# 54 Forfar Street, Saint Albans

4 reports on record since September 2022 · 3 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/54-forfar-street

## What gets reported here
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 3
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1

## Reported here
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7779089), 21 Feb 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7773322), 20 Feb 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/2652237), 24 Sept 2022
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/2624883), 14 Sept 2022

## Photographed here (3 on record)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7779089), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07779089/public/1_davtyqb4osgd.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7773322), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07773322/public/1_5h2tuzth1ct.jpg
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/2624883), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/02624883/public/1_psrjrtdymo6.jpg

[More photographs on the Saint Albans wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=saint-albans)

## Also reported on Forfar Street
- [43 Forfar Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/43-forfar-street), 11 reports
- [7 Forfar Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/7-forfar-street), 8 reports
- [35 Forfar Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/35-forfar-street), 8 reports
- [9 Forfar Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/9-forfar-street), 7 reports
- [27 Forfar Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/27-forfar-street), 7 reports
- [46 Forfar Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/46-forfar-street), 6 reports
- [88 Forfar Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/88-forfar-street), 4 reports
- [63 Forfar Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/63-forfar-street), 4 reports
- [Forfar Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/saint-albans/forfar-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5079&lon=172.6419&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1960-1964](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5079&lon=172.6419&decade=1960_1964), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5079&lon=172.6419&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5079&lon=172.6419&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
- [King's Books & Stamps](https://www.chch.live/business/king-s-books-stamps-mairehau), 327 m away · Bookshops
- [Kin Kin](https://www.chch.live/business/kin-kin-mairehau), 338 m away · Restaurants
- [Kin Kin South East Asian Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/kin-kin-south-east-asian-takeaway-mairehau), 340 m away · Restaurants
- [Vape Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/vape-centre-mairehau), 344 m away · E Cigarette

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

## The bus nearby
- [Flockton St near Carrick St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=24748), 319 m away · [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44)
- [Cranford St near Berwick St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=42963), 324 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27)

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

## 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.*
- [St Albans School](https://www.chch.live/school/3518-st-albans-school), Primary, years 1–6, in force from Jul 2020
- [Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-heaton-normal-intermediate), Intermediate, years 7–8, in force from Jan 2024
- [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 (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 80% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 28% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 80% in the worst modelled scenario.
- **Liquefaction was mapped here after the September 2010 earthquake**, [Liquefied in September 2010](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_

### Water
- **In the coastal inundation hazard zone from 2065**, [Coastal inundation](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Inside the mapped coastal inundation zone in 8 modelled scenarios, covering 2065–2120 (RCP 2.6, RCP 8.5+, RCP 8.5, RCP 4.5). _Source: Coastal Hazard Assessment for Christchurch and Banks Peninsula (2017) Stage 2 Peer Review Panel Revision report_

### [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 Forfar Street in 13 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 person killed, 2 seriously hurt.

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

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Saint Albans ran about **$514 a week**, $36 below the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Innes ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/innes), 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).

## The green nearby
- [St Albans Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1246-st-albans-park), 113 m to the edge · Sports ground · 6 ha · playground, 101 pieces
- [Berwick Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1673-berwick-reserve), 117 m to the edge
- [English Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1717-english-park), 353 m to the edge · Sports ground · 3 ha

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

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-429-saint-albans), 315 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-545-mairehau), 324 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-509-saint-albans), 360 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-498-saint-albans), 386 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 54 Forfar Street?**

4 council reports on record since September 2022, most often water leak (3), water general (1).

**What school is 54 Forfar Street zoned for?**

[St Albans School](https://www.chch.live/school/3518-st-albans-school), [Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-heaton-normal-intermediate), [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=-43.5078622971707,172.64193666717267)

**Which suburb is 54 Forfar Street in?**

Saint Albans, Christchurch, on [Forfar Street](https://www.chch.live/street/saint-albans/forfar-street).

**What stood at 54 Forfar Street before?**

Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot, [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5078622971707&lon=172.64193666717267)

**What is the nearest park to 54 Forfar Street?**

[St Albans Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1246-st-albans-park), 113 m to its edge, 6 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=saint-albans&address=54-forfar-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Saint%20Albans&street=forfar-street
