# 249 Durham Street South, Christchurch Central City 8 reports on record since November 2019 · 5 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/249-durham-street-south ## What gets reported here - [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism), 1 - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1 - [Pit and Equipment - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 1 ## Reported here - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7874175), 9 Mar 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6799463), 26 Aug 2025 - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5693320), 14 Jan 2025 - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4924939), 25 Jul 2024 - [Pit and Equipment - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3064886), 11 Feb 2023 - [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/2897868), 15 Dec 2022 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1510951), 29 Mar 2021 - [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/868675), 7 Nov 2019 ## Photographed here (5 on record) - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7874175), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07874175/public/1_0t0hnxhzebk9.jpg - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5693320), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05693320/public/1_440im8w66ea.jpg - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4924939), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04924939/public/1_gokog9d4ake.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1510951), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01510951/1_RolhSU.jpg - [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/868675), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00868675/0_huIPd0 [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Durham Street South - [214 Durham Street South](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/214-durham-street-south), 33 reports - [176 Durham Street South](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/176-durham-street-south), 30 reports - [175 Durham Street South](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/175-durham-street-south), 25 reports - [241 Durham Street South](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/241-durham-street-south), 22 reports - [227 Durham Street South](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/227-durham-street-south), 19 reports - [158F Durham Street South](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/158f-durham-street-south), 19 reports - [158 Durham Street South](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/158-durham-street-south), 19 reports - [188 Durham Street South](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/188-durham-street-south), 18 reports - [Durham Street South, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/durham-street-south) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5346&lon=172.6334&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5346&lon=172.6334&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5346&lon=172.6334&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5346&lon=172.6334&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 - [Le Panier](https://www.chch.live/business/le-panier-christchurch-central-city), 67 m away · Bakeries - [Empire Chicken](https://www.chch.live/business/empire-chicken-christchurch-central-city), 68 m away · Fast food - [The Creperie](https://www.chch.live/business/the-creperie-christchurch-central-city), 71 m away · Cafés - [Jimmy's Smoke House](https://www.chch.live/business/jimmy-s-smoke-house-christchurch-central-city), 72 m away · Restaurants *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [St Asaph St near Colombo St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=14263), 279 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 81](https://www.chch.live/buses/81), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86) - [Bus Interchange (Intercity stop)](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53214), 302 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The remembered names nearby - [Rose](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62820-friendship-corner), 115 m away, “Rose. Soroptimist International Donated and planted by Soroptimists of Christchurch To cel…” · 2009 - [The Chapel Is Open 1 Pm to 4 Pm Daily Closed Sundays](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62802-friendship-corner), 120 m away, “THE CHAPEL IS OPEN 1 PM TO 4 PM DAILY CLOSED SUNDAYS & CHRISTMAS DAY” · 2009 - [Planted on 14th April 1983 by His Excellency Premier Zhao](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62798-friendship-corner), 123 m away, “PLANTED ON 14TH APRIL 1983 BY HIS EXCELLENCY PREMIER ZHAO ZIYANG OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC…” · 2009 *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: $20,300,000, land $14,250,000, improvements $6,050,000 · 9,301 m² · ref 22670/45001 · 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 - [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 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. - **Built on fill: silt**, [Made ground](https://www.chch.live/fill) · No NZS 4431 certificate and no record of engineering supervision ### [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. - **Inside a bottle-store buffer around St Michaels Church School**, [Bottle-store buffer](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Restriction on the location of new bottle stores, the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 50 m of this site. 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 Durham Street South in 20 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 4 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=durham-street-south&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, St Michael's School Stone Building and Setting *23 m away · located to ±16 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/171)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1927 ## What was here, St. Michael and All Angels Church & Setting *29 m away · 90 Oxford Terrace · located to ±25 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/169)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/294 ## What was here, St Michael's School Hall and Setting *55 m away · 243 Durham Street South · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/59)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, St Michael and All Angels Church Belfry and Setting *57 m away · 90 Oxford Terrace · located to ±5 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/170)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/295 ## What was here, Former Dwelling and Setting *73 m away · 95 Oxford Terrace · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/294)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## The green nearby - [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), 73 m to the edge - [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner), 75 m to the edge · Botanic - [Bridge Of Remembrance](https://www.chch.live/park/1518-bridge-of-remembrance), 150 m to the edge · Botanic - [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 315 m to the edge - [The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza), 363 m to the edge *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.* ## The civic shelf nearby - [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 226 m away · Car park - [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35), 236 m away · Car park - [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 342 m away · Council office - [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 365 m away · Car park ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-497-christchurch-central-city), 60 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-502-christchurch-central-city), 66 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 79 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-503-christchurch-central-city), 105 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-504-christchurch-central-city), 349 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 249 Durham Street South?** 8 council reports on record since November 2019, most often water supply (1), vandalism - general (1), roads - general (1). **What school is 249 Durham Street South zoned for?** [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school), [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=-43.53460616527428,172.63336040979394) **Which suburb is 249 Durham Street South in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Durham Street South](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/durham-street-south). **What stood at 249 Durham Street South before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [St Michael's School Stone Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/171), [St. Michael and All Angels Church & Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/169). **What is the nearest park to 249 Durham Street South?** [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), 73 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=249-durham-street-south · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=durham-street-south