# Linwood, Christchurch

15,638 council reports since June 2015, the 6th busiest suburb in the city. 12,502 photographs on record.
10,920 people at the 2023 Census, 3,859 to the square kilometre across 2.8 km².

https://www.chch.live/linwood

## Live source links

Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text.

- [Christchurch City Council What’s On](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on)
- [Christchurch City Libraries events](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/events/)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Linwood is an inner suburb of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It lies to the east of the city centre, mostly between Ferry Road and Linwood Avenue, two of the major arterial roads to the eastern suburbs of Christchurch. It is one of the city's older suburbs, established in 1850.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linwood%2C_New_Zealand), a tertiary source
Population: Stats NZ 2023 Census Statistical Area 2 counts summed over the suburb’s own areas, as Wikipedia maps them; the area is measured from the suburb boundary.

## Living here

New bonds here ran at about **$478 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $412–$529, across 213 bonds, up 5% on a year ago. That’s about **$72 a week below** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the Linwood West, Linwood North and Linwood East areas combined, approximately this suburb.
- 1-bedroom house, $479 a week · 129 new bonds
- 2-bedroom house, $488 a week · 24 new bonds
- 2-bedroom flat/unit, $440 a week · 12 new bonds
- 1-bedroom apartment, $330 a week · 9 new bonds
- 2-bedroom apartment, $480 a week · 6 new bonds
- 1-bedroom flat/unit, $290 a week · 6 new bonds

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock.

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 9,951 people and 4,146 occupied private households, grouped from 68 SA1 areas in Linwood East, Linwood Central, Stanmore, Linwood North. Several statistical areas are combined here, so this is a grouped proxy rather than a count for one suburb boundary.

- Under 15: about 16% (1,611 people)
- 65 and over: about 12% (1,194 people)
- Born overseas: about 31% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 65% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 18% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 8% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 21% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 76% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 37% of stated households

Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%. Stats NZ uses fixed random rounding to base 3; unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero.

[individuals](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120766-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-individuals-by-statistical-area-1-part-1/) · [households](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120765-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-households-by-statistical-area-1/) · [geography](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/table/111243/) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## As reported (12,502 on record)
- [341 Cashel St](https://www.chch.live/report/9080055)
- [20 Lychgate Close, Linwood](https://www.chch.live/report/9079801)
- [122 Avonside Drive, Linwood](https://www.chch.live/report/9079788)
- [74 Buckleys Road, Linwood](https://www.chch.live/report/9079226)
- [408 Worcester Street, Linwood](https://www.chch.live/report/9078103)
- [21 Haast Street, Linwood](https://www.chch.live/report/9072442)

[12,502 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=linwood)

## The suburb, back then (30 in the archive)

*Placed by the record’s locality join or the name in its own title, a lead, not a claim each frame stood here.*
- [Trimmed trees on Linwood Avenue](https://www.chch.live/then/1940s#p-46100627), 1940 · Canterbury Stories
- [Linwood RS 26 and 29](https://www.chch.live/then/1870s#p-55412830), 1877 · Canterbury Stories
- [Drainage of Linwood](https://www.chch.live/then/1880s#p-54609994), 1885 · Canterbury Stories
- [Pte A W Napper of Linwood, killed in action](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-43245463), 1917 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Pte A W Richardson of Linwood, wounded](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-43248397), 1917 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Pte B Batstone of Linwood, killed in action](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-43244313), 1917 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Pte J T Riddle of Linwood, killed in action](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-43246707), 1917 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Pte T Booth of Linwood, killed in action](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-43247019), 1917 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Pte T Wren of Linwood, wounded](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-43247711), 1917 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Pte W T Crocker of Linwood, wounded](https://www.chch.live/then/1910s#p-43248413), 1917 · Kura Heritage Collections Online

[…and 20 more across the archive](https://www.chch.live/then)

## The record on Linwood
- Linwood enters the written record in 16 July 1853, [“ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH, July 5th, 1853. (Lyttelton Times, 16 July 1853)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18530716.2.12), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Linwood” appears somewhere in 4,051 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 31 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: parks, 3 June 2015, at 20 Kerrs Rd.
- Its busiest day was 23 February 2019, 64 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/linwood/worcester-street), reported on 948 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [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. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).
- On foot: [The factory garden](https://www.chch.live/walks/linwood-factory-garden), a heritage walk over this ground.

