# 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central City

9 reports on record since July 2019 · 9 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-worcester-boulevard

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 1
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8984605), 26 Sept 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8799892), 24 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8740702), 13 Aug 2026
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8351192), 2 Jun 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7572855), 18 Jan 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7284298), 27 Nov 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6100893), 28 Mar 2025
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/789719), 19 Aug 2019
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/770138), 29 Jul 2019

## Photographed here (9 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8984605), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08984605/public/1_s5u7bj937ra3.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8799892), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08799892/public/1_az5qs9nt0eb.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8740702), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08740702/public/1_d5d4109sb95d.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8351192), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08351192/public/1_ta1yfrr5iwr1.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7572855), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07572855/public/1_m48lh4a38xs.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7284298), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07284298/public/1_gpw688ect9u.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6100893), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06100893/public/1_jhtq26ldc0e9.jpg
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/789719), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00789719/0_x6hq8C
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/770138), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00770138/0

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

## Also reported on Worcester Boulevard
- [60 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/60-worcester-boulevard), 22 reports
- [56 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/56-worcester-boulevard), 14 reports
- [5 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5-worcester-boulevard), 13 reports
- [75 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/75-worcester-boulevard), 10 reports
- [28 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/28-worcester-boulevard), 10 reports
- [48 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48-worcester-boulevard), 9 reports
- [78 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/78-worcester-boulevard), 6 reports
- [62 Worcester Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/62-worcester-boulevard), 6 reports
- [Worcester Boulevard, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/worcester-boulevard)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5311&lon=172.6279&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5311&lon=172.6279&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5311&lon=172.6279&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
- [Bijou Cocktail Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/bijou-cocktail-bar-christchurch-central-city), 12 m away · Bars & pubs
- [Rutherford's Den](https://www.chch.live/business/rutherford-s-den-christchurch-central-city), 16 m away · Museums
- [Christchurch Rebuild Tour](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-rebuild-tour-christchurch-central-city), 20 m away · Attractions
- [Lumière Arthouse Cinema](https://www.chch.live/business/lumiere-arthouse-cinema-christchurch-central-city), 24 m away · Business

*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), 102 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)
- [Rolleston Ave near Gloucester St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53185), 180 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), 47 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), 50 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), 52 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).*

## The rating valuation
- Capital value: $35,150,000, land $15,100,000, improvements $20,050,000 · 14,559 m² · ref 22680/64001 · 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.*
- [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.

### [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 Boulevard in 2 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=worcester-boulevard&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, College Hall and Setting
*on this spot · 50 Rolleston Avenue · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/253)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Clock Tower Block and Setting
*on this spot · 2 Worcester Street · located to ±23 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/252)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Classics Building and Setting
*32 m away · 50 Rolleston Avenue · located to ±11 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/258)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Rolleston Statue and Setting
*38 m away · located to ±3 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/201)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1946

## 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.

## The green nearby
- [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), 75 m to the edge · Botanic · 21 ha · playground, 53 pieces
- [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north), 234 m to the edge · Sports ground · 91 ha
- [Armagh Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1254-armagh-reserve), 269 m to the edge
- [Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1817-cranmer-square), 321 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Nurses Memorial Chapel](https://www.chch.live/park/1472-nurses-memorial-chapel), 438 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), 317 m away · Council office
- [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35), 356 m away · Car park
- [Christchurch Hospital Grounds](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-30), 370 m away · Car park
- [Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34), 497 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), 20 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-478-christchurch-central-city), 66 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-477-christchurch-central-city), 187 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-462-christchurch-central-city), 249 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-493-christchurch-central-city), 255 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 Worcester Boulevard?**

9 council reports on record since July 2019, most often graffiti on a sign, mural or public art (3), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (2), water supply (1).

**What school is 2 Worcester Boulevard 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=-43.53110136367072,172.62788514817692)

**Which suburb is 2 Worcester Boulevard in?**

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

**What stood at 2 Worcester Boulevard before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [College Hall and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/253), [Clock Tower Block and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/252).

**What is the nearest park to 2 Worcester Boulevard?**

[Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), 75 m to its edge, 21 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=2-worcester-boulevard · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=worcester-boulevard
