# Waltham, Christchurch

9,541 council reports since June 2015, the 12th busiest suburb in the city. 8,046 photographs on record.
4,460 people at the 2023 Census, 2,518 to the square kilometre across 1.8 km².

https://www.chch.live/waltham

## Live source links

Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text.

- [Christchurch City Council What’s On](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on)
- [Christchurch City Libraries events](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/events/)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Waltham is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located approximately 2 kilometres south-east of the city centre. State Highway 76, part of Christchurch's ring road system, and known there as Brougham Street, runs through the suburb, as does the Lyttelton Line rail corridor. Amenities include Lancaster Park, Christchurch's former sports venue, now a community park, and Waltham pool.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltham%2C_New_Zealand), a tertiary source
Population: Stats NZ 2023 Census Statistical Area 2 counts summed over the suburb’s own areas, as Wikipedia maps them; the area is measured from the suburb boundary.

## Living here

New bonds here ran at about **$463 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $388–$523, across 42 bonds, down 6% on a year ago. That’s about **$87 a week below** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the “Waltham” statistical area, close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.
- 1-bedroom house, $497 a week · 18 new bonds
- 1-bedroom flat/unit, $231 a week · 6 new bonds
- 2-bedroom house, $503 a week · 6 new bonds

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock.

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 2,175 people and 999 occupied private households, grouped from 14 SA1 areas in Waltham. This exact statistical-area match is close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.


Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%. Stats NZ uses fixed random rounding to base 3; unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero.

[individuals](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120766-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-individuals-by-statistical-area-1-part-1/) · [households](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120765-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-households-by-statistical-area-1/) · [geography](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/table/111243/) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## As reported (8,046 on record)
- [22F Goldsmith Place, Waltham](https://www.chch.live/report/9084199)
- [3509395/30 Waltham Road, Waltham](https://www.chch.live/report/9081505)
- [14 Short St](https://www.chch.live/report/9078695)
- [261T Ferry Road, Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/report/9077149)
- [78 Grenville Street, Waltham](https://www.chch.live/report/9077099)
- [39B Opawa Road, Waltham](https://www.chch.live/report/9076892)

[8,046 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=waltham)

## The suburb, back then (6 in the archive)

*Placed by the record’s locality join or the name in its own title, a lead, not a claim each frame stood here.*
- [Waltham RS 48. 48A](https://www.chch.live/then/1870s#p-55412845), 1877 · Canterbury Stories
- [Standard 3, Waltham School, 1924](https://www.chch.live/then/1920s#p-46087509), 1920 · Canterbury Stories
- [Petrol station, Waltham](https://www.chch.live/then/1920s#p-51806146), 1928 · Canterbury Stories
- [Another snapshot in Christchurch - Waltham Road under water](https://www.chch.live/then/1930s#p-43281455), 1936 · Kura Heritage Collections Online
- [Christchurch Railway Station looking towards Waltham](https://www.chch.live/then/1960s#p-22704528), 1962 · TAPUHI
- [Waltham, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1970s#p-22877165), 1974 · TAPUHI

## The record on Waltham
- Waltham enters the written record in 1867, [“House - List No. 3720”](https://www.heritage.org.nz/list-details/3720/House), [The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero](https://www.chch.live/collection/the-new-zealand-heritage-list-rarangi-korero).
- “Waltham” appears somewhere in 893 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: parks, 14 June 2015, at 588-592 Moorhouse Ave.
- Its busiest day was 16 February 2022, 42 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/ferry-road), reported on 802 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Central ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/central), the [Papanui-Innes-Central community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/papanui-innes-central) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (11,683 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Waltham took **2 days** to resolve, the city-wide median is 3 days, so this ground runs faster than the city as a whole.
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 6 weeks or longer.
222 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 21 February 2019.

Work orders, not resident reports, the council’s MyCouncilTicket stream, and one job can appear in both. A median counts only finished jobs; open ones are named as open, never averaged in. [The ticket roll](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · [the whole city’s fix times](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix).