## How fast the council fixes things here (19,324 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Linwood took **3 days** to resolve, the city-wide median is 3 days, so this ground runs faster than the city as a whole.
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 9 weeks or longer.
362 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 6 November 2019.

Work orders, not resident reports, the council’s MyCouncilTicket stream, and one job can appear in both. A median counts only finished jobs; open ones are named as open, never averaged in. [The ticket roll](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · [the whole city’s fix times](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix).

## Alcohol rules on this ground

**Linwood Village**, a public drinking ban (at all times, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week), covers about 13% of Linwood.
One sensitive site stands here, Te Pā o Rākaihautū, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of it.

The council’s bylaw zones and the Local Alcohol Policy’s buffer list. A ban rules drinking in public places; it says nothing about whether a premises may sell, that is the licence register’s job.

## Lately
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9080055), 12 Oct 2026 · 341 Cashel St, “Old pram and microwave left in the pavement”
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9079801), 12 Oct 2026 · 20 Lychgate Close, “another illegal camper has joined the group”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9079788), 12 Oct 2026 · 122 Avonside Drive, “dumped rubbish..alsolitterjust east of sign at end of close”
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9079226), 12 Oct 2026 · 74 Buckleys Road, “lots of glass on bike lane and road”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9078103), 12 Oct 2026 · 408 Worcester Street, “dumped rubbish”
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/9072442), 11 Oct 2026 · 21 Haast Street, “leaking Toby point on footpath”
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9067563), 10 Oct 2026 · 405 Hereford Street, “Missing inspection pit lid.”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9067553), 10 Oct 2026 · 377 Hereford Street, “Dumped rubbish inside shopping trolley”
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9067545), 10 Oct 2026 · 365 Hereford Street, “New chain stolen from Hereford carpark.”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9066982), 10 Oct 2026 · 408 Worcester Street, “dumped furniture”
- [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/9065641), 10 Oct 2026 · 388 Hereford St, “clothing dumped outside 394 hereford street”
- [Noise - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9061911), 9 Oct 2026 · 170 Tancred Street, “Dear Sir/Madam, I've attached some images from my security camera showing a car doing burnouts and wheel spinning…”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 195
- 2016, 895
- 2017, 601
- 2018, 817
- 2019, 1,210
- 2020, 1,297
- 2021, 1,446
- 2022, 1,819
- 2023, 2,305
- 2024, 2,724
- 2025, 1,436

## What gets reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 5,975
- Rubbish & dumping, 5,620
- Roads & footpaths, 1,559
- Water & drains, 1,190
- Trees & parks, 762
- Vehicles & parking, 270
- Everything else, 163
- [Noise](https://www.chch.live/problems/noise), 53

## Exactly what people say
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 4,484
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 2,883
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 2,386
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 944
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 612
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 581
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 454
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 328

## On the heritage register (12)
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/2), 63 Aldwins Road
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/11), 14 Bass Street
- [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/74), 196 Fitzgerald Avenue
- [Dwelling and Setting, Englefield](https://www.chch.live/place/75), 230 Fitzgerald Avenue
- [Edmonds Factory Garden](https://www.chch.live/place/70)
- [Former Linwood Town Board Offices and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/283), 388 Worcester Street
- [Heritage Garden and House](https://www.chch.live/place/504), 20 Templar Street
- [Holy Trinity Avonside Graveyard and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/10), 168 Stanmore Road
- [Holy Trinity Avonside Lychgate and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/468), 168 Stanmore Road
- [Linwood Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/place/505)
- [MED Substation](https://www.chch.live/place/307), 70E Linwood Avenue
- [Woodham Park Caretakers Cottage](https://www.chch.live/place/543), 169 Woodham Road

The register’s own page for the area: [Linwood on the heritage register](https://www.chch.live/history/linwood)

On foot: [The factory garden](https://www.chch.live/walks/linwood-factory-garden), heritage walk over this ground.

