# 488 Selwyn Street, Christchurch Central City

13 reports on record since April 2018 · 13 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/488-selwyn-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 3
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks) — 2
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism) — 2
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 2
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling) — 1

## Reported here
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7644626) — 30 Jan 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7224101) — 17 Nov 2025
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7192691) — 11 Nov 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5728844) — 20 Jan 2025
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5467386) — 26 Nov 2024
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5229255) — 6 Oct 2024
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4833312) — 30 Jun 2024
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2511152) — 29 Jul 2022
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/2237179) — 22 Mar 2022
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1005480) — 2 Mar 2020

## Photographed here (13 on record)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7644626) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07644626/public/1_do1iuz2xjx6p.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7224101) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07224101/public/1_wn51wr3vtxe.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7192691) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07192691/public/1_v0jua40mxlhb.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5728844) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05728844/public/1_om8chyl05y94.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5467386) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05467386/public/1_5xbi15qd83fw.jpg
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5229255) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05229255/public/1_0y2gbv2sum9om.jpg
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4833312) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04833312/public/1_nrixld0v8olw.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2511152) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02511152/1_7k1fp3m34yc.jpg
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/2237179) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/02237179/1_gHxWab.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1005480) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01005480/0_HLi458
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/773645) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00773645/0
- [Water Supply](https://www.chch.live/report/766220) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00766220/0

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

## Also reported on Selwyn Street
- [508 Selwyn Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/508-selwyn-street) — 15 reports
- [504 Selwyn Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/504-selwyn-street) — 10 reports
- [498A Selwyn Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/498a-selwyn-street) — 6 reports
- [489 Selwyn Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/489-selwyn-street) — 6 reports
- [480 Selwyn Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/480-selwyn-street) — 6 reports
- [475 Selwyn Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/475-selwyn-street) — 5 reports
- [479 Selwyn Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/479-selwyn-street) — 4 reports
- [492 Selwyn Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/492-selwyn-street) — 3 reports
- [Selwyn Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/selwyn-street)

## On the doorstep
- [Coming: Health Precinct](https://www.chch.live/business/coming-health-precinct-christchurch-central-city) — 57 m away · Doctors & clinics
- [MIG Cars](https://www.chch.live/business/mig-cars-christchurch-central-city) — 72 m away · Car dealers
- [Fast Autoglass](https://www.chch.live/business/fast-autoglass-addington) — 155 m away · Car repair
- [Z](https://www.chch.live/business/z-addington-2) — 161 m away · Petrol stations

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

## The bus nearby
- Moorhouse Ave near Selwyn St — 102 m away · [route 140](https://www.chch.live/buses/140)
- Selwyn St near Moorhouse Ave — 162 m away · [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60)

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

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Selwyn Street in 8 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=selwyn-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 — Former West Christchurch School/Hagley Community College and Setting
*191 m away · 510E Hagley Avenue · located to ±63 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/92)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1874

## The green nearby
- [Hagley Park South](https://www.chch.live/park/1812-hagley-park-south) — 336 m to the edge · Sports ground · 71 ha
- [Disraeli Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1147-disraeli-reserve) — 376 m to the edge
- [Cornelius O'connor Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1307-cornelius-o-connor-reserve) — 439 m to the edge · playground — 39 pieces
- [Addington Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/park/1634-addington-cemetery) — 462 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha

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

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-441-sydenham) — 111 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham) — 111 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-398-addington) — 121 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-423-christchurch-central-city) — 175 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-440-christchurch-central-city) — 176 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 488 Selwyn Street?**

13 council reports on record since April 2018 — most often graffiti (3), water supply (2), vandalism - general (2).

**Which suburb is 488 Selwyn Street in?**

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

**What stood at 488 Selwyn Street before?**

The heritage register names a place at or beside it — [Former West Christchurch School/Hagley Community College and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/92).

**What is the nearest park to 488 Selwyn Street?**

[Hagley Park South](https://www.chch.live/park/1812-hagley-park-south) — 336 m to its edge, 71 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=488-selwyn-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=selwyn-street