## Alcohol rules on this ground

2 sensitive sites stand here, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Waitaha, Waltham School, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of them.

The council’s bylaw zones and the Local Alcohol Policy’s buffer list. A ban rules drinking in public places; it says nothing about whether a premises may sell, that is the licence register’s job.

## Lately
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9084199), 13 Oct 2026 · 22F Goldsmith Place, “Rubish in trolley and bags and bucket of biohazardous material needs proper handling and disposal asap”
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9081505), 13 Oct 2026 · 3509395/30 Waltham Road, “public toilets have been padlocked closed for several days now”
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9078695), 12 Oct 2026 · 14 Short St, “The council collection truck did not empty the yellow bin completely during today's scheduled collection, and a…”
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9077149), 12 Oct 2026 · 261T Ferry Road, “Graffiti,( white,red, black) on Phillipstown Public Toilets 261 Ferry Road Waltham. Thanks. Please notify me when this…”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9077099), 12 Oct 2026 · 78 Grenville Street, “Dumped rubbish, seat,at base of 60km sign, corner Ensors Road/ Grenville Street Waltham. Thanks. Note, Road works…”
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9076892), 12 Oct 2026 · 39B Opawa Road, “can I please has two green blns and one red lids repaired. thank”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9075167), 12 Oct 2026 · 7 Bunyan Street
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9074381), 12 Oct 2026 · 49 Thackeray Pl, “Rubbish dump”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9069922), 11 Oct 2026 · 114 Osborne St, “Fire hydrant leaking”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9067998), 10 Oct 2026 · 125 Osborne St, “Leaking water mains/meter”
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9066792), 10 Oct 2026 · 30 Waltham Rd, “Hi, I’m a regular user of Waltham park and was wondering when the toilets, currently locked, are usable again? Best…”
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9061549), 9 Oct 2026 · 360 Ferry Road, “green box covering wires? broken top.”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 38
- 2016, 231
- 2017, 259
- 2018, 318
- 2019, 507
- 2020, 525
- 2021, 967
- 2022, 1,087
- 2023, 998
- 2024, 1,453
- 2025, 1,817

## What gets reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 4,002
- Rubbish & dumping, 2,511
- Roads & footpaths, 1,010
- Water & drains, 972
- Trees & parks, 627
- Vehicles & parking, 228
- Everything else, 164
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 20

## Exactly what people say
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 2,232
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 1,565
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 892
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 680
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 521
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 517
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 303
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 194

## On the heritage register (6)
- [Dwelling and Setting, Cardowan](https://www.chch.live/place/167), 64 Opawa Road
- [Dwelling and Setting, Former Calimo](https://www.chch.live/place/166), 44 Opawa Road
- [Dwelling and Setting, Roxburghe](https://www.chch.live/place/165), 41D Opawa Road
- [Edmonds Factory Garden](https://www.chch.live/place/70)
- [Former Girls’ Training Hostel and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/475), 30 Sullivan Avenue
- [Former Lancaster Park War Memorial Entrance Gates and Setting](https://www.chch.live/place/225), 40A Stevens Street

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/ferry-road), reported on 802 separate days
- [Charles Street](https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/charles-street), reported on 272 separate days
- [Wilsons Road](https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/wilsons-road), reported on 259 separate days
- [Osborne Street](https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/osborne-street), reported on 240 separate days
- [Ensors Road](https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/ensors-road), reported on 238 separate days
- [Wilsons Road North](https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/wilsons-road-north), reported on 231 separate days
- [Grafton Street](https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/grafton-street), reported on 215 separate days
- [Waltham Road](https://www.chch.live/street/waltham/waltham-road), reported on 200 separate days

## Schools (2)
- [TKKM o Waitaha](https://www.chch.live/school/4212-tkkm-o-waitaha), Composite · decile 1 · EQI 519
- [Waltham School](https://www.chch.live/school/3581-waltham-school), Full Primary · decile 3 · EQI 489

Decile and Equity Index describe the community a school draws from, never how well it teaches.

