# 264 Madras Street, Christchurch Central City

27 reports on record since August 2017 · 21 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/264-madras-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 8
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 5
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 2
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 2

## Reported here
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/6889887) — 13 Sept 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6655945) — 25 Jul 2025
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/5976417) — 5 Mar 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5907242) — 20 Feb 2025
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5455655) — 24 Nov 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5452942) — 23 Nov 2024
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5385703) — 9 Nov 2024
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5189807) — 26 Sept 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4953137) — 1 Aug 2024
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/4708729) — 27 May 2024

## Photographed here (21 on record)
- [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/6889887) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06889887/public/1_m1ysx62nb9s.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6655945) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06655945/public/1_2tpl3aningdg.jpg
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/5976417) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05976417/public/1_854khlu4whpa.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5907242) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05907242/public/1_icfqvyt78rf.jpg
- [Graffiti on a cabinet, pole or railway asset](https://www.chch.live/report/5455655) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05455655/public/1_y1qkjk2hlr98.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5452942) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05452942/public/1_vawbz8ym8ffh.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5385703) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05385703/public/1_1fm3z3g7zm2id.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/5189807) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05189807/public/1_b8o0qveb7wsc.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4953137) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04953137/public/1_hatkmvl4wai3.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/4708729) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04708729/public/1_zgqwecz9b7g1.jpg
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/4677903) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04677903/public/1_otmp4gzzh4j.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4492339) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04492339/public/1_l1zdk89j8qix.jpg

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

## Also reported on Madras Street
- [153 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/153-madras-street) — 73 reports
- [169 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/169-madras-street) — 50 reports
- [145 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/145-madras-street) — 49 reports
- [282 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/282-madras-street) — 37 reports
- [160 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/160-madras-street) — 35 reports
- [163 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/163-madras-street) — 32 reports
- [281 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/281-madras-street) — 29 reports
- [167 Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/167-madras-street) — 28 reports
- [Madras Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/madras-street)

## On the doorstep
- [City Putt and Cruise](https://www.chch.live/business/city-putt-and-cruise-christchurch-central-city) — 93 m away · Attractions
- [Christchurch Central City Apartment](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-central-city-apartment-christchurch-central-city) — 104 m away · Apartments
- [Bloody Mary's](https://www.chch.live/business/bloody-mary-s-christchurch-central-city) — 119 m away · Bars & pubs
- [Rydges Latimer](https://www.chch.live/business/rydges-latimer-christchurch-central-city) — 120 m away · Hotels

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

## The bus nearby
- Gloucester St near Latimer Square — 105 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)
- Gloucester St near Latimer Square — 116 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
- [Afac](https://www.chch.live/plaque/110762-latimer-square) — 30 m away — “afac / (dedication text illegible – backlit)” · 2013
- [ANZCO Foods](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284636-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun) — 226 m away — “ANZCO FOODS / Donated for the people of Canterbury to enjoy, following fundraising by ANZC…” · 2017
- [In Memory of / Jaime Robert McDowell Gilbert](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310859-ground) — 243 m away — “IN MEMORY OF / JAIME ROBERT MCDOWELL GILBERT / WHO LOST HIS LIFE / AT THIS LOCATION IN THE…” · 2018

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

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Madras Street in 161 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 17 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=madras-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 — Latimer Square and Setting
*131 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 — Christchurch Club and Setting
*185 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 MED Converter Station and Substation
*192 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 — Dwellings and Setting
*202 m away · 86 Chester Street East · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/34)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1881

## What was here — Dwellings and Setting
*211 m away · 100 Chester Street East · located to ±13 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/36)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/7323

## The green nearby
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square) — 35 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve) — 242 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve) — 301 m to the edge
- [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve) — 308 m to the edge
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda) — 331 m to the edge · Botanic

*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) — 453 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-christchurch-central-city) — 111 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city) — 112 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city) — 145 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-533-christchurch-central-city) — 237 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city) — 254 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 264 Madras Street?**

27 council reports on record since August 2017 — most often graffiti (8), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (5), roading/streets (2).

**Which suburb is 264 Madras Street in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch — on [Madras Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/madras-street).

**What stood at 264 Madras Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it — [Latimer Square and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/128), [Christchurch Club and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/280).

**What is the nearest park to 264 Madras Street?**

[Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square) — 35 m to its edge, 2 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=264-madras-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=madras-street
