1 Simeon Street, Somerfield
71 reports on record since October 2015 · 56 with photographs. The most-reported address on Simeon Street. Indicative rating valuation and school zones, hazards, bin day and what stood here before.
What gets reported here
- Parks — 17
- Graffiti — 9
- Water Leak — 7
- Dumped Rubbish — 6
- Fallen Tree — 5
- Park - General Request — 4
Photographed here 56 on record
Reported here
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure — graffiti overnight
- Dumped Rubbish —
Yogis foodmart abandoned trolley
General Request — no issues. just wanted to say thanks to all your staff that have been working so hard to keep the cemetery tidy!!!!! they are all doing a fa
Dumped Rubbish — 
General Request — Part of Maori culture is to wash hands when entering and leaving a cemetery. I have noticed that some visitors are struggling due to excessi
Dumped Rubbish — Non branded trolley abandoned in Sydenham cemetery
Park - General Request — At Sydenham cemetery today (27 mar 2025) around 10.30am City care staff were weed spraying among the graves. I could not see any signs to th
Water Leak — Water coming up in asphalt, Somerville Park/Sydenham Cemetery gateway. Access from Cemetery
Water Leak — Water leak
Park - General Request — Rubbish dumped in Somerfield cemetery
Rubbish and Bins - General — Bin is full and some one dumped fish heads in there managed to unblock but pretty gross
Overgrown Vegetation — Tree rotten and fallen over grand father la grave. We cleared it for access as family visit Christmas Day. Need to be finished off. And rem
Fallen Tree — Half a fallen tree in cemetery
Park - General Request — Big Branch down
Dumped Rubbish — 
Dumped Rubbish — Dumped rubbish inside cemetery shelter
Dumped Rubbish — Sydenham cemetery dumped rubbish
Graffiti on a playground or in a park — Graffiti on seat in cemetery closest to park gate
Graffiti on a playground or in a park — 
Graffiti on a playground or in a park — Graffiti on the rear of a sign in Sydenham Cemetery
Graffiti on a playground or in a park — Graffiti on border pole at path between cemetery and park
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure — 
Park - General Request — Noticed Foxtail growing amongst graves in the area I have marked on the map. This dreadful weed can, worst case scenario, be fatal to dogs.
Water Leak — Obvious water leak near tap on the south west corner of the reasonably new paved area of Sydenham cemetery. Starting to smell now!!! Thi
Fallen Tree — Snapped branches, unsafe to walk under, needs to be sorted by treetech
Fallen Tree — Branches broken . Hanging around an over graves. Could fall on people .
- Trees - General —
- Trees - General —
- Fallen Tree —
- Fallen Tree —
- Graffiti —
- Graffiti —
- Animal - Domestic —
- Abandoned Vehicle —
- Water Leak —
- Water Leak —
- Hazard — vehicle —
- General Request —
- Facility - General Request —
- Facility - General Request —
Facility - General Request — The channel under the grate is completely blocked with leaves and dirt and needs clearing. Caused a lot of water to pond here during the rec
Flooding — Drain is not draining
Parks — Have to wonder why we were close to being locked in today at 5.47pm. Clearly the sign says gates closed at 8pm! When asked why he was lock
Parks — Mr Julian Rangi Dent, requesting cabbage leaves be moved around graves and also Silver Birtch growing in grave may need removed
Parks — Just wanted to commend CCC on the new signage at Sydenham cemetery. Having the history there too is very respectful........well done....and
Rubbish/Recycling — Some thoughtless person has smashed glass on the main drive through of the cemetery. Sorry, I had nothing to pick it up with.
Parks — Branch down. On the right hand side of cemetery as you enter from Simeon.2nd photo taken to try and help with locating.
Water Leak — Still no repair done and open trip hazard.
Parks — I have noticed a lot of work has been done to tidy around the graves but don't see any sign of work around the beds behind the shelter which
Water Leak — Water leak creating muddy trip trap on main walkway in cemetery. I've placed a piece of concrete over the area to alert walkers of the hazar
Parks — Have noticed lots of foxtail growing around the walkways and graveside. This weed can have fatal consequences to animals and my concern is f
Parks — Datura stramonium growning in the cemetery!!!
