# 54 Chester Street West, Christchurch Central City

24 reports on record since June 2023 · 20 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/54-chester-street-west

## What gets reported here
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 10
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater), 9
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/problems/flooding), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7876444), 9 Mar 2026
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/5705269), 16 Jan 2025
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/5686339), 13 Jan 2025
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/5656111), 7 Jan 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5546842), 13 Dec 2024
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5522713), 8 Dec 2024
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/5487263), 1 Dec 2024
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5485395), 30 Nov 2024
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5426966), 18 Nov 2024
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/5414553), 15 Nov 2024

## Photographed here (20 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7876444), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07876444/public/1_dldm3cmfi8m.jpg
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/5705269), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05705269/public/1_y448q0fgrfm.jpg
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/5686339), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05686339/public/1_l850cj9ciqf.jpg
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/5656111), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05656111/public/1_9xwq7sm26j6l.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5546842), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05546842/public/1_nrpx6sea31k.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5522713), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05522713/public/1_4x8l281hjo8h.jpg
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/5487263), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05487263/public/1_za8lt4vjq8sf.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5485395), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05485395/public/1_do5mqvaneosc.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5426966), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05426966/public/1_dp5h9okar9r7.jpg
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/5414553), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05414553/public/1_6myeca0o28nx.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/5395230), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05395230/public/1_thm8pnmbxrdj.jpg
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/5383151), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05383151/public/1_hll0i96wdxsi.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), 57 reports
- [59 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/59-chester-street-west), 53 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
- [2 Chester Street West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-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=172.6328&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6328&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5277&lon=172.6328&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), 66 m away · Business
- [Bean Adjourned Espresso](https://www.chch.live/business/bean-adjourned-espresso-christchurch-central-city), 73 m away · Fast food
- [Laneway Espresso](https://www.chch.live/business/laneway-espresso-christchurch-central-city), 76 m away · Cafés
- [Urban Skin & Body](https://www.chch.live/business/urban-skin-body-christchurch-central-city), 76 m away · Business

*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), 221 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), 300 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), 151 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), 151 m away, “THIS FLORAL CLOCK WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS OF CHRISTCHURCH BY CALDER MACKAY CO. LTD 1…” · 2009
- [The Weeping Willows of Christchurch to Commemorate](https://www.chch.live/plaque/307412-victoria-square), 196 m away, “THE WEEPING WILLOWS OF CHRISTCHURCH TO COMMEMORATE / FRANCOIS LE LIEVRE / WHO FIRST CAME T…” · 2026

*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 Chester Street West in 3 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, Former Magistrates Court and Setting
*143 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
*148 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, Dwelling and Setting
*151 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, Armagh Street Kerbstones and Setting
*160 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.

## What was here, Former Shop/Dwelling and Setting
*161 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.

## The green nearby
- [Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1817-cranmer-square), 138 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve), 146 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), 191 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Victoria Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1836-victoria-triangles), 213 m to the edge
- [Scott Statue Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1727-scott-statue-reserve), 372 m to the edge · Botanic

*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), 45 m away · Car park
- [Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34), 82 m away · Car park
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 443 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch
- [Civic Offices](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-8), 460 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), 116 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-487-christchurch-central-city), 141 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-506-christchurch-central-city), 214 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-482-christchurch-central-city), 238 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-504-christchurch-central-city), 281 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 54 Chester Street West?**

24 council reports on record since June 2023, most often water leak (10), street gutters / storm water (9), graffiti (2).

**Which suburb is 54 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 54 Chester Street West before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Former Magistrates Court and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/8), [Floral Clock and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/241).

**What is the nearest park to 54 Chester Street West?**

[Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1817-cranmer-square), 138 m to its edge, 2 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=54-chester-street-west · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=chester-street-west
