# 277A Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch Central City

1 report on record since December 2017 · 1 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/277a-cambridge-terrace

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/337939), 10 Dec 2017

## Photographed here (1 on record)
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/337939), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00337939/0

[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), 251 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), 72 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=-43.527&lon=172.6412&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.527&lon=172.6412&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.527&lon=172.6412&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.527&lon=172.6412&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
- [Christchurch Sea Kayaking](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-sea-kayaking-christchurch-central-city), 107 m away · Attractions
- [Pillars Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/pillars-cafe-christchurch-central-city), 134 m away · Cafés
- [Kea Coffee Cafe Cart](https://www.chch.live/business/kea-coffee-cafe-cart-christchurch-central-city), 142 m away · Cafés
- [Margaret Mahy Family Playground](https://www.chch.live/business/margaret-mahy-family-playground-christchurch-central-city), 153 m away · Attractions

*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), 140 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), 148 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
- [These Trees Were Planted by / Past Presidents](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310924-cambridge-reserve), 80 m away, “THESE TREES WERE PLANTED BY / PAST PRESIDENTS OF / NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN / CHRISTCHURC…” · 2009
- [Planted by the / Canterbury Provincial / to Commemorate](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310922-cambridge-reserve), 82 m away, “PLANTED BY THE / CANTERBURY PROVINCIAL illegible / TO COMMEMORATE / THE GOLDEN JUBILEE /…” · 2009
- [25th May 1991 / 25 Years in New Zealand Working](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310923-cambridge-reserve), 87 m away, “25th May 1991 / 25 years in New Zealand working / for prisoners of conscience and / politi…” · 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: $2,850,000, land $1,240,000, improvements $1,610,000 · 531 m² · ref 22690/24800 · 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
- [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.
- **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_

### Water
- **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, Former Vicarage of the Church of St Luke the Evangelist and Setting
*93 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
*106 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.

## What was here, Former Church of St Luke the Evangelist Bell Tower and Setting
*145 m away · 258 Manchester Street · located to ±4 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/421)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Dwellings and Setting
*171 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

## The green nearby
- [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve), 49 m to the edge
- [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 75 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve), 125 m to the edge
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 163 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 337 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), 477 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), 74 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-533-christchurch-central-city), 115 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-532-christchurch-central-city), 123 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 128 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-536-christchurch-central-city), 164 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 277A Cambridge Terrace?**

1 council report on record since December 2017, most often graffiti (1).

**What school is 277A 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=-43.52698129886343,172.64121930045613)

**Which suburb is 277A Cambridge Terrace in?**

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

**What stood at 277A Cambridge Terrace before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Poplars, Lamp Standards and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/318), [Former Vicarage of the Church of St Luke the Evangelist and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/123).

**What is the nearest park to 277A Cambridge Terrace?**

[Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve), 49 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=277a-cambridge-terrace · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=cambridge-terrace
