# 38 Southwark Street, Christchurch Central City

12 reports on record since January 2023 · 5 with photographs.

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

## What gets reported here
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks) — 2
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 2
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater) — 1
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths) — 1
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths) — 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7495865) — 6 Jan 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5308196) — 23 Oct 2024
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/4321090) — 22 Feb 2024
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4027352) — 15 Dec 2023
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/4024322) — 14 Dec 2023
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3973635) — 1 Dec 2023
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/3964188) — 28 Nov 2023
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3868972) — 2 Nov 2023
- [Hazard — vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/3867268) — 2 Nov 2023
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/3756640) — 3 Oct 2023

## Photographed here (5 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7495865) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07495865/public/1_mquvl639v2pl.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5308196) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05308196/public/1_qzwf8kvwqs9l.jpg
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/4321090) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04321090/public/1_ne6k11nyv7pt.jpg
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4027352) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04027352/public/1_8avgzfb4n98l.jpg
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/4024322) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04024322/public/1_xit93f8xhbb9.jpg

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

## Also reported on Southwark Street
- [42 Southwark Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/42-southwark-street) — 25 reports
- [7 Southwark Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-southwark-street) — 23 reports
- [19 Southwark Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/19-southwark-street) — 19 reports
- [29 Southwark Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/29-southwark-street) — 18 reports
- [15 Southwark Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/15-southwark-street) — 18 reports
- [16 Southwark Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/16-southwark-street) — 13 reports
- [20 Southwark Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/20-southwark-street) — 12 reports
- [17 Southwark Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/17-southwark-street) — 11 reports
- [Southwark Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/southwark-street)

## On the doorstep
- [Tom's Sandwich Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/tom-s-sandwich-shop-christchurch-central-city) — 6 m away · Business
- [Tom's Sandwiches](https://www.chch.live/business/tom-s-sandwiches-christchurch-central-city) — 8 m away · Fast food
- [Southwark Apartments](https://www.chch.live/business/southwark-apartments-christchurch-central-city) — 52 m away · Hotels
- [Black Betty](https://www.chch.live/business/black-betty-christchurch-central-city) — 55 m away · Cafés

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

## The bus nearby
- Madras St near Southwark St — 61 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)
- Madras St Terminus — 166 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85)

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

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Southwark Street in 4 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=southwark-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 — 129 High Street
*119 m away · 1/129 High Street · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/503)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here — Commercial Building and Setting. Duncan's Buildings
*141 m away · 147 High Street · located to ±45 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/549)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1864

## What was here — Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A J Whites
*215 m away · 181 High Street · located to ±20 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/431)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1909

## The green nearby
- [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park) — 85 m to the edge
- [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve) — 315 m to the edge
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve) — 330 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve) — 371 m to the edge
- [Washington Way Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1316-washington-way-reserve) — 389 m to the edge · Sports ground

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [St Asaph](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-36) — 189 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-528-christchurch-central-city) — 117 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston) — 117 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city) — 183 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city) — 221 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham) — 295 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 Southwark Street?**

12 council reports on record since January 2023 — most often water leak (2), poles and signage - general (2), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (2).

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

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

**What stood at 38 Southwark Street before?**

The heritage register names 3 places at or beside it — [129 High Street](https://www.chch.live/place/503), [Commercial Building and Setting. Duncan's Buildings](https://www.chch.live/place/549).

**What is the nearest park to 38 Southwark Street?**

[Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park) — 85 m to its edge.

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