Zoned for [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Hillview Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/341-hillview-christian-school) · [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [Te Aratai College](https://www.chch.live/school/337-te-aratai-college) · [Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley College](https://www.chch.live/school/336-te-puna-wai-o-waipapa-hagley-college) · and 6 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (7)
- [Waltham Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1783-waltham-park), Sports ground · 3 ha · playground, 16 pieces
- [Edmonds Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1532-edmonds-park), Sports ground · 2 ha · playground, 24 pieces
- [Edmonds Factory Garden](https://www.chch.live/park/1594-edmonds-factory-garden), Botanic
- [Acorn Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1231-acorn-reserve)
- [Thackeray Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1419-thackeray-reserve), playground, 18 pieces
- [Charleston Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1430-charleston-reserve), playground, 24 pieces
- [Tommy Taylor Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1874-tommy-taylor-reserve)

A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim.

## Where the suburb worships (5)
- [Grace Vineyard Church - City Campus](https://www.chch.live/worship/grace-vineyard-church-city-campus), a neo-charismatic evangelical church · 150 Ferry Road
- [Linwood Congregational Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/linwood-congregational-church), a Congregational church · Leyden Street & Ferry Road
- [Opawa Baptist Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/opawa-baptist-church), a Baptist church · 285 Wilsons Road
- [Samoan Methodist Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/samoan-methodist-church), a Methodist church
- [](https://www.chch.live/worship/unnamed-way-102409163), a Quaker church

The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship).

## The tracks through here (13)
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-535-woolston), 6.6 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-562-waltham), 3.5 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-570-christchurch-central-city), 1.2 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-514-waltham), 1.1 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-553-sydenham), 1.1 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-588-waltham), 775 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-584-waltham), 612 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-559-waltham), 542 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-574-waltham), 331 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-567-waltham), 194 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-563-waltham), 112 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-549-waltham), 93 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Waltham](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-565-waltham), 76 m · walk · bike

A track belongs to every suburb its line passes through.

