# 55 Chester St West, Christchurch Central City 8 reports on record since October 2025 · 8 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/55-chester-st-west ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2 - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/trees), 1 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 1 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 1 - General Request, 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8424712), 16 Jun 2026 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8424699), 16 Jun 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8424677), 16 Jun 2026 - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7972540), 25 Mar 2026 - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7221537), 17 Nov 2025 - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7194109), 12 Nov 2025 - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7062144), 18 Oct 2025 - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7062126), 18 Oct 2025 ## Photographed here (8 on record) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8424712), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08424712/public/1_0sohxp9namwof.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8424699), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08424699/public/1_p4mr6g9vy3ec.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8424677), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08424677/public/1_rh1chez77gbs.jpg - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7972540), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07972540/public/1_gzg0y4rsa8fc.jpg - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7221537), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07221537/public/1_ma0npoq3fbsa.jpg - [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7194109), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07194109/public/1_jimzg3h97odq.jpg - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/7062144), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07062144/public/1_v3gvegr17seo.jpg - [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/7062126), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07062126/public/1_chshmcu8k2ws.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Chester St West - [66 Chester St West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/66-chester-st-west), 6 reports - [59 Chester St West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/59-chester-st-west), 4 reports - [2–28 Chester St West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2%E2%80%9328-chester-st-west), 3 reports - [28 Chester St West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/28-chester-st-west), 3 reports - [48 Chester St West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/48-chester-st-west), 2 reports - [2 Chester St West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-chester-st-west), 2 reports - [54 Chester St West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/54-chester-st-west), 1 report - [51 Chester St West](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/51-chester-st-west), 1 report - [Chester St West, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/chester-st-west) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5275&lon=172.6339&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5275&lon=172.6339&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5275&lon=172.6339&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), 44 m away · Business - [Laneway Espresso](https://www.chch.live/business/laneway-espresso-christchurch-central-city), 53 m away · Cafés - [Urban Skin & Body](https://www.chch.live/business/urban-skin-body-christchurch-central-city), 53 m away · Business - [Mobile Osaka-ya](https://www.chch.live/business/mobile-osaka-ya-christchurch-central-city), 70 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), 138 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), 323 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), 62 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), 62 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), 114 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).* ## The rating valuation - Capital value: $4,090,000, land $4,090,000, improvements $0 · 1,235 m² · ref 22680/44900 · roll last edited February 2026 A mass appraisal the council runs every three years to divide the rates bill, not a market price, and not a valuation of this house in particular. ## 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. - **Liquefaction was mapped here after the February 2011 earthquake**, [Liquefied in February 2011](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · The survey recorded this as certain. Mapped from aerial imagery and site visits after the event, this is a record of what happened, not a model of what might. ### Water - **Inside the modelled 200-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 200 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Avon catchment · 200 Year · climate change modelled to 2123 ### [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). ## 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, Floral Clock and Setting *60 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, Former Market Place Bridge/Hamish Hay Bridge and Setting *111 m away · located to ±31 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/240)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Former Magistrates Court and Setting *113 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, Horse Watering Ramp and Setting *135 m away · located to ±7 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/305)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, The Christchurch Town Hall and Setting *144 m away · located to ±79 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/122)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## The green nearby - [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), 112 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha - [Canterbury Provincial Council Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1068-canterbury-provincial-council-reserve), 148 m to the edge · Botanic - [Victoria Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1836-victoria-triangles), 216 m to the edge - [Cranmer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1817-cranmer-square), 227 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha - [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 339 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), 76 m away · Car park - [Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-34), 135 m away · Car park - [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 391 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-487-christchurch-central-city), 107 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-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), 165 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-504-christchurch-central-city), 280 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-482-christchurch-central-city), 327 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 55 Chester St West?** 8 council reports on record since October 2025, most often graffiti on a sign, mural or public art (2), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (2), trees - general (1). **What school is 55 Chester St 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=-43.52753255743706,172.6339289996877) **Which suburb is 55 Chester St West in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Chester St West](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/chester-st-west). **What stood at 55 Chester St West before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Floral Clock and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/241), [Former Market Place Bridge/Hamish Hay Bridge and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/240). **What is the nearest park to 55 Chester St West?** [Victoria Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1066-victoria-square), 112 m to its edge, 2 ha. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=55-chester-st-west · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=chester-st-west