# 15 Penrith Avenue, Somerfield

6 reports on record since August 2023 · 4 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/somerfield/15-penrith-avenue

## What gets reported here
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 2
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 2
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/problems/stormwater), 1
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 1

## Reported here
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8791612), 23 Aug 2026
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8645579), 27 Jul 2026
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8510980), 2 Jul 2026
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8499758), 30 Jun 2026
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/3576287), 5 Aug 2023
- [Accessibility](https://www.chch.live/report/3576284), 5 Aug 2023

## Photographed here (4 on record)
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8791612), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08791612/public/1_zzin0vdk35ku.jpg
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8645579), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08645579/public/1_nibiq2lcjtbl.jpg
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8510980), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08510980/public/1_ju8gm9o597a.jpg
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/8499758), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08499758/public/1_w8cbb0u7h3g.jpg

[More photographs on the Somerfield wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=somerfield)

## Also reported on Penrith Avenue
- [50 Penrith Avenue](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/50-penrith-avenue), 10 reports
- [40 Penrith Avenue](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/40-penrith-avenue), 3 reports
- [49 Penrith Avenue](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/49-penrith-avenue), 2 reports
- [45 Penrith Avenue](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/45-penrith-avenue), 2 reports
- [43 Penrith Avenue](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/43-penrith-avenue), 2 reports
- [42 Penrith Avenue](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/42-penrith-avenue), 2 reports
- [39 Penrith Avenue](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/39-penrith-avenue), 2 reports
- [38 Penrith Avenue](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/38-penrith-avenue), 2 reports
- [Penrith Avenue, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/somerfield/penrith-avenue)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.555&lon=172.6298&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.555&lon=172.6298&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.555&lon=172.6298&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
- [Milton Street Dairy](https://www.chch.live/business/milton-street-dairy-somerfield), 210 m away · Dairies & convenience
- [Challenge](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-somerfield), 254 m away · Petrol stations
- [Hairpins Hairstylists](https://www.chch.live/business/hairpins-hairstylists-sydenham), 288 m away · Hairdressers

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

## The bus nearby
- [Milton St near Selwyn St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=33382), 210 m away · [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44)
- [Milton St near Selwyn St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=33191), 221 m away · [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44)

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

## The rating valuation
- Capital value: $780,000, land $680,000, improvements $100,000 · 633 m² · ref 22650/28200 · roll last edited February 2026

A mass appraisal the council runs every three years to divide the rates bill, not a market price, and not a valuation of this house in particular.

## 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.*
- [Somerfield Te Kura Wairepo](https://www.chch.live/school/3506-somerfield-te-kura-wairepo), Primary, years 1–6, in force from Jan 2022
- [Christchurch South Karamata Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3318-christchurch-south-karamata-intermediate), Intermediate, years 7–8, in force from Jan 2024
- [St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika](https://www.chch.live/school/3542-st-peter-s-school-te-kura-haoika), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2026
- [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), Composite, years 1–13, in force from Jan 2026

## Bin day (Tuesdays)

Bins go out Tuesday, 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

No mapped hazard, land record or district-plan zone covers this point.

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 Penrith 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=penrith-avenue&suburb=somerfield)

## 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 →](https://www.chch.live/somerfield#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).

## The green nearby
- [Bradford Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1591-bradford-park), 298 m to the edge · Sports ground · 3 ha · playground, 40 pieces
- [Somerfield Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1210-somerfield-park), 340 m to the edge · Sports ground · 3 ha · playground, 64 pieces

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [Sydenham Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-74), 324 m away · Cemetery

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-452-sydenham), 212 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-492-sydenham), 274 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-484-addington), 347 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-469-somerfield), 469 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 15 Penrith Avenue?**

6 council reports on record since August 2023, most often damaged road (2), accessibility (2), street gutters / storm water (1).

**What school is 15 Penrith Avenue zoned for?**

[Somerfield Te Kura Wairepo](https://www.chch.live/school/3506-somerfield-te-kura-wairepo), [Christchurch South Karamata Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3318-christchurch-south-karamata-intermediate), [St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika](https://www.chch.live/school/3542-st-peter-s-school-te-kura-haoika) and [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school), and inside the region-wide zone of Cashmere High School, Hagley Community College, Middleton Grange School (Year 11-13), Villa Maria College, Christchurch Adventist School, St Thomas of Canterbury College. 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=-43.55503966259263,172.62978688662258)

**Which suburb is 15 Penrith Avenue in?**

Somerfield, Christchurch, on [Penrith Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/somerfield/penrith-avenue).

**What stood at 15 Penrith Avenue before?**

Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot, [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55503966259263&lon=172.62978688662258)

**What is the nearest park to 15 Penrith Avenue?**

[Bradford Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1591-bradford-park), 298 m to its edge, 3 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=somerfield&address=15-penrith-avenue · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Somerfield&street=penrith-avenue
