# 30 Forbes Street, Sydenham 6 reports on record since October 2022 · 5 with photographs. https://www.chch.live/sydenham/30-forbes-street ## What gets reported here - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 2 - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 1 - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 1 ## Reported here - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8613640), 21 Jul 2026 - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/7178811), 9 Nov 2025 - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6255001), 28 Apr 2025 - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6073006), 23 Mar 2025 - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/4760538), 9 Jun 2024 - [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/2743430), 25 Oct 2022 ## Photographed here (5 on record) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8613640), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08613640/public/1_c6db6kyufltg.jpg - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/7178811), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/07178811/public/1_5e63617brzd3.jpg - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6255001), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06255001/public/1_swr051rk3sgu.jpg - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/6073006), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06073006/public/1_ng4w1c68kmb.jpg - [Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge](https://www.chch.live/report/4760538), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04760538/public/1_q9zhtal9e1ri.jpg [More photographs on the Sydenham wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=sydenham) ## Also reported on Forbes Street - [29 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/29-forbes-street), 16 reports - [19 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/19-forbes-street), 11 reports - [13 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/13-forbes-street), 11 reports - [9 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/9-forbes-street), 7 reports - [27 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/27-forbes-street), 7 reports - [9B Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/9b-forbes-street), 3 reports - [4 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/4-forbes-street), 3 reports - [21 Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/sydenham/21-forbes-street), 2 reports - [Forbes Street, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/forbes-street) ## From the air, then - [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5521&lon=172.6349&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5521&lon=172.6349&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ - [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5521&lon=172.6349&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 - [Taste of Persia](https://www.chch.live/business/taste-of-persia-sydenham), 131 m away · Fast food - [Xpresso](https://www.chch.live/business/xpresso-sydenham), 139 m away · Cafés - [Tyres 2 Go](https://www.chch.live/business/tyres-2-go-sydenham), 140 m away · Car repair - [Purple Patch Handcrafts Inc](https://www.chch.live/business/purple-patch-handcrafts-inc-sydenham), 141 m away · 2 Dollar Shop *Businesses within four hundred metres, measured at the pin, OpenStreetMap and the council directories.* ## The bus nearby - [Milton St near Drummond St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=33395), 161 m away · [route 44](https://www.chch.live/buses/44) - [Colombo St near King St](https://www.chch.live/buses?stop=23235), 162 m away · [route 1](https://www.chch.live/buses/1) *The closest Metro stops, within four hundred and fifty metres.* ## 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 ### [What the ground is](https://www.chch.live/ground) - **Up to 95% chance of moderate-to-severe land damage**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 24% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 95% 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_ ### [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. - **Inside a bottle-store buffer around Areas of high deprivation**, [Bottle-store buffer](https://www.chch.live/rules) · Freeze on the issue of new off-licences, the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences a set distance of this site. 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). ## What was here, Dwelling and Setting *91 m away · 5 Shelley Street · located to ±8 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/220)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3701 ## What was here, Dwelling and Setting *109 m away · 6 Shelley Street · located to ±6 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/221)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. - Heritage New Zealand list entry: https://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/3702 ## What was here, Dwelling and Setting *115 m away · 12 Drummond Street · located to ±7 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/57)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## What was here, Former MED Substation and Setting *188 m away · 259 Milton Street · located to ±15 m · [the place’s own record](https://www.chch.live/place/291)* - On the register. Nothing researched here yet. ## The green nearby - [Bradford Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1591-bradford-park), 69 m to the edge · Sports ground · 3 ha · playground, 40 pieces - [Sydenham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1107-sydenham-park), 332 m to the edge · Sports ground · 5 ha - [Southey Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1570-southey-reserve), 445 m to the edge - [Jacksons Creek](https://www.chch.live/park/1195-jacksons-creek), 469 m to the edge - [Cadogan Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1690-cadogan-reserve), 479 m to the edge · playground, 2 pieces *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-507-cashmere), 153 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-452-sydenham), 160 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-513-sydenham), 166 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-492-sydenham), 255 m to the line · walk · bike - [Walk and bike track through Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-484-addington), 334 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 30 Forbes Street?** 6 council reports on record since October 2022, most often dumped rubbish (2), water general (1), park - general request (1). **What school is 30 Forbes Street 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=-43.5520879662158,172.63491807273917) **Which suburb is 30 Forbes Street in?** Sydenham, Christchurch, on [Forbes Street](https://www.chch.live/street/sydenham/forbes-street). **What stood at 30 Forbes Street before?** The heritage register names 4 places at or beside it, [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/220), [Dwelling and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/221). **What is the nearest park to 30 Forbes Street?** [Bradford Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1591-bradford-park), 69 m to its edge, 3 ha. Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=sydenham&address=30-forbes-street · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Sydenham&street=forbes-street