# 50 Chester Street West, Christchurch Central City

1 report on record since June 2022 · 1 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/50-chester-street-west

## What gets reported here
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 1

## Reported here
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/2415098), 13 Jun 2022

## Photographed here (1 on record)
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/report/2415098), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02415098/public/1_3Kgg2Df.jpg

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

## Also reported on Chester Street West
- [55 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/55-chester-street-west), 148 reports
- [66 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/66-chester-street-west), 56 reports
- [59 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/59-chester-street-west), 53 reports
- [54 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/54-chester-street-west), 24 reports
- [24 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/24-chester-street-west), 14 reports
- [48 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48-chester-street-west), 6 reports
- [42 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/42-chester-street-west), 6 reports
- [51 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/51-chester-street-west), 5 reports
- [Chester Street West, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/chester-street-west)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6327&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6327&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6327&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
- [Bakertilly - Staples Rodway](https://www.chch.live/business/bakertilly-staples-rodway-christchurch-central-city), 67 m away · Business
- [Laneway Espresso](https://www.chch.live/business/laneway-espresso-christchurch-central-city), 75 m away · Cafés
- [Urban Skin & Body](https://www.chch.live/business/urban-skin-body-christchurch-central-city), 76 m away · Business
- [Bean Adjourned Espresso](https://www.chch.live/business/bean-adjourned-espresso-christchurch-central-city), 83 m away · Fast food

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

## The bus nearby
- [Kilmore Street Town Hall](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=54520), 223 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 29](https://www.chch.live/buses/29), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)
- [Victoria St near Peterborough St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=54260), 291 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 29](https://www.chch.live/buses/29), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [In Conjunction With the Christchurch Beautifying](https://www.chch.live/plaque/65080-victoria-square), 158 m away, “IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHRISTCHURCH BEAUTIFYING ASSOCIATION INC. THIS FLORAL CLOCK WAS PR…” · 2009
- [This Floral Clock Was Presented to the Citizens](https://www.chch.live/plaque/65081-victoria-square), 158 m away, “THIS FLORAL CLOCK WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS OF CHRISTCHURCH BY CALDER MACKAY CO. LTD 1…” · 2009
- [Victoria Bridge — Historical Description 1851–1989](https://www.chch.live/plaque/65149-victoria-square), 205 m away, “VICTORIA BRIDGE — HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION 1851–1989” · 2009

*The plaque pins come from the register, a recorded spot, not a surveyed one. The whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).*

## 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 84% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 33% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 84% in the worst modelled scenario.
- **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.

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 Chester Street West in 2 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=chester-street-west&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
*141 m away · 38 Cranmer Square · located to ±5 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/52)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Former Shop/Dwelling and Setting
*151 m away · 40 Cranmer Square · located to ±6 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/53)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Former Magistrates Court and Setting
*153 m away · 85 Armagh Street · located to ±21 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/8)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/5308

## What was here, Floral Clock and Setting
*155 m away · 66 Chester Street West · located to ±5 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/241)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Armagh Street Kerbstones and Setting
*171 m away · 280A Durham Street North · located to ±26 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/303)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1817-cranmer-square), 131 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve), 156 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), 199 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Victoria Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1836-victoria-triangles), 205 m to the edge
- [Armagh Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1254-armagh-reserve), 380 m to the edge

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Aldersgate](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-32), 55 m away · Car park
- [Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34), 90 m away · Car park
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 453 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch
- [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 466 m away · Council office

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 124 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-487-christchurch-central-city), 138 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-506-christchurch-central-city), 224 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-482-christchurch-central-city), 236 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-504-christchurch-central-city), 291 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 50 Chester Street West?**

1 council report on record since June 2022, most often rubbish/recycling (1).

**What school is 50 Chester Street West 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=-43.5276572990138,172.63273890010046)

**Which suburb is 50 Chester Street West in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/chester-street-west).

**What stood at 50 Chester Street West before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/52), [Former Shop/Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/53).

**What is the nearest park to 50 Chester Street West?**

[Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1817-cranmer-square), 131 m to its edge, 2 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=50-chester-street-west · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=chester-street-west
