# 539 Bower Avenue, Parklands 2 reports on record since February 2022 · 2 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/parklands/539-bower-avenue ## What gets reported here - [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 2 ## Reported here - [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/2147226), 14 Feb 2022 - [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/2127762), 6 Feb 2022 ## Photographed here (2 on record) - [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/2147226), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/02147226/0_mXpQ3Y - [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/2127762), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/02127762/1_qWYfj0.jpg [More photographs on the Parklands wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=parklands) ## Also reported on Bower Avenue - [601 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/601-bower-avenue), 156 reports - [574 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/574-bower-avenue), 28 reports - [552 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/552-bower-avenue), 13 reports - [459 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/459-bower-avenue), 7 reports - [401 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/401-bower-avenue), 7 reports - [399 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/399-bower-avenue), 6 reports - [562A Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/562a-bower-avenue), 4 reports - [554 Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/parklands/554-bower-avenue), 4 reports - [Bower Avenue, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/parklands/bower-avenue) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4758&lon=172.7099&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4758&lon=172.7099&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4758&lon=172.7099&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.4758&lon=172.7099&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 - [Parklands Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/parklands-bowling-club-parklands), 383 m away · Clubs *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - Queenspark, 205 m away · [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7) - Queenspark, 209 m away · [route 7](https://www.chch.live/buses/7) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## The rating valuation - Capital value: $465,000, land $400,000, improvements $65,000 · 912 m² · ref 21851/01500 · 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.* - [Parkview School](https://www.chch.live/school/3470-parkview-school), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Aug 2016 - [Shirley Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/321-shirley-boys-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Mar 2021 - [Avonside Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/324-avonside-girls-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Mar 2021 - [Haeata Community College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/704-haeata-community-college-year-9-15), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2020 - [St Francis of Assisi Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/738-st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-school), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2027 - [Mairehau High School](https://www.chch.live/school/320-mairehau-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2020 - [Emmanuel Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1168-emmanuel-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026 - [St Bede's College](https://www.chch.live/school/315-st-bede-s-college), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Apr 2025 ## Bin day (Wednesdays) Bins go out Wednesday, 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 97% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 44% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 97% 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 TC3**, [Foundation category](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories) · Moderate to significant land damage from liquefaction is possible in future significant earthquakes _Foundations: Site-specific geotechnical investigation and specific engineering foundation design required eg deep pile foundations, innovative ground strengthening, etc_ ### [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_ 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 Bower Avenue in 15 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 4 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=bower-avenue&suburb=parklands) ## Renting nearby New bonds in Parklands ran about **$579 a week**, $29 above the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/parklands#s-living). ## The civic layer This ground votes in [Coastal ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/coastal), the [Coastal-Burwood-Linwood community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/coastal-burwood-linwood) 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). ## The green nearby - [Bower Avenue Landscape Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1104-bower-ave-landscape-reserve), 48 m to the edge - [Broadhaven Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1501-broadhaven-reserve), 70 m to the edge · Sports ground · 4 ha · playground, 57 pieces - [Lamorna Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1750-lamorna-reserve), 234 m to the edge - [Arthur Adcock Memorial Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1445-arthur-adcock-memorial-reserve), 285 m to the edge · Sports ground · 4 ha - [Crofts Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1255-crofts-reserve), 332 m to the edge · playground, 4 pieces *Within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary, the council’s open data.* ## Questions, answered briefly **What has been reported at 539 Bower Avenue?** 2 council reports on record since February 2022, most often parks (2). **What school is 539 Bower Avenue zoned for?** [Parkview School](https://www.chch.live/school/3470-parkview-school), [Shirley Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/321-shirley-boys-high-school), [Avonside Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/324-avonside-girls-high-school), [Haeata Community College (Year 9-15)](https://www.chch.live/school/704-haeata-community-college-year-9-15), [St Francis of Assisi Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/738-st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-school), [Mairehau High School](https://www.chch.live/school/320-mairehau-high-school), [Emmanuel Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1168-emmanuel-christian-school) and [St Bede's College](https://www.chch.live/school/315-st-bede-s-college), 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=-43.475832077464744,172.70985836765192) **Which suburb is 539 Bower Avenue in?** Parklands, Christchurch, on [Bower Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/parklands/bower-avenue). **What stood at 539 Bower Avenue before?** Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot, [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.475832077464744&lon=172.70985836765192) **What is the nearest park to 539 Bower Avenue?** [Bower Avenue Landscape Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1104-bower-ave-landscape-reserve), 48 m to its edge. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=parklands&address=539-bower-avenue · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Parklands&street=bower-avenue