# 8 Latimer Square, Christchurch Central City 2 reports on record since May 2023. https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/8-latimer-square ## What gets reported here - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 1 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 1 ## Reported here - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/3497342), 11 Jul 2023 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/3300369), 1 May 2023 ## Also reported on Latimer Square - [1 Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/1-latimer-square), 38 reports - [39 Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/39-latimer-square), 28 reports - [44 Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/44-latimer-square), 25 reports - [2 Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/2-latimer-square), 25 reports - [22 Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/22-latimer-square), 16 reports - [30 Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/30-latimer-square), 15 reports - [23 Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/23-latimer-square), 10 reports - [21 Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/christchurch-central-city/21-latimer-square), 9 reports - [Latimer Square, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/latimer-square) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5315&lon=172.6435&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5315&lon=172.6435&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5315&lon=172.6435&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 - [Miyamoto International NZ](https://www.chch.live/business/miyamoto-international-nz-christchurch-central-city), 85 m away · Engineers - [Bloody Mary's](https://www.chch.live/business/bloody-mary-s-christchurch-central-city), 94 m away · Bars & pubs - [Rydges Latimer](https://www.chch.live/business/rydges-latimer-christchurch-central-city), 117 m away · Hotels - [Eco Villa](https://www.chch.live/business/eco-villa-christchurch-central-city), 126 m away · Hostels *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [Hereford St near Barbadoes St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=51594), 116 m away · [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60) - [Hereford St near Barbadoes St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=51600), 138 m away · [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The remembered names nearby - [Afac](https://www.chch.live/plaque/110762-latimer-square), 172 m away, “afac / (dedication text illegible – backlit)” · 2013 *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: $2,250,000, land $2,150,000, improvements $100,000 · 1,015 m² · ref 22710/52800 · 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 (Mondays) Bins go out Monday, 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 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 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. - **Technical category TC2**, [Foundation category](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories) · Minor to moderate land damage from liquefaction is possible in future significant earthquakes _Foundations: Standard timber piled foundations or enhanced concrete foundations_ ### [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). ## The street’s crash record NZTA’s record names Latimer Square in 17 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=latimer-square&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, Latimer Square and Setting *on this spot · located to ±119 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/128)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Christchurch Club and Setting *165 m away · 154 Worcester Street · located to ±16 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/280)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/292 ## What was here, Dwelling and Setting *235 m away · 229 Worcester Street · located to ±10 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/281)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, St Luke's Chapel and Setting *246 m away · 272 Hereford Street · located to ±6 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/106)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/5328 ## The green nearby - [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 56 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha - [Poplars Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1124-poplars-reserve), 439 m to the edge · Botanic - [Excelsior Hotel Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1528-excelsior-hotel-reserve), 443 m to the edge · Botanic - [City Mall](https://www.chch.live/park/1278-city-mall), 459 m to the edge - [Cathedral Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1431-cathedral-square), 470 m to the edge · Botanic *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.* ## The tracks through here - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-523-christchurch-central-city), 132 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-534-linwood), 303 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-522-christchurch-central-city), 310 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-491-christchurch-central-city), 310 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Christchurch Central City](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-465-christchurch-central-city), 425 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 Latimer Square?** 2 council reports on record since May 2023, most often pavement - damaged (1), park - general request (1). **What school is 8 Latimer Square 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=-43.531487109902685,172.643485447371) **Which suburb is 8 Latimer Square in?** Christchurch Central City, Christchurch, on [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/street/christchurch-central-city/latimer-square). **What stood at 8 Latimer Square before?** The heritage register names 4 places at or beside it, [Latimer Square and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/128), [Christchurch Club and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/280). **What is the nearest park to 8 Latimer Square?** [Latimer Square](https://www.chch.live/park/1026-latimer-square), 56 m to its edge, 2 ha. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=christchurch-central-city&address=8-latimer-square · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Christchurch%20Central%20City&street=latimer-square