# 7 Straven Road, Riccarton

3 reports on record since August 2023 · 2 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/riccarton/7-straven-road

## What gets reported here
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 2
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7935922), 19 Mar 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4966764), 5 Aug 2024
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3627692), 22 Aug 2023

## Photographed here (2 on record)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/7935922), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07935922/public/1_gltf6k82ys7g.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/4966764), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04966764/public/1_190mquvsctnw.jpg

[More photographs on the Riccarton wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=riccarton)

## Also reported on Straven Road
- [43 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/43-straven-road), 26 reports
- [5 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/5-straven-road), 25 reports
- [53 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/53-straven-road), 10 reports
- [50 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/50-straven-road), 8 reports
- [7A Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/7a-straven-road), 7 reports
- [23 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/23-straven-road), 7 reports
- [17 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/17-straven-road), 7 reports
- [6 Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/riccarton/6-straven-road), 6 reports
- [Straven Road, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/straven-road)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.529&lon=172.6018&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.529&lon=172.6018&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.529&lon=172.6018&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
- [Siam Thai Massage](https://www.chch.live/business/siam-thai-massage-riccarton), 30 m away · Massage
- [Oliff's Computers](https://www.chch.live/business/oliff-s-computers-riccarton), 39 m away · Computers
- [TJ's Food](https://www.chch.live/business/tj-s-food-riccarton), 39 m away · Restaurants
- [TJ Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/tj-restaurant-riccarton), 41 m away · Restaurants

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

## The bus nearby
- Westfield Riccarton, 204 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 80](https://www.chch.live/buses/80), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86), [route 100](https://www.chch.live/buses/100), [route 120](https://www.chch.live/buses/120), [route 130](https://www.chch.live/buses/130), [route 140](https://www.chch.live/buses/140), [the Orbiter (anticlockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oa)
- Kilmarnock St near Kahu Rd, 213 m away · [route 130](https://www.chch.live/buses/130)

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

## The rating valuation
- Capital value: $960,000, land $930,000, improvements $30,000 · 562 m² · ref 22025/00100 · 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.*
- [Ilam School](https://www.chch.live/school/3384-ilam-school), Primary, years 1–6, in force from Jan 2002
- [St Teresa's School (Riccarton)](https://www.chch.live/school/3543-st-teresa-s-school-riccarton), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2026
- [Kirkwood Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3396-kirkwood-intermediate), Intermediate, years 7–8, in force from May 2022
- [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2025
- [Christchurch Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2025
- [Riccarton High School](https://www.chch.live/school/334-riccarton-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2020

## 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 5% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 1% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 5% in the worst modelled scenario.
- **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 Riccarton-Ilam alcohol ban area**, [Alcohol ban area](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A public drinking ban: At all times, 24 hours a day, 7 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 Straven Road in 55 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 5 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

[The crashes it names, each one →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=straven-road&suburb=riccarton)

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Riccarton ran about **$544 a week**, about the city median, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/riccarton#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Riccarton ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/riccarton), the [Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/halswell-hornby-riccarton) 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
- [Riccarton Bush](https://www.chch.live/park/1543-riccarton-bush), 250 m to the edge · 12 ha
- [Clarence Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1027-clarence-reserve), 255 m to the edge
- [Picton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1007-picton-reserve), 349 m to the edge · playground, 14 pieces
- [Mandeville Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1739-mandeville-reserve), 354 m to the edge
- [Avon River Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1511-avon-river-esplanade-reserve), 483 m to the edge

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Riccarton Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-13), 213 m away · Service centre

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-355-riccarton), 14 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-354-riccarton), 64 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-346-riccarton), 100 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-362-riccarton), 108 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Riccarton](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-357-riccarton), 185 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 7 Straven Road?**

3 council reports on record since August 2023, most often water leak (2), graffiti on a fence, building or structure (1).

**What school is 7 Straven Road zoned for?**

[Ilam School](https://www.chch.live/school/3384-ilam-school), [St Teresa's School (Riccarton)](https://www.chch.live/school/3543-st-teresa-s-school-riccarton), [Kirkwood Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3396-kirkwood-intermediate), [Christchurch Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/327-christchurch-boys-high-school), [Christchurch Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/328-christchurch-girls-high-school) and [Riccarton High School](https://www.chch.live/school/334-riccarton-high-school), and inside the region-wide zone of Hagley Community College, Middleton Grange School (Year 1-8), Middleton Grange School (Year 9-10), Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13), Villa Maria College, Christchurch Adventist School, St Thomas of Canterbury College. 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=-43.52903418857279,172.60182790738625)

**Which suburb is 7 Straven Road in?**

Riccarton, Christchurch, on [Straven Road](https://www.chch.live/street/riccarton/straven-road).

**What stood at 7 Straven Road before?**

Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot, [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52903418857279&lon=172.60182790738625)

**What is the nearest park to 7 Straven Road?**

[Riccarton Bush](https://www.chch.live/park/1543-riccarton-bush), 250 m to its edge, 12 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=riccarton&address=7-straven-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Riccarton&street=straven-road