## The ground that moved
The February 2011 survey drew mapped ground failure over 51.9% of this outline, about 92 hectares. A patch is a footprint, not a finding about an address; the count for the whole city is at [liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction).
The 2011 grading filed 16.3% of this outline, about 29 hectares, mostly **TC3**. A category is a verdict for a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the grades are at [technical-categories](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories).
The flood record drew water over 1.9% of this outline, across 2 named events. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the record is at [floods](https://www.chch.live/floods).
No high-hazard flood area covers this outline. The broader flood-management watch covers **41%** of it, Bells Creek, Heathcote River. Shares read from a sampled join; a model’s map, not a promise. The waiting water: [flood-hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **11** classified reaches, the plan calling **Jacksons Creek Lower** and **Jacksons Creek Lower Branch**
           by name, **1%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **30 m** off the bank. The margin is the plan’s drawing, not a survey of the bank. The drawn water: [water-margin](https://www.chch.live/water-margin).
The plan’s allowed shape holds this outline, **39%** of it inside the residential overlays, the densest standing **Medium Density**. The shape is the plan’s permission, not a survey of what stands. The allowed shape: [density](https://www.chch.live/density).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **4,046** photographs on this ground, 2009–2016, stormwater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now. The whole record: [rebuild](https://www.chch.live/rebuild).
The pedal network threads this ground, **18.7 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, 1.5 km of it separated from the traffic, [Heathcote Expressway](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/heathcote-expressway), [Ōpāwaho River](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/opawaho-river). A segment counts under every suburb its path enters; the whole network: [cycleways](https://www.chch.live/cycleways).
The remembered names stand on this ground, **10** inscribed plaques, [Edmonds Factory Garden](https://www.chch.live/plaque/65589-edmonds-factory-garden), [Waltham Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/32724-waltham-park), [Lancaster Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310966-lancaster-park) among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).
The rulebook binds this ground, **13** drawn instruments, 4 of them dog rules, 2 alcohol bans, 1 camping zone, a certified self-contained van can stay the night at Christchurch Urban Restricted Area, 6 bottle-store buffers; the outline sits inside the takiwā of Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga. The bylaw is the instrument, this the map of it, the rulebook: [rules](https://www.chch.live/rules).
**51** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly vehicle refuelling, service and repair, chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, cemeteries and waste recycling, treatment and disposal, 36 still doing the work. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **32** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 7 hectares, mostly mixed fill with rubbish, topsoil, gravel, 11 carry fill the file can’t vouch for. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the layer is at [fill](https://www.chch.live/fill).
**6** parcels inside this outline carry a cleanup on the file, about 6 hectares. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the register is at [remediated](https://www.chch.live/remediated).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **64%** of this outline in the **medium** class, and 3 assessed areas here carry the free-face flag for possible lateral spreading. A class is the model’s verdict on a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the study is at [vulnerability](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability).
The council’s structure register stands **47** assets on this ground, 14 shelters, 13 sets of steps, 10 ramps, 4 bridges, sited at Edmonds Factory Garden, Waltham Pool, Edmonds Park, Waltham Park. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The recreation register keeps **22** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 9 touch rugby, 4 cricket, 4 rugby, 3 football. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation).
The register counts **965** living trees inside this outline, **42** veterans among them, 8 carrying a protection, mostly Kowhai, Pin Oak, Narrow-leaved Lacebark. The file remembers **635** trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the canopy is at [trees](https://www.chch.live/trees).
The plan files **38%** of this outline under **Medium density residential zone**, **39%** residential, the rest mostly Transport 28%, Industrial General 21%. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is a sampled read of the plan’s polygons; the district’s zoning is at [zones](https://www.chch.live/zones).
The plan reserves about **28 hectares** of this outline, **16%** , under 6 designations, mostly movement, learning. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is a sampled read; the register is at [designations](https://www.chch.live/designations).
The plan’s exceptions touch **5%** of this outline, 11 qualifying matters, mostly residential, nps matter, heritage. A matter narrows how the density rule applies, it does not forbid; the mix is a sampled read, and the cultural-significance areas are the plan’s own unnamed ones. The register is at [matters](https://www.chch.live/matters).
The plan’s heritage schedule protects **5** places by name in this suburb, **1** graded highly significant, **Former Lancaster Park War Memorial Entrance Gates and Setting**, **Dwelling and Setting, Cardowan**, **Dwelling and Setting, Former Calimo** among them. A setting is the ground the item stands in, each files under the suburb holding its centroid. The schedule is at [heritage](https://www.chch.live/heritage).
GeoNet’s catalogue puts 1 magnitude-3+ epicentre inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M3.9 in 2011. An epicentre is where the instruments placed the break, not a measure of the shaking here; the whole catalogue is counted at [sequence](https://www.chch.live/sequence), and the story in plain language is [the earthquakes explainer](https://www.chch.live/how-nz-works/canterbury-earthquakes).

## The names on this ground (4)
- [The Joy of Eternal Spring](https://www.chch.live/memorial/joy-of-eternal-spring), artwork · Llew Summers
- [Memorial Gate](https://www.chch.live/memorial/memorial-gate), monument
- [Waltham Park](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump · 1880–1921
- [Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River](https://www.chch.live/river/opawaho-heathcote-river), waterway · 30.7 km

The named waterways, bays, headlands, monuments, summits and old sites OpenStreetMap puts inside this outline, a pin is the mapper’s own; a waterway belongs to every suburb it crosses. Every roll, counted: [geography](https://www.chch.live/geography).

