# 257 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch Central City

1 report on record since February 2026 · 1 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/257-bealey-avenue

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7740325), 14 Feb 2026

## Photographed here (1 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7740325), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07740325/public/1_tdfjfv8qlhko.jpg

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

## Also reported on Bealey Avenue
- [201 Bealey Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/201-bealey-avenue), 27 reports
- [337 Bealey Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/337-bealey-avenue), 25 reports
- [98 Bealey Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/98-bealey-avenue), 24 reports
- [52 Bealey Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/52-bealey-avenue), 22 reports
- [302 Bealey Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/302-bealey-avenue), 22 reports
- [100 Bealey Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/100-bealey-avenue), 22 reports
- [112 Bealey Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/112-bealey-avenue), 19 reports
- [80 Bealey Avenue](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/80-bealey-avenue), 18 reports
- [Bealey Avenue, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/bealey-avenue)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5199&lon=172.6438&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5199&lon=172.6438&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5199&lon=172.6438&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5199&lon=172.6438&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
- [Canterbury House](https://www.chch.live/business/canterbury-house-christchurch-central-city), 9 m away · Hostels
- [The Studios (Bealey Quarter)](https://www.chch.live/business/the-studios-bealey-quarter-christchurch-central-city), 63 m away · Motels
- [The Bealey ale and steak house](https://www.chch.live/business/the-bealey-ale-and-steak-house-christchurch-central-city), 71 m away · Bars & pubs
- [All Stars Inn on Bealey](https://www.chch.live/business/all-stars-inn-on-bealey-edgeware), 76 m away · Hostels

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

## The bus nearby
- [Bealey Ave near Madras St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=28811), 113 m away · [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44)
- [Barbadoes St near Bealey Ave](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=24015), 169 m away · [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44)

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

## The rating valuation
- Capital value: $1,220,000, land $1,000,000, improvements $220,000 · 1,681 m² · ref 22312/13701 · 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
- [Mairehau High School](https://www.chch.live/school/320-mairehau-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2020
- [Emmanuel Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1168-emmanuel-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026

## Bin day (Mondays)

Bins go out Monday, 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 85% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 46% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 85% in the worst modelled scenario.
- **Liquefaction was mapped here after the February 2011 earthquake**, [Liquefied in February 2011](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · The survey recorded this as certain. Mapped from aerial imagery and site visits after the event, this is a record of what happened, not a model of what might.
- **Liquefaction was mapped here after the September 2010 earthquake**, [Liquefied in September 2010](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · The survey recorded this as certain. Mapped from aerial imagery and site visits after the event, this is a record of what happened, not a model of what might.
- **Technical category TC3**, [Foundation category](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories) · Moderate to significant land damage from liquefaction is possible in future significant earthquakes _Foundations: Site-specific geotechnical investigation and specific engineering foundation design required eg deep pile foundations, innovative ground strengthening, etc_

### [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_

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 Bealey Avenue in 260 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 32 seriously hurt.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=bealey-avenue&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 [Innes ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/innes), 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).

## The green nearby
- [Moa Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1636-moa-reserve), 247 m to the edge · playground, 18 pieces
- [Barbadoes Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/park/1341-barbadoes-cemetery), 315 m to the edge · Botanic · 3 ha
- [Avon Riverbank Central City](https://www.chch.live/park/1868-avon-riverbank-central-city), 439 m to the edge · 6 ha

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

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 353 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-538-christchurch-central-city), 411 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 257 Bealey Avenue?**

1 council report on record since February 2026, most often graffiti on a fence, building or structure (1).

**What school is 257 Bealey Avenue 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 [Emmanuel Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1168-emmanuel-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=-43.51989129926755,172.64380070054315)

**Which suburb is 257 Bealey Avenue in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Bealey Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/bealey-avenue).

**What stood at 257 Bealey Avenue before?**

Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot, [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.51989129926755&lon=172.64380070054315)

**What is the nearest park to 257 Bealey Avenue?**

[Moa Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1636-moa-reserve), 247 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=257-bealey-avenue · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=bealey-avenue
