# 28 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City 3 reports on record since November 2024 · 3 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/28-hereford-street ## What gets reported here - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 ## Reported here - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8317222), 27 May 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7179480), 9 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5445549), 21 Nov 2024 ## Photographed here (3 on record) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8317222), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08317222/public/1_ucc3awud74v.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7179480), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07179480/public/1_yc3q7spv7mrm.jpg - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5445549), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05445549/public/1_n7zt01a9wgo.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Hereford Street - [53 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/53-hereford-street), 125 reports - [71 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/71-hereford-street), 91 reports - [48 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48-hereford-street), 76 reports - [197 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/197-hereford-street), 62 reports - [141 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/141-hereford-street), 62 reports - [262 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/262-hereford-street), 59 reports - [214 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/214-hereford-street), 54 reports - [147 Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/147-hereford-street), 46 reports - [Hereford Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/hereford-street) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5323&lon=172.6295&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5323&lon=172.6295&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5323&lon=172.6295&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 - [Haka House Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/haka-house-christchurch-christchurch-central-city), 33 m away · Hostels - [YHA Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/yha-christchurch-christchurch-central-city), 33 m away · Hotels - [The Observatory Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/the-observatory-hotel-christchurch-central-city), 83 m away · Hotels - [Bean at the Y](https://www.chch.live/business/bean-at-the-y-christchurch-central-city), 88 m away · Cafés *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [Hereford St near Montreal St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53205), 121 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8) - [Hereford St near Montreal St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=52915), 126 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The remembered names nearby - [In Loving Memory of / Laurence K. Mitchell](https://www.chch.live/plaque/287215-botanic-gardens), 189 m away, “In Loving Memory of / LAURENCE K. MITCHELL (Laurie) / 15-10-1941 to 21-10-2006 / A lifetim…” · 2017 - [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/86819-botanic-gardens), 190 m away · 2004 - [Botanic Gardens plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85622-botanic-gardens), 196 m away · 2007 *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: $2,060,000, land $1,910,000, improvements $150,000 · 686 m² · ref 22680/65800 · 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 - [Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-heaton-normal-intermediate), Intermediate, years 7–8, in force from Jan 2024 - [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 (Tuesdays) Bins go out Tuesday, 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 88% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 25% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 88% in the worst modelled scenario. - **Technical category TC2**, [Foundation category](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories) · Minor to moderate land damage from liquefaction is possible in future significant earthquakes _Foundations: Standard timber piled foundations or enhanced concrete foundations_ ### [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 Hereford Street in 154 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 25 seriously hurt. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=hereford-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, Dwellings and Setting, West Avon Flats *71 m away · 279 Montreal Street · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/153)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1944 ## What was here, Students' Union and Setting *75 m away · 39 Hereford Street · located to ±30 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/104)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Dwelling and Setting *76 m away · 23 Cashel Street · located to ±11 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/442)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/9997 ## What was here, Biology and Observatory Block and Setting *79 m away · 7 Hereford Street · located to ±19 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/256)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Christchurch Boys' High School Gymnasium and Setting *79 m away · 2B Worcester Street · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/269)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## The green nearby - [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), 164 m to the edge · Botanic · 21 ha · playground, 53 pieces - [Bridge Of Remembrance](https://www.chch.live/park/1518-bridge-of-remembrance), 294 m to the edge · Botanic - [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve), 307 m to the edge - [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner), 315 m to the edge · Botanic - [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve), 341 m to the edge · Botanic *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.* ## The civic shelf nearby - [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35), 173 m away · Car park - [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 186 m away · Council office - [Rolleston Avenue](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-29), 227 m away · Car park - [Christchurch Hospital Grounds](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-30), 423 m away · Car park ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-488-christchurch-central-city), 146 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-493-christchurch-central-city), 192 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-478-christchurch-central-city), 197 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-477-christchurch-central-city), 198 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-483-christchurch-central-city), 289 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 28 Hereford Street?** 3 council reports on record since November 2024, most often water leak (1), graffiti somewhere else (1), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (1). **What school is 28 Hereford Street zoned for?** [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school), [Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-heaton-normal-intermediate), [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=-43.53226696558992,172.62949266696077) **Which suburb is 28 Hereford Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/hereford-street). **What stood at 28 Hereford Street before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Dwellings and Setting, West Avon Flats](https://www.chch.live/place/153), [Students' Union and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/104). **What is the nearest park to 28 Hereford Street?** [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), 164 m to its edge, 21 ha. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=28-hereford-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=hereford-street