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Worcester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/linwood/worcester-street), reported on 948 separate days
- [Cashel Street](https://www.chch.live/street/linwood/cashel-street), reported on 609 separate days
- [Linwood Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/linwood/linwood-avenue), reported on 544 separate days
- [Hereford Street](https://www.chch.live/street/linwood/hereford-street), reported on 529 separate days
- [Stanmore Road](https://www.chch.live/street/linwood/stanmore-road), reported on 477 separate days
- [Gloucester Street](https://www.chch.live/street/linwood/gloucester-street), reported on 469 separate days
- [Armagh Street](https://www.chch.live/street/linwood/armagh-street), reported on 433 separate days
- [Buckleys Road](https://www.chch.live/street/linwood/buckleys-road), reported on 378 separate days

## Schools (3)
- [Te Huarahi Linwood Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/3413-te-huarahi-linwood-avenue-school), Contributing · decile 2 · EQI 499
- [Te Pā o Rākaihautū](https://www.chch.live/school/706-te-pa-o-rakaihautu), Composite · decile 4 · EQI 517
- [Whītau School](https://www.chch.live/school/3415-whitau-school), Contributing · decile 2 · EQI 513

Decile and Equity Index describe the community a school draws from, never how well it teaches.

Zoned for [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school) · [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [Te Aratai College](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college) · [Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley College](https://www.chch.live/school/336-te-puna-wai-o-waipapa-hagley-college) · and 7 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (9)
- [Bromley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1119-bromley-park), Sports ground · 4 ha · playground, 60 pieces
- [Beverley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1801-beverley-park), 3 ha · playground, 41 pieces
- [Worcester Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1001-worcester-reserve), 1 ha · playground, 27 pieces
- [Nicholas Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1127-nicholas-playground)
- [Hereford Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1122-hereford-playground), playground, 25 pieces
- [Worcester Corner Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1500-worcester-corner-reserve)
- [Doris Lusk Corner](https://www.chch.live/park/1115-doris-lusk-corner)
- [Merrilees Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1544-merrilees-reserve)
- [Worcester Pump Station Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1340-worcester-pump-station-park), playground, 2 pieces

A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim.

## The civic shelf (3)
- [Linwood Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-79), Cemetery
- [Linwood Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-41), Library · First Floor, Eastgate Mall, Buckleys Rd, Christchurch 8062
- [Linwood Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-8), Service centre

## Where the suburb worships (6)
- [Holy Trinity Avonside / Most Holy Trinty Anglican Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/holy-trinity-avonside-most-holy-trinty-anglican-church), an Anglican church · 168 Stanmore Road
- [Linwood Baptist Community Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/linwood-baptist-community-church), a Baptist church · 570 Worcester Street
- [Linwood Islam Centre - Masjid Al-Shuhada'a](https://www.chch.live/worship/linwood-islam-centre-masjid-al-shuhada-a), a mosque or musalla · 223 Linwood Avenue
- [St Chad's Anglican Church - North Linwood](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-chad-s-anglican-church-north-linwood), an Anglican church · 1 Carnarvon Street
- [The Salvation Army - Linwood](https://www.chch.live/worship/the-salvation-army-linwood), a Protestant church · 177 Linwood Avenue
- [](https://www.chch.live/worship/unnamed-way-1365681815), a church

The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship).

