# 8/248 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City

2 reports on record since January 2023.

https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/8-248-saint-asaph-street

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2

## Reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2991326), 19 Jan 2023
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/2991282), 19 Jan 2023

## Also reported on Saint Asaph Street
- [207 Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/207-saint-asaph-street), 79 reports
- [56 Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/56-saint-asaph-street), 55 reports
- [303 Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/303-saint-asaph-street), 55 reports
- [295 Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/295-saint-asaph-street), 54 reports
- [215 Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/215-saint-asaph-street), 46 reports
- [270 Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/270-saint-asaph-street), 44 reports
- [255 Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/255-saint-asaph-street), 44 reports
- [251 Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/251-saint-asaph-street), 41 reports
- [Saint Asaph Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/saint-asaph-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5368&lon=172.6412&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5368&lon=172.6412&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5368&lon=172.6412&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5368&lon=172.6412&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
- [Opes Partners](https://www.chch.live/business/opes-partners-christchurch-central-city), 30 m away · Business
- [Southwark Apartments](https://www.chch.live/business/southwark-apartments-christchurch-central-city), 38 m away · Hotels
- [Estelle](https://www.chch.live/business/estelle-christchurch-central-city), 40 m away · Cafés
- [Unknown Chapter](https://www.chch.live/business/unknown-chapter-christchurch-central-city), 40 m away · Cafés

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

## The bus nearby
- [Madras St near Southwark St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=52943), 114 m away · [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [route 84](https://www.chch.live/buses/84), [route 85](https://www.chch.live/buses/85), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)
- [Manchester St near Welles St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=53673), 153 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [‘corgis on High’ — Christchurch City Public Artwork](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63245-corgies), 183 m away, “‘Corgis on High’ — Christchurch City public artwork, 6 December 2003” · 2009
- [The First Public Water Supply Well Was Drilled Near This](https://www.chch.live/plaque/63253-high-street-triangles), 187 m away, “THE FIRST PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WELL was drilled near this site on 10 February 1864 by the C…” · 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: $5,410,000, land $1,930,000, improvements $3,480,000 · 974 m² · ref 22670/25501 · 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.*
- [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 (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 90% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 18% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 90% 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.

### [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, Commercial Building and Setting. Duncan's Buildings
*99 m away · 147 High Street · located to ±45 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/549)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1864

## What was here, 129 High Street
*103 m away · 1/129 High Street · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/503)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Commercial Building Façade and Setting, Former A J Whites
*150 m away · 181 High Street · located to ±20 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/431)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1909

## What was here, Triangle Reserve and Setting
*193 m away · 189F High Street · located to ±17 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/415)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Former High Street Post Office and Setting
*197 m away · 209 Tuam Street · located to ±21 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/234)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), 130 m to the edge
- [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 257 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Gasson Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1083-gasson-reserve), 380 m to the edge
- [Science Alive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1753-science-alive-reserve), 426 m to the edge
- [Washington Way Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1316-washington-way-reserve), 469 m to the edge · Sports ground

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [St Asaph](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-36), 213 m away · Car park
- [Re:start - Lichfield Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-31), 460 m away · Car park

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-528-christchurch-central-city), 117 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 123 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), 130 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 168 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-442-sydenham), 349 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 8/248 Saint Asaph Street?**

2 council reports on record since January 2023, most often graffiti (2).

**What school is 8/248 Saint Asaph Street 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=-43.53680038328279,172.64118957469455)

**Which suburb is 8/248 Saint Asaph Street in?**

Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Saint Asaph Street](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/saint-asaph-street).

**What stood at 8/248 Saint Asaph Street before?**

The heritage register names 5 places at or beside it, [Commercial Building and Setting. Duncan's Buildings](https://www.chch.live/place/549), [129 High Street](https://www.chch.live/place/503).

**What is the nearest park to 8/248 Saint Asaph Street?**

[Wilson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1557-wilson-park), 130 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=8-248-saint-asaph-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=saint-asaph-street
