# 538 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central City

2 reports on record since March 2026 · 2 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/538-gloucester-street

## What gets reported here
- [Tramway General](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 1
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 1

## Reported here
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8725435), 11 Aug 2026
- [Tramway General](https://www.chch.live/report/7978584), 26 Mar 2026

## Photographed here (2 on record)
- [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8725435), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08725435/public/1_sv2eu6r9zg5.jpg
- [Tramway General](https://www.chch.live/report/7978584), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07978584/public/1_tbmit5z8z6ej.jpg

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

## Also reported on Gloucester Street
- [267 Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/267-gloucester-street), 108 reports
- [89 Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/89-gloucester-street), 88 reports
- [278 Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/278-gloucester-street), 69 reports
- [194 Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/194-gloucester-street), 64 reports
- [146 Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/146-gloucester-street), 60 reports
- [195 Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/195-gloucester-street), 53 reports
- [332 Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/332-gloucester-street), 50 reports
- [192 Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/192-gloucester-street), 44 reports
- [Gloucester Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/gloucester-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5332&lon=172.6356&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5332&lon=172.6356&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5332&lon=172.6356&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5332&lon=172.6356&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
- [Mi Piaci](https://www.chch.live/business/mi-piaci-christchurch-central-city), 10 m away · Shoes
- [Nespresso](https://www.chch.live/business/nespresso-christchurch-central-city), 11 m away · Coffee roasters
- [Champions of the World](https://www.chch.live/business/champions-of-the-world-christchurch-central-city), 13 m away · Business
- [Moochi](https://www.chch.live/business/moochi-christchurch-central-city), 15 m away · Clothing

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

## The bus nearby
- [Bus Interchange (Intercity stop)](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53214), 172 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80)
- [Bus Interchange (Platform B)](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53116), 206 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27), [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44), [route 91](https://www.chch.live/buses/91), [route 92](https://www.chch.live/buses/92), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [Friendship Corner / Sister Cities](https://www.chch.live/plaque/85794-friendship-corner), 170 m away, “FRIENDSHIP CORNER / Sister Cities / (list largely illegible on inlay)” · 2010
- [The Battle for Crete / May 1941](https://www.chch.live/plaque/286887-bridge-of-remembrance), 170 m away, “THE BATTLE FOR CRETE / MAY 1941 / IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / AND THOSE WHO…” · 2017
- [On This Site on the 16th Dec](https://www.chch.live/plaque/62861-bridge-of-remembrance), 171 m away, “ON THIS SITE ON THE 16TH DEC. 1867 THE FIRST PARADE OF E. BATTERY CHRISTCHURCH ARTILLERY V…” · 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
- [Te Aratai College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college-year-9-15), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2021
- [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026

## Bin day

This address is not on a single weekly kerbside round.
- Green bin, not collected here
- Yellow bin, Weekly · Wednesdays
- Red bin, Daily

## What the land record says

### [What the ground is](https://www.chch.live/ground)
- **Up to 69% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 10% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 69% in the worst modelled scenario.

### [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 Gloucester Street in 111 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 4 people killed, 18 seriously hurt.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=gloucester-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 Beaths Department Store (components)
*106 m away · 201/690 Colombo Street · located to ±21 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/25)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3094

## What was here, Triangle Reserve and Setting
*142 m away · 291F High Street · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/109)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Triangle Reserve and Setting
*174 m away · 261F High Street · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/469)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Bridge of Remembrance and Setting
*188 m away · 88 Cambridge Terrace · located to ±27 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/295)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/289

## What was here, Commercial Building and Setting, Former Chief Post Office
*191 m away · 1 Cathedral Square · located to ±33 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/297)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 97 m to the edge
- [The Stewart Plaza](https://www.chch.live/park/1566-the-stewart-plaza), 125 m to the edge
- [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles), 160 m to the edge
- [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner), 167 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Bridge Of Remembrance](https://www.chch.live/park/1518-bridge-of-remembrance), 167 m to the edge · Botanic

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33), 133 m away · Car park
- [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 193 m away · Car park
- [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 347 m away · Council office
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 363 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch
- [Scales](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-35), 375 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-502-christchurch-central-city), 136 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-503-christchurch-central-city), 152 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-497-christchurch-central-city), 201 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-504-christchurch-central-city), 231 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 238 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 538 Gloucester Street?**

2 council reports on record since March 2026, most often tramway general (1), pavement - general (1).

**What school is 538 Gloucester Street 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), [Te Aratai College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college-year-9-15) 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=-43.53317498059006,172.6355601026328)

**Which suburb is 538 Gloucester Street in?**

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

**What stood at 538 Gloucester Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Former Beaths Department Store (components)](https://www.chch.live/place/25), [Triangle Reserve and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/109).

**What is the nearest park to 538 Gloucester Street?**

[City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 97 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=538-gloucester-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=gloucester-street
