# 147 Esplanade, Sumner

163 reports on record since July 2016 · 121 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/sumner/147-esplanade

## What gets reported here
- Facility - General Request, 18
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 17
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 17
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 14
- General Request, 9
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 8

## Reported here
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9071150), 11 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9059946), 9 Oct 2026
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9052824), 8 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9032669), 5 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9031930), 5 Oct 2026
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8990152), 27 Sept 2026
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8836961), 31 Aug 2026
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8827151), 29 Aug 2026
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8581641), 16 Jul 2026
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8575900), 15 Jul 2026

## Photographed here (121 on record)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9071150), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09071150/public/1_3oh7l09zptms.jpg
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9059946), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09059946/public/1_oqbyj7s2jiih.jpg
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9052824), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09052824/public/1_f8bbla1oqbw.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9032669), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09032669/public/1_ekyecnnpmfve.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9031930), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/09031930/public/1_57nwpbe7i8in.jpg
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8990152), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08990152/public/1_3q17kpw2x4mi.jpg
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8836961), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08836961/public/1_00nisne6rypuhx.jpg
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8827151), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08827151/public/1_h91csmv6lfpq.jpg
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8581641), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08581641/public/1_xqgvh06b1ti.jpg
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8575900), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08575900/public/1_o1qsz2kfrtgn.jpg
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/8324559), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08324559/public/1_pbh14mmla8jp.jpg
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8324545), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08324545/public/1_lztax187ppke.jpg

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

## Also reported on Esplanade
- [52 Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/sumner/52-esplanade), 111 reports
- [27 Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/sumner/27-esplanade), 75 reports
- [25 Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/sumner/25-esplanade), 44 reports
- [2 Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-esplanade), 42 reports
- [141 Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/sumner/141-esplanade), 34 reports
- [62 Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/sumner/62-esplanade), 31 reports
- [16 Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/sumner/16-esplanade), 30 reports
- [147A Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/sumner/147a-esplanade), 28 reports
- [Esplanade, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/sumner/esplanade)

## From the air, then
- [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5732&lon=172.7697&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5732&lon=172.7697&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5732&lon=172.7697&decade=1970_1974), 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
- [Ocean Cafe & Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/ocean-cafe-bar-sumner), 7 m away · Restaurants
- [Scarborough Fare Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/scarborough-fare-cafe-sumner), 10 m away · Cafés
- [C Views Beachfront Bed and Breakfast](https://www.chch.live/business/c-views-beachfront-bed-and-breakfast-sumner), 100 m away · B&Bs
- [Choco-Blitz Scarborough](https://www.chch.live/business/choco-blitz-scarborough-sumner), 238 m away · Delis

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

## The bus nearby
- Nayland St near Head St, 249 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3)
- Nayland St near Head St, 266 m away · [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [Scarborough Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310914-scarborough-park), 29 m away
- [Scarborough Park plaque](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310911-scarborough-park), 31 m away
- [This Stone Was Laid by / the Mayoress of Sumner](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310912-scarborough-park), 32 m away, “THIS STONE WAS LAID BY / THE MAYORESS OF SUMNER / MRS W. H. NICHOLSON / 17TH DEC 1934”

*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 Esplanade in 2 crashes that hurt somebody since 2006, 1 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

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

## Renting nearby

New bonds in Sumner ran about **$620 a week**, $70 above the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/sumner#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Heathcote ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/heathcote), 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, Sumner Clock Tower and Setting
*33 m away · 147R Esplanade · located to ±11 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/439)*
- On the register. Nothing researched here yet.

## The green nearby
- [Scarborough Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1729-scarborough-park), you are in it · Botanic · playground, 48 pieces
- [Scarborough Beach](https://www.chch.live/park/1002-scarborough-beach), 16 m to the edge · Regional · 5 ha
- [Nicholson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1530-nicholson-park), 240 m to the edge · 4 ha · playground, 4 pieces
- [Bernie Hansen Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1761-bernie-hansen-reserve), 263 m to the edge
- [Whitewash Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1265-whitewash-reserve), 299 m to the edge · Regional · 9 ha

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

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Sumner](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-191-sumner), 39 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 147 Esplanade?**

163 council reports on record since July 2016, most often facility - general request (18), rubbish and bins - general (17), parks (17).

**Which suburb is 147 Esplanade in?**

Sumner, Christchurch, on [Esplanade](https://www.chch.live/street/sumner/esplanade).

**What stood at 147 Esplanade before?**

The heritage register names a place at or beside it, [Sumner Clock Tower and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/439).

**What is the nearest park to 147 Esplanade?**

[Scarborough Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1729-scarborough-park), the address is inside it.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=sumner&address=147-esplanade · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sumner&street=esplanade
