **What stood at 2/163 Worcester Street before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Christchurch Club and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/280), [Former Trinity Congregational Church and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/279). **What is the nearest park to 2/163 Worcester Street?** [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 112 m to its edge, 2 ha. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=2-163-worcester-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=worcester-street