# 28F Armagh Street, Christchurch Central City

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

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/28f-armagh-street

## What gets reported here
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1

## Reported here
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/7959700), 23 Mar 2026

## Photographed here (1 on record)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/7959700), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07959700/public/1_qog2pnvm4t7.jpg

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

## Also reported on Armagh Street
- [177 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/177-armagh-street), 268 reports
- [90 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/90-armagh-street), 234 reports
- [163 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/163-armagh-street), 118 reports
- [167 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/167-armagh-street), 109 reports
- [89 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/89-armagh-street), 107 reports
- [88 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/88-armagh-street), 89 reports
- [199 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/199-armagh-street), 74 reports
- [161 Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/161-armagh-street), 63 reports
- [Armagh Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/armagh-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5289&lon=172.6295&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5289&lon=172.6295&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5289&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
- [Orari Bed & Breakfast](https://www.chch.live/business/orari-bed-breakfast-christchurch-central-city), 146 m away · Guest houses
- [The Grange Boutique Bed & Breakfast](https://www.chch.live/business/the-grange-boutique-bed-breakfast-christchurch-central-city), 146 m away · B&Bs
- [University of Otago, Department of General Practice](https://www.chch.live/business/university-of-otago-department-of-general-practice-christchurch-central-city), 164 m away · Department
- [Curtis Vision Optometrists](https://www.chch.live/business/curtis-vision-optometrists-christchurch-central-city), 166 m away · Business

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

## The bus nearby
- [Park Tce near Chester St W](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=14387), 157 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)
- [Rolleston Ave near Gloucester St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53185), 177 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [Rugby Football Was First Played in Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/plaque/61081-cranmer-square), 67 m away, “Rugby football was first played in Cranmer Square by the Christchurch Football Club in 186…” · 2003
- [Mischa Kuball / Solidarity Grid, 2013 / Dáœsseldorf](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310866-hagley-park-north), 162 m away, “Mischa Kuball / Solidarity Grid, 2013 / DÁœSSELDORF” · 2013
- [Mischa Kuball / Solidarity Grid, 2014 / Graz](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310867-hagley-park-north), 166 m away, “Mischa Kuball / Solidarity Grid, 2014 / GRAZ” · 2013

*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: $660,000, land $390,000, improvements $270,000 · 181 m² · ref 22680/57500/E · 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.
- **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.
- **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_
- **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.
- **Inside a bottle-store buffer around The Cathedral Grammar School**, [Bottle-store buffer](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Restriction on the location of new bottle stores, the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 50 m of this site.

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 Armagh Street in 86 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 13 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=armagh-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, Dwelling and Setting, Red House
*24 m away · 25 Armagh Street · located to ±10 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/6)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3703

## What was here, Former Dwelling and Setting, Inveresk
*52 m away · 17 Armagh Street · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/5)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3117

## What was here, Dwelling and Setting
*137 m away · located to ±12 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/3)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Dwelling and Setting, Orari
*147 m away · 40 Gloucester Street · located to ±19 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/84)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3712

## What was here, Dwelling and Setting
*150 m away · 56 Armagh Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/7)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3116

## The green nearby
- [Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1817-cranmer-square), 43 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Armagh Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1254-armagh-reserve), 116 m to the edge
- [Hagley Park North](https://www.chch.live/park/1572-hagley-park-north), 158 m to the edge · Sports ground · 91 ha
- [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens), 171 m to the edge · Botanic · 21 ha · playground, 53 pieces
- [Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve), 338 m to the edge · Botanic

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Rolleston Avenue](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-29), 227 m away · Car park
- [Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34), 271 m away · Car park
- [Aldersgate](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-32), 312 m away · Car park
- [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 369 m away · Council office

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-482-christchurch-central-city), 7 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 86 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-472-christchurch-central-city), 149 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-473-christchurch-central-city), 157 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-426-christchurch-central-city), 185 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 28F Armagh Street?**

1 council report on record since March 2026, most often road signage (1).

**What school is 28F Armagh 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=-43.528854678925555,172.62954611299483)

**Which suburb is 28F Armagh Street in?**

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

**What stood at 28F Armagh Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Dwelling and Setting, Red House](https://www.chch.live/place/6), [Former Dwelling and Setting, Inveresk](https://www.chch.live/place/5).

**What is the nearest park to 28F Armagh Street?**

[Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1817-cranmer-square), 43 m to its edge, 2 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=28f-armagh-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=armagh-street
