# 8 Onslow Street, Saint Albans

2 reports on record since June 2024 · 2 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/8-onslow-street

## What gets reported here
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 1
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/problems/abandoned-vehicles), 1

## Reported here
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/5992587), 8 Mar 2025
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4776756), 14 Jun 2024

## Photographed here (2 on record)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/5992587), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05992587/public/1_5zztdbytcih.jpg
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/4776756), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04776756/public/1_nz5eaypchoii.jpg

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

## Also reported on Onslow Street
- [49 Onslow Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/49-onslow-street), 3 reports
- [27 Onslow Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/27-onslow-street), 3 reports
- [18A Onslow Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/18a-onslow-street), 3 reports
- [12 Onslow Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/12-onslow-street), 3 reports
- [54B Onslow Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/54b-onslow-street), 2 reports
- [48 Onslow Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/48-onslow-street), 2 reports
- [43 Onslow Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/43-onslow-street), 2 reports
- [51 Onslow Street](https://www.chch.live/saint-albans/51-onslow-street), 1 report
- [Onslow Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/saint-albans/onslow-street)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5191&lon=172.6284&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5191&lon=172.6284&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5191&lon=172.6284&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
- [Lizzies Cuisine](https://www.chch.live/business/lizzies-cuisine-saint-albans), 48 m away · Caterers
- [Camelot Motor Lodge](https://www.chch.live/business/camelot-motor-lodge-merivale), 54 m away · Motels
- [Pavilions Restaurant & Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/pavilions-restaurant-bar-merivale), 97 m away · Hotels
- [Jimmy's Restaurant](https://www.chch.live/business/jimmy-s-restaurant-merivale), 104 m away · Restaurants

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

## The bus nearby
- Bealey Ave, 148 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)
- Papanui Rd near Clare Rd, 182 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [route 95](https://www.chch.live/buses/95)

*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.*
- [Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-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
- [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
- [Burnside High School](https://www.chch.live/school/319-burnside-high-school), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2022
- [Emmanuel Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1168-emmanuel-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026

## Bin day (Fridays)

Bins go out Friday, by 6am.
- Green bin, Weekly
- Yellow bin, Fortnightly · Week One
- Red bin, Fortnightly · Week One

This address is on the council’s Week One 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 88% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 25% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 88% 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_

### Water
- **Inside the modelled 10-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 10 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Avon catchment · 10 Year · A 10-year event is one expected about once a decade, not a rare one.
- **Inside the modelled 50-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 50 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Avon catchment · 50 Year
- **Inside the modelled 200-year flood extent**, [Flood risk, 200 year](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) · Avon catchment · 200 Year · climate change modelled to 2123

### [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 Onslow Street in 1 crash that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## What was here, Commercial Building and Setting
*99 m away · 20 Papanui Road · located to ±20 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/174)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Knox Church
*232 m away · 28 Bealey Avenue · located to ±20 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/508)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, Dwelling and Setting
*233 m away · 66 Derby Street · located to ±14 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/54)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3711

## What was here, Dwellings and Setting, Maisonettes
*246 m away · 12 Bealey Avenue · located to ±26 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/304)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3724

## The green nearby
- [Carlton Mill Riverbank](https://www.chch.live/park/1507-carlton-mill-riverbank), 303 m to the edge
- [Little Hagley Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1638-little-hagley-park), 322 m to the edge · Botanic · 7 ha
- [Springfield Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1296-springfield-reserve), 375 m to the edge

*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-487-christchurch-central-city), 201 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-472-christchurch-central-city), 281 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-473-christchurch-central-city), 323 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-420-christchurch-central-city), 323 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Saint Albans](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-471-christchurch-central-city), 366 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 8 Onslow Street?**

2 council reports on record since June 2024, most often overgrown vegetation (1), abandoned vehicle (1).

**What school is 8 Onslow Street zoned for?**

[Elmwood Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3334-elmwood-normal-school), [Heaton Normal Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3372-heaton-normal-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), [Burnside High School](https://www.chch.live/school/319-burnside-high-school) and [Emmanuel Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1168-emmanuel-christian-school), 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=-43.51909371938247,172.62842051884155)

**Which suburb is 8 Onslow Street in?**

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

**What stood at 8 Onslow Street before?**

The heritage register names 4 places at or beside it, [Commercial Building and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/174), [Knox Church](https://www.chch.live/place/508).

**What is the nearest park to 8 Onslow Street?**

[Carlton Mill Riverbank](https://www.chch.live/park/1507-carlton-mill-riverbank), 303 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=saint-albans&address=8-onslow-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Saint%20Albans&street=onslow-street
