# 76 Chester St E, Christchurch Central City

1 report on record since January 2016 · 1 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/76-chester-st-e

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/110233), 5 Jan 2016

## Photographed here (1 on record)
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/110233), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00110233/0

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

## Also reported on Chester St E
- [80 Chester St E](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/80-chester-st-e), 11 reports
- [80E Chester St E](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/80e-chester-st-e), 6 reports
- [119 Chester St E](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/119-chester-st-e), 5 reports
- [142 Chester St E](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/142-chester-st-e), 4 reports
- [140 Chester St E](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/140-chester-st-e), 4 reports
- [129 Chester St E](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/129-chester-st-e), 4 reports
- [82 Chester St E](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/82-chester-st-e), 3 reports
- [149 Chester St E](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/149-chester-st-e), 3 reports
- [Chester St E, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/chester-st-e)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5281&lon=172.642&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5281&lon=172.642&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5281&lon=172.642&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5281&lon=172.642&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
- [Christchurch Sea Kayaking](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-sea-kayaking-christchurch-central-city), 43 m away · Attractions
- [Kea Coffee Cafe Cart](https://www.chch.live/business/kea-coffee-cafe-cart-christchurch-central-city), 70 m away · Cafés
- [Margaret Mahy Family Playground](https://www.chch.live/business/margaret-mahy-family-playground-christchurch-central-city), 80 m away · Attractions
- [Table at Monks](https://www.chch.live/business/table-at-monks-christchurch-central-city), 90 m away · Restaurants

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

## The bus nearby
- [Gloucester St near Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=30688), 195 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)
- [Gloucester St near Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=1012239), 209 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [ANZCO Foods](https://www.chch.live/plaque/284636-margaret-mahy-family-playgroun), 37 m away, “ANZCO FOODS / Donated for the people of Canterbury to enjoy, following fundraising by ANZC…” · 2017
- [Heritage Christchurch Edmonds’ Telephone Cabinet Presented](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60544-poplars-reserve), 58 m away, “HERITAGE CHRISTCHURCH Edmonds’ Telephone Cabinet Presented 1929 Architect H. Francis Willi…” · 2009
- [H. Francis Willis](https://www.chch.live/plaque/60549-poplars-reserve), 71 m away, “H. FRANCIS WILLIS. RENNELL BROS / ARCHITECT BUILDERS / W T TRETHEWEY / SCULPTOR” · 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: $7,510,000, land $7,510,000, improvements $0 · 5,007 m² · ref 22700/03501 · roll last edited May 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.*
- [Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-school), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jul 2024
- [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.
- **Liquefaction was mapped here after the September 2010 earthquake**, [Liquefied in September 2010](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · The survey recorded this as probable rather than certain. Mapped from aerial imagery and site visits after the event, this is a record of what happened, not a model of what might.

### [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, Edmonds Clock Tower, Telephone Cabinet and Setting
*66 m away · 295F Madras Street · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/322)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Dwellings and Setting
*73 m away · 86 Chester Street East · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/34)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1881

## What was here, Poplars, Lamp Standards and Setting
*on this spot · located to ±139 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/318)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Dwellings and Setting
*119 m away · 100 Chester Street East · located to ±13 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/36)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/7323

## What was here, Former MED Converter Station and Substation
*146 m away · 102/210 Armagh Street · located to ±30 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/506)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 52 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Cambridge Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1495-cambridge-reserve), 104 m to the edge
- [Fire Fighters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/949-fire-fighters-reserve), 134 m to the edge
- [Edmonds Band Rotunda](https://www.chch.live/park/1767-edmonds-band-rotunda), 200 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 209 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Turanga Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-56), 449 m away · Library · Cathedral Square, Christchurch

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-524-christchurch-central-city), 62 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-533-christchurch-central-city), 71 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 79 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), 95 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-532-christchurch-central-city), 174 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 76 Chester St E?**

1 council report on record since January 2016, most often graffiti (1).

**What school is 76 Chester St E zoned for?**

[Christchurch East School](https://www.chch.live/school/3317-christchurch-east-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=-43.528061998937034,172.64199070048008)

**Which suburb is 76 Chester St E in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Chester St E](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/chester-st-e).

**What stood at 76 Chester St E before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Edmonds Clock Tower, Telephone Cabinet and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/322), [Dwellings and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/34).

**What is the nearest park to 76 Chester St E?**

[Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 52 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=76-chester-st-e · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=chester-st-e