Parks — According to a sign on the gate post, these gates into Sydenham cemetery are supposed to be locked at 8pm during daylight saving. I pointed
Roading/Streets — My child came off her scooter on this substandard path and broke her leg.
Graffiti — Graffiti in the shelter at Sydenham Cemetery
Parks — this section of path through Somerfield Park is in really bad condition. it is high traffic with students commuting to local schools, people
Graffiti — graffiti within the shelter
Graffiti — this is on the path leading from Somerfield park through Sydenham Cemetery to Roker Street. This has been here since Wednesday 7 April.
Parks — Parks —
can we have a new lock
Graffiti — Parks —
Congradulations Walking thru this cemetery this Sun morning with my Dog was very pleasant The daffodils that your team have planted add an
Graffiti —
graffiti on all walls of shelter at the entrance of Sydenham Cemetery
Parks —
Dripping tap and turned off hard in cemetery. thanks
Water Supply —
No water available for dogs to drink
Graffiti —
Sextons shelter graffiti
Parks —
Broken tap
Parks —
Burst water pipe flooding commemorative area at cemetery
Parks —
Loose and broken boards along fence
Parks —
Large amount of weeds in the middle of a garden bed beside block O plot 299
Graffiti —
Sign at Sydenham Cemetery covered in graffiti. It has been there for weeks if not longer.
Also reported on Simeon Street
- 8 Simeon Street — 5 reports
- 3 Simeon Street — 3 reports
- 6 Simeon Street — 2 reports
- 3-5 Simeon Street — 2 reports
- 7 Simeon Street — 1 report
- 6A Simeon Street — 1 report
- 5 Simeon Street — 1 report
The street’s crash record
NZTA’s record names Simeon Street in 11 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006 — 1 person killed, 1 seriously hurt.
The green nearby
- Somerfield Park — 98 m to the edge · Sports ground · 3 ha
- Cheviot Reserve — 425 m to the edge
- Barrington Park — 479 m to the edge · Sports ground · 6 ha
Parks within half a kilometre, measured to the boundary — the council’s open data.
The civic shelf nearby
- Sydenham Cemetery — you are in it · Cemetery
Libraries, halls and the rest within half a kilometre — the council’s open data.
On the doorstep
- Highland Fern — 136 m away · Bottle stores
- Barrington Health Physiotherapy — 334 m away · Physio
- Brides of Merivale — 334 m away · Clothing
- Denture South — 347 m away · Dentists
Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin — OpenStreetMap and the council directories.
The bus nearby
- Milton St near Simeon St — 231 m away · route 44, route 60
- Simeon St near Milton St — 262 m away · route 44, route 60
The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.
The tracks through here
- Walk and bike track through Somerfield — 5 m to the line · walk · bike
- Walk and bike track through Somerfield — 104 m to the line · walk · bike
- Walk and bike track through Somerfield — 215 m to the line · walk · bike
- Walk and bike track through Somerfield — 290 m to the line · walk · bike
- Walk and bike track through Somerfield — 326 m to the line · walk · bike
Tracks whose line passes within half a kilometre, measured to the line itself — the council’s open data.
The named ground
the council’s own structure register — bridges, boardwalks and steps standing nearby — the open map’s record.
Renting nearby
new bonds in Somerfield ran about $567 a week — $17 above the city median of $550 — the suburb page keeps the rent record →.
What was here — Sydenham Cemetery
on this spot · located to ±250 m · the place’s own record →
On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
What was here — Somerfield Hall
250 m away · 47 Studholme Street · located to ±23 m · the place’s own record →
On the register. Nothing researched here yet.
The civic layer
This ground votes in Cashmere ward — the Spreydon-Cashmere-Heathcote community board. Ward lines don’t always follow suburb lines; this one is measured at the pin, not the suburb’s centre.
What stood on this ground → · On the map → · From the air — the Crown’s aerials back to 1936; search the address on RetroLens →
Questions, answered briefly
71 council reports on record since October 2015 — most often parks (17), graffiti (9), water leak (7).
Somerfield, Christchurch — on Simeon Street.
The heritage register names 2 places at or beside it — Sydenham Cemetery, Somerfield Hall.
Somerfield Park — 98 m to its edge, 3 ha.