# 7 Welles Street, Christchurch Central City 23 reports on record since June 2015 · 19 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/7-welles-street ## What gets reported here - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 9 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 7 - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 3 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks) — 1 - [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage) — 1 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 1 ## Reported here - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028543) — 4 Oct 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8869518) — 5 Sept 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8287911) — 21 May 2026 - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8021392) — 2 Apr 2026 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7239804) — 19 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7225699) — 17 Nov 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5279984) — 17 Oct 2024 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4816660) — 25 Jun 2024 - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4711858) — 28 May 2024 - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3994098) — 6 Dec 2023 ## Photographed here (19 on record) - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9028543) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09028543/public/1_0tjjlhp0rsapg.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8869518) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08869518/public/1_ns9o1wme3aj.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8287911) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08287911/public/1_gz6iihc4bk1.jpg - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8021392) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08021392/public/1_bqucbl50ocu.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7239804) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07239804/public/1_izojpgce3pne.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7225699) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07225699/public/1_sqp01pvm8xl.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/5279984) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05279984/public/1_7l1wz9mrypea.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/4816660) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04816660/public/1_0r8k964m6kb8.jpg - [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/report/4711858) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04711858/public/1_e8o1fn6uy85.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/3994098) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/03994098/public/1_dotfieklr8y.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2588188) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02588188/public/1_ikgpl0penk9j.jpg - [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/1234130) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01234130/1_o5QDeh.jpg [More photographs on the Christchurch Central City wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=christchurch-central-city) ## Also reported on Welles Street - [25 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/25-welles-street) — 37 reports - [10 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/10-welles-street) — 33 reports - [22 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/22-welles-street) — 29 reports - [44 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/44-welles-street) — 28 reports - [41 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/41-welles-street) — 27 reports - [37 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/37-welles-street) — 18 reports - [45 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/45-welles-street) — 17 reports - [40 Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/40-welles-street) — 13 reports - [Welles Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/welles-street) ## On the doorstep - [Grow Active's Little Market](https://www.chch.live/business/grow-active-s-little-market-christchurch-central-city) — 5 m away · Markets - [Stirling Sports](https://www.chch.live/business/stirling-sports-christchurch-central-city) — 7 m away · Sportswear - [Burger Burger](https://www.chch.live/business/burger-burger-christchurch-central-city) — 16 m away · Cafés - [Marcus Shaw - Action Coach](https://www.chch.live/business/marcus-shaw-action-coach-christchurch-central-city) — 16 m away · Business *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - St Asaph St near Colombo St — 143 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7), [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 81](https://www.chch.live/buses/81), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86) - South City (Northbound) — 184 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The street’s crash record NZTA’s record names Welles Street in 6 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=welles-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 P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting *71 m away · 7/204 St Asaph Street · located to ±18 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/227)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1911 ## What was here — Former R. Buchanan & Sons' City Foundry and Setting *93 m away · 2/210 St Asaph Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/226)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1917 ## What was here — Colonial Motor Company Garage and Setting *93 m away · 201 St Asaph Street · located to ±40 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/477)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3118 ## What was here — Commercial Building and Setting, Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers *201 m away · 210 Tuam Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/232)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3127 ## What was here — Former Tuam Street Hall and Setting *218 m away · 214 Tuam Street · located to ±12 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/233)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3140 ## The green nearby - [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve) — 315 m to the edge · Botanic - [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall) — 407 m to the edge - [High Street Triangles](https://www.chch.live/park/1903-high-street-triangles) — 428 m to the edge - [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park) — 438 m to the edge - [Friendship Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1371-friendship-corner) — 452 m to the edge · Botanic *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary — the council’s open data.* ## The civic shelf nearby - [Re:start - Lichfield St](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31) — 245 m away · Car park - [Triangle](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-33) — 455 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) — 174 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city) — 186 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham) — 341 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-514-waltham) — 342 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-441-sydenham) — 346 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 7 Welles Street?** 23 council reports on record since June 2015 — most often graffiti (9), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (7), roading/streets (3). **Which suburb is 7 Welles Street in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch — on [Welles Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/welles-street). **What stood at 7 Welles Street before?** The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it — [Former P & D Duncan Ltd Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/227), [Former R. Buchanan & Sons' City Foundry and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/226). **What is the nearest park to 7 Welles Street?** [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve) — 315 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=7-welles-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=welles-street