## The ground that moved
The February 2011 survey drew mapped ground failure over 42.0% of this outline, about 119 hectares. A patch is a footprint, not a finding about an address; the count for the whole city is at [liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction).
The Crown’s 2011 classification drew 1.2% of this outline inside the residential red zone. A mapped area files under the suburb its middle sits in, and a classification is the record of a decision, not a finding about an address; the whole line is at [redzone](https://www.chch.live/redzone).
The 2011 grading filed 3.4% of this outline, about 10 hectares, mostly **TC3**. A category is a verdict for a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the grades are at [technical-categories](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories).
The flood record drew water over 2.6% of this outline, about 7 hectares, across 2 named events. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the record is at [floods](https://www.chch.live/floods).
The plan’s schedule of sites significant to Ngāi Tahu covers **1%** of this outline, ngā wai. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a catalogue. The whole schedule: [cultural](https://www.chch.live/cultural).
The plan’s ecological schedules cover **1%** of this outline across **1** scheduled site, all of it protected under Schedule A. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a survey. The whole ledger: [ecology](https://www.chch.live/ecology).
The plan’s landscape schedules cover **1%** of this outline across **1** scheduled area. Shares read from a sampled join; a protection overlay, not a ranking of views. The kept view: [landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape).
No high-hazard flood area covers this outline. The broader flood-management watch covers **46%** of it, Avon River, Bells Creek, Heathcote River. Shares read from a sampled join; a model’s map, not a promise. The waiting water: [flood-hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **20** classified reaches, the plan calling **Brittans Drain** and **Buckleys Road Drain**
           by name, **3%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **30 m** off the bank. The margin is the plan’s drawing, not a survey of the bank. The drawn water: [water-margin](https://www.chch.live/water-margin).
The plan’s allowed shape holds this outline, **58%** of it inside the residential overlays, the densest standing **Medium Density**. The shape is the plan’s permission, not a survey of what stands. The allowed shape: [density](https://www.chch.live/density).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **2,685** photographs on this ground, 2011–2016, stormwater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now. The whole record: [rebuild](https://www.chch.live/rebuild).
The pedal network threads this ground, **14.7 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, 0.3 km of it separated from the traffic, [Rapanui Shag Rock](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/rapanui-shag-rock). A segment counts under every suburb its path enters; the whole network: [cycleways](https://www.chch.live/cycleways).
The remembered names stand on this ground, **5** inscribed plaques, [Beverley Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59631-beverley-park), [William Brittan Garden Opening](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59723-william-brittan-garden-opening), [William Brittan Reserve Ancest](https://www.chch.live/plaque/59732-william-brittan-reserve-ancest) among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).
The rulebook binds this ground, **10** drawn instruments, 3 of them dog rules, 2 alcohol bans, 1 camping zone, a certified self-contained van can stay the night at Christchurch Urban Restricted Area, 4 bottle-store buffers; the outline sits inside the takiwā of Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga. The bylaw is the instrument, this the map of it, the rulebook: [rules](https://www.chch.live/rules).
**23** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly cemeteries and waste recycling, treatment and disposal, chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, vehicle refuelling, service and repair, 4 still doing the work. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **103** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 24 hectares, mostly mixed fill with rubbish, sand, engineered fill, 11 carry fill the file can’t vouch for. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the layer is at [fill](https://www.chch.live/fill).
**37** parcels inside this outline carry a cleanup on the file. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the register is at [remediated](https://www.chch.live/remediated).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **96%** of this outline in the **medium** class, and 2 assessed areas here carry the free-face flag for possible lateral spreading. A class is the model’s verdict on a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the study is at [vulnerability](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability).
The council’s structure register stands **16** assets on this ground, 8 sets of steps, 6 shelters, 1 bridge, 1 ramp, sited at Linwood Community Arts Centre, Linwood Cemetery, Beverley Park, Worcester Reserve. **4** entries are out of service on the file. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The recreation register keeps **9** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 4 tag football, 2 basketball, 1 football, 1 rugby league. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation).
The register counts **1581** living trees inside this outline, **48** veterans among them, 89 carrying a protection, mostly Yoshino Cherry, London Plane, Kowhai. The file remembers **684** trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the canopy is at [trees](https://www.chch.live/trees).
The plan files **39%** of this outline under **Medium density residential zone**, **63%** residential, the rest mostly Transport 24%, High density residential zone 19%. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is a sampled read of the plan’s polygons; the district’s zoning is at [zones](https://www.chch.live/zones).
The plan reserves about **3 hectares** of this outline, **1%** , under 1 designation, mostly learning. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is a sampled read; the register is at [designations](https://www.chch.live/designations).
The plan’s exceptions touch **2%** of this outline, 2 qualifying matters, mostly heritage. A matter narrows how the density rule applies, it does not forbid; the mix is a sampled read, and the cultural-significance areas are the plan’s own unnamed ones. The register is at [matters](https://www.chch.live/matters).
The plan’s heritage schedule protects **7** places by name in this suburb, **3** graded highly significant, **Dwelling and Setting, Englefield**, **Former Linwood Town Board Offices and Setting**, **Holy Trinity Avonside Graveyard and Setting** among them. And the street itself is listed, the **Englefield Avonville** heritage area lies here, protected as a street rather than house by house. A setting is the ground the item stands in, each files under the suburb holding its centroid. The schedule is at [heritage](https://www.chch.live/heritage).
GeoNet’s catalogue puts 4 magnitude-3+ epicentres inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M4.1 in 2012. An epicentre is where the instruments placed the break, not a measure of the shaking here; the whole catalogue is counted at [sequence](https://www.chch.live/sequence), and the story in plain language is [the earthquakes explainer](https://www.chch.live/how-nz-works/canterbury-earthquakes).

