# 5 Ash Street, Christchurch Central City

18 reports on record since August 2022 · 10 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/5-ash-street

## What gets reported here
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 11
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 3
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/vandalism), 1
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1

## Reported here
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8185936), 2 May 2026
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7503880), 7 Jan 2026
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/5269514), 15 Oct 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5068943), 29 Aug 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5068942), 29 Aug 2024
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/5067507), 29 Aug 2024
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4520199), 9 Apr 2024
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4431884), 19 Mar 2024
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4150858), 16 Jan 2024
- [Vandalism - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3672240), 6 Sept 2023

## Photographed here (10 on record)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/8185936), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08185936/public/1_5xd7vjro77c9.jpg
- [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7503880), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07503880/public/1_xmf35ow91g7.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/5269514), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05269514/public/1_4w0r1421w4gp.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5068943), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05068943/public/1_8dpskhpifri2.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/5068942), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05068942/public/1_63gjznyu4w8p.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/5067507), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05067507/public/1_ttkjhcgsr5t.jpg
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4520199), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04520199/public/1_ay0mw9xv6998.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4431884), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04431884/public/1_683b3z48ujhj.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4150858), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04150858/public/1_5h2c82o20b8g.jpg
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/2571108), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02571108/public/1_mjjore4qqec7.jpg

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

## Also reported on Ash Street
- [4 Ash Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/4-ash-street), 17 reports
- [2 Ash Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-ash-street), 8 reports
- [7 Ash Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-ash-street), 2 reports
- [Ash Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/ash-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5348&lon=172.6419&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5348&lon=172.6419&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5348&lon=172.6419&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5348&lon=172.6419&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
- [Saltworks Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/business/saltworks-christchurch-christchurch-central-city), 10 m away · Business
- [Tiger Baby](https://www.chch.live/business/tiger-baby-christchurch-central-city), 17 m away · Bars & pubs
- [4 Bars Distillery](https://www.chch.live/business/4-bars-distillery-christchurch-central-city), 18 m away · Breweries
- [Vienna Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/vienna-cafe-christchurch-central-city), 19 m away · Cafés

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

## The bus nearby
- [Tuam St near Madras St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=1012456), 139 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80)
- [Madras St near Southwark St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=52943), 252 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)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [‘corgis on High’ — Christchurch City Public Artwork](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63245-corgies), 100 m away, “‘Corgis on High’ — Christchurch City public artwork, 6 December 2003” · 2009
- [The First Public Water Supply Well Was Drilled Near This](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63253-high-street-triangles), 103 m away, “THE FIRST PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WELL was drilled near this site on 10 February 1864 by the C…” · 2009

*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 Ash Street in 1 crash that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=ash-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, Commercial Building and Setting, Former C F Cotter and Company
*85 m away · 101/158 High Street · located to ±19 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/110)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, 158 High Street
*94 m away · G01/158 High Street · located to ±6 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/507)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A J Whites
*100 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

## What was here, Triangle Reserve and Setting
*104 m away · 189F High Street · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/415)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Former High Street Post Office and Setting
*132 m away · 209 Tuam Street · located to ±21 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/234)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 150 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), 202 m to the edge
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 317 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 354 m to the edge
- [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), 382 m to the edge

*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), 204 m away · Car park
- [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 446 m away · Car park
- [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 466 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 57 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-528-christchurch-central-city), 84 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-535-woolston), 189 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city), 428 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 5 Ash Street?**

18 council reports on record since August 2022, most often hazard, vehicle (11), graffiti somewhere else (3), graffiti (2).

**Which suburb is 5 Ash Street in?**

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

**What stood at 5 Ash Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Commercial Building and Setting, Former C F Cotter and Company](https://www.chch.live/place/110), [158 High Street](https://www.chch.live/place/507).

**What is the nearest park to 5 Ash Street?**

[Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 150 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=5-ash-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=ash-street