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [House - List No. 3720](https://www.heritage.org.nz/list-details/3720/House), [The New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero](https://www.chch.live/collection/the-new-zealand-heritage-list-rarangi-korero) · 1867-00-00T00:00:00
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 (Star, 17 May 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18690517.2.15.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1869-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 18 May 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18690518.2.2.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1869-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 23 September 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18690923.2.2.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1869-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 22 December 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18691222.2.12.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1869-12-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 24 December 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18691224.2.2.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1869-12-24T00:00:00.000Z
- [POSTAL NOTICE. (Star, 30 December 1870)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18701230.2.4), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1870-12-30T00:00:00.000Z
- [POSTAL NOTICES. (Star, 09 January 1871)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18710109.2.18), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1871-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [CANTERBURY POSTAL GUIDE. (Star, 27 January 1871)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18710127.2.14), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1871-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [HEATHCOTE ROAD BOARD. (Star, 07 March 1871)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18710307.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1871-03-07T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Waltham
- [Magpie Tiger Moths seen — Waltham Rd near Coleridge St, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407167431), iNaturalist · sigourney_juneau, 10 Oct 2026
- [Megatominae seen — Waltham Rd near Hastings St E, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/405694034), iNaturalist · sigourney_juneau, 4 Oct 2026
- [Amygdaloideae seen — Ferry Rd near Bordesley St, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/404910944), iNaturalist · brrosello, 1 Oct 2026
- [sycamore seen — Ferry Rd near Bordesley St, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/404910818), iNaturalist · brrosello, 1 Oct 2026
- [Field woundwort seen — Ferry Rd near Phillipstown Cts, Waltham, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/404907979), iNaturalist · brrosello, 1 Oct 2026

[The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire)

## The crash record (341 injury crashes)

341 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 2 people killed, 81 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Moorhouse Avenue at Fitzgerald Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=moorhouse-ave&suburb=waltham), 22 injury crashes.

- [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=waltham)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes)

## The crime record (2,559 recorded victimisations)

2,559 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 294 a year per 1,000 residents. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence.

- [The suburb on the crime map](https://www.chch.live/crime?grain=suburb&area=waltham)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (17 stops)

17 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 3](https://www.chch.live/buses/3), [route 140](https://www.chch.live/buses/140), [route 8](https://www.chch.live/buses/8), [the Orbiter (anticlockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oa), [the Orbiter (clockwise)](https://www.chch.live/buses/oc), [route 28](https://www.chch.live/buses/28).
- Brougham St near Defoe Place
- Brougham St near Wilsons Rd near Brougham St
- Brougham St near Wilsons Rd near Brougham St
- Defoe Pl
- Ensors Rd and Sullivan Ave
- Ensors Rd near Charles St
- Ensors Rd near Grenville St
- Ensors Rd near Sullivan Ave
- Ferry Rd near Bordesley St
- Ferry Rd near Isabella Pl
- Ferry Rd near Lancaster St
- Ferry Rd near Nursery Rd
- Ferry Rd near Osborne St
- Ferry Rd near Phillipstown Cts near Ferry Rd
- Ferry Rd near Phillipstown Cts near Ferry Rd
- Opawa Rd near Manatu Ln near Opawa Rd

- [Every route in the record](https://www.chch.live/buses)

## Businesses here (105 in the directory)

From OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory, each kind opens at this suburb’s shelf.

