# 237A 237A, Sydenham

2 reports on record since June 2018 · 2 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/sydenham/237a-237a

## What gets reported here
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/problems/flooding), 2

## Reported here
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/720492), 1 Jun 2019
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/440902), 6 Jun 2018

## Photographed here (2 on record)
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/720492), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00720492/0
- [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/440902), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/00440902/0

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

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

## From the air, then
- [1925-1929](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5593&lon=172.6473&decade=1925_1929), CC BY 3.0 NZ · RNZAF
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5593&lon=172.6473&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5593&lon=172.6473&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5593&lon=172.6473&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
- [Southern Districts Cricket Club](https://www.chch.live/business/southern-districts-cricket-club-beckenham), 283 m away · Clubs
- [Saint Martins Croquet Club](https://www.chch.live/business/saint-martins-croquet-club-saint-martins), 293 m away · Sports centres
- [St Martins Bowls](https://www.chch.live/business/st-martins-bowls-saint-martins), 305 m away · Clubs
- [Saint Martins Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/business/saint-martins-bowling-club-saint-martins), 386 m away · Sports centres

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

## The bus nearby
- Gamblins Rd near Ngaio St, 313 m away · [the Orbiter (clockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oc)
- Gamblins Rd near Ngaio St, 368 m away · [the Orbiter (anticlockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oa)

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

## The remembered names nearby
- [In Memory of Owen Wilkes 1940 — 2005 International Peace](https://www.chch.live/plaque/33683-beckenham-park), 222 m away, “IN MEMORY OF OWEN WILKES 1940 — 2005 INTERNATIONAL PEACE ACTIVIST, RESEARCHER, ARCHAEOLOGI…” · 2008

*The plaque pins come from the register, a recorded spot, not a surveyed one. The whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).*

## The rating valuation
- Capital value: $530,000, land $390,000, improvements $140,000 · 601 m² · ref 22580/23902 · 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.*
- [Beckenham Te Kura o Puroto](https://www.chch.live/school/3291-beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2021
- [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 98% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 31% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 98% 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 2011-2014**, [Has flooded before](https://www.chch.live/floods) · 2011-2014 Flooding - Mayoral Flood Taskforce

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 Sydenham ran about **$518 a week**, $32 below the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/sydenham#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
- [Heathcote Riverbank True Left](https://www.chch.live/park/1326-heathcote-riverbank-true-left), 18 m to the edge · 4 ha
- [Palatine Native Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1499-palatine-native-reserve), 77 m to the edge
- [Beckenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1276-beckenham-park), 185 m to the edge · Sports ground · 5 ha · playground, 34 pieces
- [St Martins Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1266-st-martins-park), 242 m to the edge · Sports ground · 2 ha · playground, 5 pieces
- [Waimea Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1006-waimea-reserve), 477 m to the edge

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

## The tracks through here
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-520-beckenham), 12 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-548-saint-martins), 35 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-556-saint-martins), 133 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-515-sydenham), 153 m to the line · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-562-waltham), 154 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 237A 237A?**

2 council reports on record since June 2018, most often flooding (2).

**What school is 237A 237A zoned for?**

[Beckenham Te Kura o Puroto](https://www.chch.live/school/3291-beckenham-te-kura-o-puroto), [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=-43.55925916555319,172.64732711684732)

**Which suburb is 237A 237A in?**

Sydenham, Christchurch, on A.

**What stood at 237A 237A before?**

Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot, [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.55925916555319&lon=172.64732711684732)

**What is the nearest park to 237A 237A?**

[Heathcote Riverbank True Left](https://www.chch.live/park/1326-heathcote-riverbank-true-left), 18 m to its edge, 4 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=sydenham&address=237a-237a