## The names on this ground (3)
- [Linwood Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/cemetery/linwood-cemetery), cemetery
- [Sandhills Reserve](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump · 1903–1923
- [Avon River / Ōtākaro](https://www.chch.live/river/avon-river-otakaro), waterway · 29.2 km

The named waterways, bays, headlands, monuments, summits and old sites OpenStreetMap puts inside this outline, a pin is the mapper’s own; a waterway belongs to every suburb it crosses. Every roll, counted: [geography](https://www.chch.live/geography).

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH, July 5th, 1853. (Lyttelton Times, 16 July 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18530716.2.12), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1853-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 15 October 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18531015.2.3.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1853-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 (Lyttelton Times, 22 October 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18531022.2.3.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1853-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 29 October 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18531029.2.4.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1853-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 (Lyttelton Times, 10 December 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18531210.2.10.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1853-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 17 December 1853)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18531217.2.11.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1853-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE TOWN OF CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 12 August 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18540812.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1854-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [ELECTORAL ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH. (Lyttelton Times, 16 August 1854)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18540816.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1854-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 15 August 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550815.2.3.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1855-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 (Lyttelton Times, 22 August 1855)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18550822.2.3.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1855-08-22T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Linwood
- [Siphanta seen — Woodham Rd near Patten St, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407921496), iNaturalist · agmpie, 13 Oct 2026
- [Something seen — Woodham Rd near Avonside Dr, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407920113), iNaturalist · sianald, 13 Oct 2026
- [Socca seen — Woodham Rd near Avonside Dr, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407920094), iNaturalist · sianald, 13 Oct 2026
- [English daisy seen — Woodham Rd near Avonside Dr, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407920012), iNaturalist · sianald, 13 Oct 2026
- [deadnettles and archangels seen — Woodham Rd near Avonside Dr, Linwood, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407919881), iNaturalist · sianald, 13 Oct 2026

[The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire)

## The crash record (471 injury crashes)

471 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 5 people killed, 83 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Linwood Avenue at Buckleys Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/buckleys-road-and-linwood-avenue), 22 injury crashes.

- [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=linwood)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes)

## The crime record (8,808 recorded victimisations)

8,808 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 221 a year per 1,000 residents. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence.

- [The suburb on the crime map](https://www.chch.live/crime?grain=suburb&area=linwood)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (34 stops)

34 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 60](https://www.chch.live/buses/60), [the Orbiter (anticlockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oa), [route 155](https://www.chch.live/buses/155), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 140](https://www.chch.live/buses/140), [the Orbiter (clockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oc), [the Orbiter](https://www.chch.live/buses/or).
- Buckleys Rd and Dacre St
- Buckleys Rd near Butterfield Ave
- Buckleys Rd near Kerrs Rd
- Buckleys Rd near Pamela St
- Buckleys Rd near Rhona St
- Cranley St
- Eastgate Mall (Buckleys Rd) near Buckleys Rd
- Eastgate Mall (Buckleys Rd) near Buckleys Rd
- Gloucester St
- Gloucester St
- Gloucester St near England St near Gloucester St
- Gloucester St near England St near Gloucester St
- Gloucester St near Fitzgerald Ave near Gloucester Street
- Gloucester St near Fitzgerald Ave near Gloucester Street
- Gloucester St near Stanmore Rd near Gloucester St
- Gloucester St near Stanmore Rd near Gloucester St

- [Every route in the record](https://www.chch.live/buses)

## Businesses here (135 in the directory)

From OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory, each kind opens at this suburb’s shelf.

- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-linwood), 27
- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-linwood), 10
- [Restaurants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-linwood), 9
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-linwood), 7
- [Supermarkets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket#in-linwood), 6
- [Hostels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hostel#in-linwood), 5
- [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-linwood), 4
- [Motels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel#in-linwood), 4
- [Pharmacies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pharmacy#in-linwood), 4
- [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-linwood), 3
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-linwood), 3
- [Hairdressers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hairdresser#in-linwood), 3
- [ATMs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/atm#in-linwood), 2
- [Bakeries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-linwood), 2
- [Beauty](https://www.chch.live/businesses/beauty#in-linwood), 2
- [Car repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-repair#in-linwood), 2
- [Clothing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-linwood), 2
- [Clubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/club#in-linwood), 2
- [Department stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/department-store#in-linwood), 2
- [E Cigarette](https://www.chch.live/businesses/e-cigarette#in-linwood), 2
- [Electronics Repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/craft-electronics-repair#in-linwood), 2
- [Fabric](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fabric#in-linwood), 2
- [Malls](https://www.chch.live/businesses/mall#in-linwood), 2
- [Petrol stations](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-linwood), 2
- [Alternative](https://www.chch.live/businesses/healthcare-alternative#in-linwood), 1
- [Brewing Supplies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/brewing-supplies#in-linwood), 1
- [Butchers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/butcher#in-linwood), 1
- [Centre](https://www.chch.live/businesses/healthcare-centre#in-linwood), 1
- [Company](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-company#in-linwood), 1
- [Delis](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli#in-linwood), 1
- [Dentists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dentist#in-linwood), 1
- [Fruit & veg](https://www.chch.live/businesses/greengrocer#in-linwood), 1
- [Galleries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gallery#in-linwood), 1
- [Gift shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gift#in-linwood), 1
- [Hospital](https://www.chch.live/businesses/amenity-hospital#in-linwood), 1
- [Houseware](https://www.chch.live/businesses/houseware#in-linwood), 1
- [Jewellery](https://www.chch.live/businesses/jewellery#in-linwood), 1
- [Markets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/market#in-linwood), 1
- [Op shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/op-shop#in-linwood), 1
- [Post offices](https://www.chch.live/businesses/post-office#in-linwood), 1
- [Shoes](https://www.chch.live/businesses/shoes#in-linwood), 1
- [Sports centres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-centre#in-linwood), 1
- [Sports shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-shop#in-linwood), 1
- [Stationery](https://www.chch.live/businesses/stationery#in-linwood), 1
- [Tattoo & piercing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tattoo#in-linwood), 1
- [Variety Store](https://www.chch.live/businesses/variety-store#in-linwood), 1
- [Vets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/vet#in-linwood), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Domino's](https://www.chch.live/business/domino-s-christchurch), Fast food
- [Bridie's Bar & Bistro](https://www.chch.live/business/bridie-s-bar-bistro-christchurch), Bars & pubs
- [Taco Bell](https://www.chch.live/business/taco-bell-christchurch), Fast food
- [Your Shout](https://www.chch.live/business/your-shout-christchurch), Brewing Supplies
- [Bargain Chemist](https://www.chch.live/business/bargain-chemist-christchurch), Pharmacies
- [Hibbards Butchery](https://www.chch.live/business/hibbards-butchery-christchurch), Butchers
- [Long Tail Thai Food](https://www.chch.live/business/long-tail-thai-food-christchurch), Restaurants
- [PDF Services](https://www.chch.live/business/pdf-services-christchurch), Company
- [Piki Te Ora Health Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/piki-te-ora-health-centre-christchurch), Doctors & clinics
- [Pizza Hut](https://www.chch.live/business/pizza-hut-christchurch), Restaurants

- [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses)

## Next door
- [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown)
- [Avonside](https://www.chch.live/avonside)
- [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/richmond)
- [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/waltham)
- [Dallington](https://www.chch.live/dallington)
- [Wainoni](https://www.chch.live/wainoni)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Linwood with [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=linwood&b=phillipstown) · [Avonside](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=avonside&b=linwood) · [Richmond](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=linwood&b=richmond) · [Waltham](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=linwood&b=waltham) · [Dallington](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=dallington&b=linwood) · [Wainoni](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=linwood&b=wainoni), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Linwood?**

Linwood is an inner suburb of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The public record holds 15,638 council reports for it, the first filed in June 2015.

**How many people live in Linwood?**

10,920 people at the 2023 Census, 3,859 per square kilometre across 2.8 km².

**How many people does the 2023 Census count for Linwood?**

About 9,951 people and 4,146 occupied private households (combined SA2s): grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Linwood?**

15,638 reports on record, most often graffiti & vandalism (5,975), rubbish & dumping (5,620), roads & footpaths (1,559). 1,173 of them in the year to 14 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Linwood had?**

471 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 5 people killed, 83 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=linwood)

**What schools are in Linwood?**

3 schools in the Ministry’s directory, Te Huarahi Linwood Avenue School, Te Pā o Rākaihautū, Whītau School.

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Linwood · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Linwood