# 253 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City

9 reports on record since April 2017 · 9 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/253-cambridge-terrace

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 4
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 3
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 1
- General Request, 1

## Reported here
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6428488), 3 Jun 2025
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/2413765), 12 Jun 2022
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/702661), 12 May 2019
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/589470), 10 Jan 2019
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/470857), 25 Jul 2018
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/470855), 25 Jul 2018
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/368657), 10 Feb 2018
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/307299), 5 Oct 2017
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/249280), 21 Apr 2017

## Photographed here (9 on record)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6428488), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06425083/public/1_kbexrg3xu5hf.jpg
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/2413765), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02413765/public/1_Z0GSsoq.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/702661), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00702661/0
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/589470), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00589470/0
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/470857), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00470857/0
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/470855), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00470855/0
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/368657), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00368657/0
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/307299), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00307299/0
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/249280), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00249280/0

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

## Also reported on Cambridge Terrace
- [2 Cambridge Terrace](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-cambridge-terrace), 253 reports
- [357 Cambridge Terrace](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/357-cambridge-terrace), 116 reports
- [88 Cambridge Terrace](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/88-cambridge-terrace), 92 reports
- [351 Cambridge Terrace](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/351-cambridge-terrace), 81 reports
- [129 Cambridge Terrace](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/129-cambridge-terrace), 80 reports
- [343 Cambridge Terrace](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/343-cambridge-terrace), 79 reports
- [230 Cambridge Terrace](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/230-cambridge-terrace), 75 reports
- [131 Cambridge Terrace](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/131-cambridge-terrace), 73 reports
- [Cambridge Terrace, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/cambridge-terrace)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6402&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6402&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6402&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
- [Mocoffee Cube / Cart](https://www.chch.live/business/mocoffee-cube-cart-christchurch-central-city), 97 m away · Fast food
- [Kea Coffee Cafe Cart](https://www.chch.live/business/kea-coffee-cafe-cart-christchurch-central-city), 97 m away · Cafés
- [The Bueno Latin Cantina](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bueno-latin-cantina-christchurch-central-city), 100 m away · Fast food
- [Berry Healthy](https://www.chch.live/business/berry-healthy-christchurch-central-city), 100 m away · Fast food

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

## The bus nearby
- [Manchester St near Kilmore St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53144), 143 m away · [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44), [route 91](https://www.chch.live/buses/91), [route 92](https://www.chch.live/buses/92)
- [Manchester St near Kilmore St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=14318), 173 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27), [route 29](https://www.chch.live/buses/29), [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44), [route 91](https://www.chch.live/buses/91), [route 92](https://www.chch.live/buses/92), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [Margaret Mahy Family Playground](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284635-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun), 92 m away, “MARGARET MAHY FAMILY PLAYGROUND / Officially opened on 22 December 2015 by / Elsie Mahy /…” · 2017
- [This Rotunda Shelter and Circular Seat Were Presented](https://www.chch.live/plaque/64699-edmonds-band-rotunda), 109 m away, “THIS ROTUNDA SHELTER AND CIRCULAR SEAT WERE PRESENTED BY T.J. EDMONDS TO CELEBRATE FIFTY Y…” · 2009
- [ANZCO Foods](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284636-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun), 113 m away, “ANZCO FOODS / Donated for the people of Canterbury to enjoy, following fundraising by ANZC…” · 2017

*The plaque pins come from the register, a recorded spot, not a surveyed one. The whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).*

## 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
- [Mairehau High School](https://www.chch.live/school/320-mairehau-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2020
- [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 100% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 48% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 100% in the worst modelled scenario.

### Water
- **Inside the modelled 10-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 10 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Avon catchment · 10 Year · A 10-year event is one expected about once a decade, not a rare one.
- **Inside the modelled 50-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 50 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Avon catchment · 50 Year
- **Inside the modelled 200-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 200 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Avon catchment · 200 Year · climate change modelled to 2123

### [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 Cambridge Terrace in 44 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 11 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=cambridge-terrace&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, Poplars, Lamp Standards and Setting
*on this spot · located to ±139 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/318)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Edmonds Band Rotunda Area including Rotunda, Shelter, Balustrades, Landing and Lamp Standards and Setting
*113 m away · 230 Cambridge Terrace · located to ±57 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/21)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1865

## What was here, Former MED Converter Station and Substation
*143 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.

## What was here, Former Vicarage of the Church of St Luke the Evangelist and Setting
*166 m away · 185 Kilmore Street · located to ±12 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/123)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3132

## What was here, Edmonds Clock Tower, Telephone Cabinet and Setting
*171 m away · 295F Madras Street · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/322)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 56 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 121 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve), 155 m to the edge
- [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve), 222 m to the edge
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 291 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha

*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), 361 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city), 37 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 46 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 116 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-533-christchurch-central-city), 197 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), 229 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 253 Cambridge Terrace?**

9 council reports on record since April 2017, most often graffiti (4), roading/streets (3), parks (1).

**What school is 253 Cambridge Terrace zoned for?**

[Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school), [Mairehau High School](https://www.chch.live/school/320-mairehau-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=-43.52772947852223,172.64020508106776)

**Which suburb is 253 Cambridge Terrace in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Cambridge Terrace](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/cambridge-terrace).

**What stood at 253 Cambridge Terrace before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Poplars, Lamp Standards and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/318), [Edmonds Band Rotunda Area including Rotunda, Shelter, Balustrades, Landing and Lamp Standards and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/21).

**What is the nearest park to 253 Cambridge Terrace?**

[Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 56 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=253-cambridge-terrace · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=cambridge-terrace
