# 27 Main South Road, Sockburn

14 reports on record since December 2022.

https://www.chch.live/sockburn/27-main-south-road

## What gets reported here
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 13
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 1

## Reported here
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7306494), 1 Dec 2025
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3059563), 9 Feb 2023
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3036942), 2 Feb 2023
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3020696), 29 Jan 2023
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/3016978), 27 Jan 2023
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/2995165), 20 Jan 2023
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/2987221), 18 Jan 2023
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/2987211), 18 Jan 2023
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/2987091), 18 Jan 2023
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/2982775), 16 Jan 2023

## Also reported on Main South Road
- [71 Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/71-main-south-road), 40 reports
- [9 Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/9-main-south-road), 36 reports
- [30 Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/30-main-south-road), 33 reports
- [33 Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/33-main-south-road), 30 reports
- [158 Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/158-main-south-road), 30 reports
- [193 Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/193-main-south-road), 18 reports
- [138 Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/138-main-south-road), 16 reports
- [125 Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/sockburn/125-main-south-road), 16 reports
- [Main South Road, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/main-south-road)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5323&lon=172.5682&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5323&lon=172.5682&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5323&lon=172.5682&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
- [Thistle Guest House](https://www.chch.live/business/thistle-guest-house-sockburn), 23 m away · B&Bs
- [Amiable Legal](https://www.chch.live/business/amiable-legal-sockburn), 97 m away · Lawyers
- [Petersgate Counselling Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/petersgate-counselling-centre-sockburn), 119 m away · Counselling
- [Sunrise Bed and Breakfast](https://www.chch.live/business/sunrise-bed-and-breakfast-sockburn), 168 m away · B&Bs

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

## The bus nearby
- [Main South Rd near Curletts Rd](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=38788), 162 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 100](https://www.chch.live/buses/100), [route 130](https://www.chch.live/buses/130)
- [Yaldhurst Rd near Curletts Rd](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=24908), 168 m away · [route 5](https://www.chch.live/buses/5), [route 86](https://www.chch.live/buses/86), [route 100](https://www.chch.live/buses/100), [route 130](https://www.chch.live/buses/130), [route 140](https://www.chch.live/buses/140)

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

## The street’s crash record

NZTA’s record names Main South Road in 167 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 2 people killed, 24 seriously hurt.

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

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Sockburn ran about **$566 a week**, $16 above the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/sockburn#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).

## What was here, St Peter's Church Lychgate and Setting
*100 m away · 25 Yaldhurst Road · located to ±3 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/432)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, St Peter's Church Graveyard and Setting
*155 m away · 24 Main South Road · located to ±21 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/144)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## What was here, St Peter's Church & Setting
*175 m away · 24 Main South Road · located to ±116 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/418)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
- Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/1792

## The green nearby
- [Glebe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1475-glebe-reserve), 189 m to the edge · Botanic
- [Holmes Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1555-holmes-park), 332 m to the edge · 1 ha · playground, 29 pieces
- [Hansons Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1284-hansons-reserve), 383 m to the edge · playground, 42 pieces
- [Vicki Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1306-vicki-reserve), 386 m to the edge · playground, 4 pieces
- [Upper Riccarton Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1172-upper-riccarton-domain), 389 m to the edge · Sports ground · 4 ha · playground, 19 pieces

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

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-258-upper-riccarton), 6 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-257-sockburn), 71 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-237-sockburn), 72 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-250-ilam), 419 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-270-upper-riccarton), 443 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 27 Main South Road?**

14 council reports on record since December 2022, most often water leak (13), overgrown vegetation (1).

**Which suburb is 27 Main South Road in?**

Sockburn, Christchurch, on [Main South Road](https://www.chch.live/street/sockburn/main-south-road).

**What stood at 27 Main South Road before?**

The heritage register names 3 places at or beside it, [St Peter's Church Lychgate and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/432), [St Peter's Church Graveyard and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/144).

**What is the nearest park to 27 Main South Road?**

[Glebe Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1475-glebe-reserve), 189 m to its edge.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=sockburn&address=27-main-south-road · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sockburn&street=main-south-road
