# 38 Hereford Street, Christchurch Central City

20 reports on record since April 2016 · 10 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/38-hereford-street

## What gets reported here
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths) — 6
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 5
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks) — 4
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater) — 2
- [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles) — 1
- [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/8953001) — 20 Sept 2026
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6076400) — 24 Mar 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5980911) — 6 Mar 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5950805) — 28 Feb 2025
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/4398793) — 11 Mar 2024
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4012415) — 11 Dec 2023
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4010258) — 11 Dec 2023
- [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/3926343) — 18 Nov 2023
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/3522992) — 19 Jul 2023
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/3522968) — 19 Jul 2023

## Photographed here (10 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8953001) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08953001/public/1_lckv9jpocwl.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/6076400) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06072623/public/1_wnufvj47k2nh.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5980911) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05980911/public/1_q8fuze0j6bee.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5950805) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05950805/public/1_xxnnguz3tbc.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/4398793) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04398793/public/1_mpioaqx82cc.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4012415) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04012415/public/1_kcruaogm73f.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4010258) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04010258/public/1_reoqvqra4pn.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2332105) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02332105/public/1_kpqL6Ju.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/170907) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00170907/0
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/135663) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00135663/0

[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) — 53 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)

## On the doorstep
- [YHA Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/yha-christchurch-christchurch-central-city) — 19 m away · Hotels
- [Haka House Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/haka-house-christchurch-christchurch-central-city) — 37 m away · Hostels
- [NMG Gallery](https://www.chch.live/business/nmg-gallery-christchurch-central-city) — 61 m away · Galleries
- [The Arts Centre Mākete](https://www.chch.live/business/the-arts-centre-makete-christchurch-central-city) — 81 m away · Markets

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

## The bus nearby
- Hereford St near Montreal St — 72 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)
- Hereford St near Montreal St — 75 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [Christchurch Botanic Gardens - Donated by Llewellyn](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85599-botanic-gardens) — 237 m away — “CHRISTCHURCH BOTANIC GARDENS - DONATED BY LLEWELLYN J MITCHELL” · 1998
- [In Loving Memory of / Laurence K. Mitchell](https://www.chch.live/plaque/287215-botanic-gardens) — 237 m away — “In Loving Memory of / LAURENCE K. MITCHELL (Laurie) / 15-10-1941 to 21-10-2006 / A lifetim…” · 2017
- [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85616-botanic-gardens) — 238 m away — “BOTANIC GARDENS / ADMINISTERED BY THE CHRISTCHURCH DOMAINS BOARD UNTIL 1946 AND SINCE BY T…” · 2004

*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 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
*28 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
*36 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 — Christchurch Boys' High School Gymnasium and Setting
*74 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.

## What was here — Christchurch Boys' High School and Setting
*107 m away · located to ±25 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/254)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3658

## What was here — Physics Building and Setting
*111 m away · 7 Hereford Street · located to ±13 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/264)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens) — 210 m to the edge · Botanic · 21 ha · playground — 53 pieces
- [Bridge Of Remembrance](https://www.chch.live/park/1518-bridge-of-remembrance) — 255 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner) — 281 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Tiffany Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1486-tiffany-reserve) — 281 m to the edge
- [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve) — 290 m to the edge · Botanic

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8) — 135 m away · Council office
- [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35) — 162 m away · Car park
- [Rolleston Avenue](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-29) — 243 m away · Car park
- [Armagh St](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34) — 462 m away · Car park
- [Christchurch Hospital Grounds](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-30) — 475 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) — 128 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-493-christchurch-central-city) — 149 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-478-christchurch-central-city) — 245 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-477-christchurch-central-city) — 249 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-497-christchurch-central-city) — 256 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 38 Hereford Street?**

20 council reports on record since April 2016 — most often pavement - damaged (6), graffiti (5), water leak (4).

**Which suburb is 38 Hereford Street in?**

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

**What stood at 38 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 38 Hereford Street?**

[Botanic Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/1656-botanic-gardens) — 210 m to its edge, 21 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=38-hereford-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=hereford-street
