# 5 Armstrong Avenue, Saint Martins

14 reports on record since May 2017 · 9 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/5-armstrong-avenue

## What gets reported here
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti) — 4
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/problems/trees) — 2
- Facility - General Request — 2
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks) — 1
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance) — 1
- General Request — 1

## Reported here
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7929035) — 18 Mar 2026
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6547914) — 1 Jul 2025
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5645708) — 5 Jan 2025
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/4414154) — 14 Mar 2024
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4240658) — 5 Feb 2024
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/3855337) — 30 Oct 2023
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/3849740) — 28 Oct 2023
- [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/3835718) — 24 Oct 2023
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/3292614) — 28 Apr 2023
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/3170867) — 17 Mar 2023

## Photographed here (9 on record)
- [Abandoned Vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7929035) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07929035/public/1_1qsf3pctkrd3.jpg
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/6547914) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06547914/public/1_9y0i795w8bp.jpg
- [Facility - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/5645708) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/05645708/public/1_j7e7htx5egk.jpg
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/4414154) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04414154/public/1_4cjfqss5wtbh.jpg
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/4240658) — https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04240658/public/1_h7ukwe4ehhbg.jpg
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/946458) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00946458/0_foMmWe
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/870645) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00870645/0_agSMxA
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/868996) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00868996/0_uGkgeR
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/report/255109) — https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00255109/0

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

## Also reported on Armstrong Avenue
- [1 Armstrong Avenue](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/1-armstrong-avenue) — 6 reports
- [6 Armstrong Avenue](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/6-armstrong-avenue) — 5 reports
- [2 Armstrong Avenue](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/2-armstrong-avenue) — 2 reports
- [4A Armstrong Avenue](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/4a-armstrong-avenue) — 1 report
- [4 Armstrong Avenue](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins/4-armstrong-avenue) — 1 report
- [Armstrong Avenue, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/saint-martins/armstrong-avenue)

## On the doorstep
- [Mobil](https://www.chch.live/business/mobil-saint-martins) — 120 m away · Petrol stations
- [Cheeky Browns Hairdressing](https://www.chch.live/business/cheeky-browns-hairdressing-saint-martins) — 128 m away · Hairdressers
- [Mobil Mart](https://www.chch.live/business/mobil-mart-saint-martins) — 129 m away · Dairies & convenience
- [Cocoa Black](https://www.chch.live/business/cocoa-black-saint-martins) — 138 m away · Cafés

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

## The bus nearby
- Wilsons Rd — 96 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27)
- Wilsons Rd — 103 m away · [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [In Memory of / Desmond Timbrell / 1921 – 2007 / in Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310908-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south) — 135 m away — “IN MEMORY OF / DESMOND TIMBRELL / 1921 – 2007 / IN MEMORY OF / BERESFORD TIMBRELL / 1926 –…”
- [In Memory of / Desmond Timbrell / 1921 – 2007 / in Memory](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310909-heathcote-riverbank-tr-south) — 135 m away — “IN MEMORY OF / DESMOND TIMBRELL / 1921 – 2007 / IN MEMORY OF / BERESFORD TIMBRELL / 1926 –…”
- [Donated by the Family of Hugh and June Smith for All](https://www.chch.live/plaque/35342-hansen-park) — 156 m away — “DONATED BY THE FAMILY OF HUGH AND JUNE SMITH FOR ALL TO ENJOY” · 2008

*The plaque pins come from the register — a recorded spot, not a surveyed one. The whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).*

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Armstrong Avenue in 1 crash that hurt somebody since 2006 — 0 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Saint Martins ran about **$640 a week** — $90 above the city median of $550 — [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Cashmere ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/cashmere) — the [Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/spreydon-cashmere-heathcote) 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 — Dwelling and Setting, Springbank
*182 m away · 290 Riverlaw Terrace · located to ±13 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/198)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3730

## The green nearby
- [Hansen Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1809-hansen-park) — 33 m to the edge · Sports ground · 12 ha · playground — 63 pieces
- [Centaurus Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1093-centaurus-park) — 171 m to the edge · 1 ha · playground — 42 pieces
- [King George V Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1758-king-george-v-reserve) — 190 m to the edge · 1 ha

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

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-38-saint-martins) — 2 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-46-opawa) — 54 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-40-opawa) — 75 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-550-sydenham) — 90 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-42-saint-martins) — 99 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 5 Armstrong Avenue?**

14 council reports on record since May 2017 — most often graffiti (4), fallen tree (2), facility - general request (2).

**Which suburb is 5 Armstrong Avenue in?**

Saint Martins, Christchurch — on [Armstrong Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/saint-martins/armstrong-avenue).

**What stood at 5 Armstrong Avenue before?**

The heritage register names a place at or beside it — [Dwelling and Setting, Springbank](https://www.chch.live/place/198).

**What is the nearest park to 5 Armstrong Avenue?**

[Hansen Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1809-hansen-park) — 33 m to its edge, 12 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=saint-martins&address=5-armstrong-avenue · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Saint%20Martins&street=armstrong-avenue
