# Somerfield Park

Sports ground · 3 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/1210-somerfield-park

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/somerfield), suburb membership is a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

Centre: [the pin on the map](https://www.chch.live/map?lat=-43.55880689844754&lon=172.62706565701345)

## More green in Somerfield
- [Centennial Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1746-centennial-park), Sports ground · 10 ha
- [Ashgrove Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1392-ashgrove-reserve)
- [Cashmere View Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1787-cashmere-view-playground)

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 63 pieces of play equipment (15 handrails, 14 platforms, 13 panels, 3 slides, 3 climbing-walls, 2 see-saws, 2 ladders, 1 swing and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 2 m.

Also on the register: 1 seat (1 seat), 1 picnic table and 4 pieces of sports gear (4 goal posts).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2017.

The register’s site tag names this park, and its pins stand inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

## Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 4 playing surfaces on this ground, 4 Football, graded junior and intermediate on grass, 2 run a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Junior Football 2, Junior Football 1, Intermediate Football 1 and Intermediate Football 2.

The winter window runs April to August; match days land on Saturday and Sunday; training runs Monday to Friday.

The register names this park, and its record centroids sit inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

## The plaques on this ground
Inscribed plaques whose pin stands inside the park’s drawn outline, the remembered names the register keeps here.
- [1929–2009 / This Seat Is a Gift](https://www.chch.live/plaque/112030-somerfield-park), Somerfield Park · 2013

## The tracks through it
Track lines whose drawn course enters the park’s outline, measured as drawn, not surveyed.
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-469-somerfield), 378 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-486-somerfield), 636 m · walk · bike

## The reports on this ground
347 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/9081536), [53 Studholme Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/53-studholme-street)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9063835), Somerfield Reserve 53 Studholme Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/9055419), [59 Studholme St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/59-studholme-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8995738), [59 Studholme St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/59-studholme-street)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/8995669), Somerfield Reserve 53 Studholme Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8990910), [59 Studholme Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/59-studholme-street)
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8909570), Somerfield Reserve 53 Studholme Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8803266), [53 Studholme Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/53-studholme-street)
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8597738), Somerfield Reserve 53 Studholme Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8542287), Somerfield Reserve 53 Studholme Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8483288), Canterbury, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8481468), [1 Simeon Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/1-simeon-street)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55880689844754&lon=172.62706565701345

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Somerfield Park?**

3 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Somerfield Park?**

Its centre falls inside Somerfield, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

**What kind of place is Somerfield Park?**

Sports ground.

**Are there tracks through Somerfield Park?**

2 lines enter the drawn outline, listed above, measured against the line itself, not a buffer.

Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1210 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