- [Car dealers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-dealer#in-waltham), 17
- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-waltham), 10
- [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-waltham), 7
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-waltham), 7
- [Restaurants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-waltham), 4
- [Car repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-repair#in-waltham), 3
- [Delis](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli#in-waltham), 3
- [Rental](https://www.chch.live/businesses/rental#in-waltham), 3
- [Attractions](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-waltham), 2
- [Bakeries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-waltham), 2
- [Boat](https://www.chch.live/businesses/boat#in-waltham), 2
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-waltham), 2
- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-waltham), 2
- [Petrol stations](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-waltham), 2
- [Plant Hire](https://www.chch.live/businesses/plant-hire#in-waltham), 2
- [Sports centres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-centre#in-waltham), 2
- [Supermarkets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket#in-waltham), 2
- [Antiques](https://www.chch.live/businesses/antiques#in-waltham), 1
- [Appliance](https://www.chch.live/businesses/appliance#in-waltham), 1
- [ATMs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/atm#in-waltham), 1
- [Beauty](https://www.chch.live/businesses/beauty#in-waltham), 1
- [Bed](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bed#in-waltham), 1
- [Bike shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bike-shop#in-waltham), 1
- [Bowling](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bowling#in-waltham), 1
- [Car washes](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-wash#in-waltham), 1
- [Clothing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-waltham), 1
- [Clubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/club#in-waltham), 1
- [Collector](https://www.chch.live/businesses/collector#in-waltham), 1
- [Company](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-company#in-waltham), 1
- [Dentists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dentist#in-waltham), 1
- [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-waltham), 1
- [Electronics Repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/craft-electronics-repair#in-waltham), 1
- [Escape rooms](https://www.chch.live/businesses/escape-room#in-waltham), 1
- [Financial](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-financial#in-waltham), 1
- [Florists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/florist#in-waltham), 1
- [Furniture](https://www.chch.live/businesses/furniture#in-waltham), 1
- [Galleries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gallery#in-waltham), 1
- [Government](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-government#in-waltham), 1
- [Hairdressers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hairdresser#in-waltham), 1
- [Hardware](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hardware#in-waltham), 1
- [Houseware](https://www.chch.live/businesses/houseware#in-waltham), 1
- [Motels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel#in-waltham), 1
- [Op shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/op-shop#in-waltham), 1
- [Pawnbroker](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pawnbroker#in-waltham), 1
- [Pharmacies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pharmacy#in-waltham), 1
- [Political Party](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-political-party#in-waltham), 1
- [Storage](https://www.chch.live/businesses/storage#in-waltham), 1
- [Tool Hire](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tool-hire#in-waltham), 1
- [Venues & events](https://www.chch.live/businesses/venue#in-waltham), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Master Seafood](https://www.chch.live/business/master-seafood-waltham), Fast food
- [Zone Bowling](https://www.chch.live/business/zone-bowling-waltham), Bowling
- [The Fitz 2 Sports Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/the-fitz-2-sports-bar-waltham), Bars & pubs
- [Uprising](https://www.chch.live/business/uprising-waltham), Sports centres
- [99 Bikes](https://www.chch.live/business/99-bikes-waltham), Bike shops
- [A1 Seafoods](https://www.chch.live/business/a1-seafoods-waltham), Fast food
- [AA Auto Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/aa-auto-centre-waltham), Car repair
- [Alpine Ice Sports and Entertainment Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/alpine-ice-sports-and-entertainment-centre-waltham), Attractions
- [bedworld](https://www.chch.live/business/bedworld-waltham), Bed
- [Challenge Opawa](https://www.chch.live/business/challenge-opawa-waltham), Petrol stations

- [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses)

## Next door
- [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/phillipstown)
- [Opawa](https://www.chch.live/opawa)
- [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/sydenham)
- [Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins)
- [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/linwood)
- [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Waltham with [Phillipstown](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=phillipstown&b=waltham) · [Opawa](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=opawa&b=waltham) · [Sydenham](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=sydenham&b=waltham) · [Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=saint-martins&b=waltham) · [Linwood](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=linwood&b=waltham) · [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=waltham&b=woolston), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Waltham?**

Waltham is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located approximately 2 kilometres south-east of the city centre. The public record holds 9,541 council reports for it, the first filed in June 2015.

**How many people live in Waltham?**

4,460 people at the 2023 Census, 2,518 per square kilometre across 1.8 km².

**How many people does the 2023 Census count for Waltham?**

About 2,175 people and 999 occupied private households: grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Waltham?**

9,541 reports on record, most often graffiti & vandalism (4,002), rubbish & dumping (2,511), roads & footpaths (1,010). 1,775 of them in the year to 13 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Waltham had?**

341 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 2 people killed, 81 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=waltham)

**What schools are in Waltham?**

2 schools in the Ministry’s directory, TKKM o Waitaha, Waltham School.

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Waltham · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Waltham