# 277A 277A, Somerfield

1 report on record since August 2019 · 1 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/somerfield/277a-277a

## What gets reported here
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 1

## Reported here
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/783558), 12 Aug 2019

## Photographed here (1 on record)
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/783558), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00783558/0_6rr0v6

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

## The street it is on
- [A, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/somerfield/a)

## From the air, then
- [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.564&lon=172.6324&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.564&lon=172.6324&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.564&lon=172.6324&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.564&lon=172.6324&decade=1975_1979), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ

*Sourced from Canterbury Maps and partners. RNZAF, 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
- [Z](https://www.chch.live/business/z-cashmere), 362 m away · Petrol stations
- [Cashmere Dentists](https://www.chch.live/business/cashmere-dentists-cashmere), 372 m away · Dentists
- [Beckenham Cycles](https://www.chch.live/business/beckenham-cycles-cashmere), 372 m away · Bike shops
- [Thorrington Chinese Takeaways](https://www.chch.live/business/thorrington-chinese-takeaways-cashmere), 373 m away · Fast food

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

## The bus nearby
- Cashmere Rd near Thorrington Rd, 289 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [the Orbiter (anticlockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oa)
- Cashmere Rd, 342 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1), [the Orbiter (clockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oc)

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

## The rating valuation
- Capital value: $570,000, land $375,000, improvements $195,000 · 290 m² · ref 22590/36900/B · 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
- [Thorrington School](https://www.chch.live/school/3557-thorrington-school), Primary, years 1–6, in force from Jan 2021
- [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

### [What the ground is](https://www.chch.live/ground)
- **Up to 87% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 21% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 87% 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
- **This land flooded in 1977-81**, [Has flooded before](https://www.chch.live/floods) · 1977-1981 Heathcote River Flood Survey

### [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_
- **In the South Colombo alcohol ban area**, [Alcohol ban area](https://www.chch.live/rules) · A public drinking ban: At all times, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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).

## 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
- [Ernle Clark Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1657-ernle-clark-reserve), 31 m to the edge · Botanic · 2 ha
- [Thorrington Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1312-thorrington-reserve), 50 m to the edge · playground, 23 pieces
- [Purau Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1642-purau-reserve), 464 m to the edge
- [Cashmere Riverbank Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1085-cashmere-riverbank-reserve), 473 m to the edge · 1 ha

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

## The civic shelf nearby
- [South Christchurch Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-32), 498 m away · Library · 66 Colombo St, Cashmere, Christchurch 8022

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-463-somerfield), 12 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-486-somerfield), 22 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-490-cashmere), 69 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-501-cashmere), 72 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Somerfield](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-495-cashmere), 164 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 277A 277A?**

1 council report on record since August 2019, most often parks (1).

**What school is 277A 277A zoned for?**

[Somerfield Te Kura Wairepo](https://www.chch.live/school/3506-somerfield-te-kura-wairepo), [Thorrington School](https://www.chch.live/school/3557-thorrington-school), [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=-43.564029999410465,172.63244666727812)

**Which suburb is 277A 277A in?**

Somerfield, Christchurch, on A.

**What stood at 277A 277A before?**

Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot, [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.564029999410465&lon=172.63244666727812)

**What is the nearest park to 277A 277A?**

[Ernle Clark Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1657-ernle-clark-reserve), 31 m to its edge, 2 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=somerfield&address=277a-277a
