# 20 Venerable Terrace, Yaldhurst

3 reports on record since February 2021 · 3 with photographs.

https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/20-venerable-terrace

## What gets reported here
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 1
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 1
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 1

## Reported here
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/6532705), 27 Jun 2025
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/4070748), 28 Dec 2023
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/1445762), 17 Feb 2021

## Photographed here (3 on record)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/6532705), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/06532705/public/1_6psgreof8gu8.jpg
- [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/4070748), https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/04070748/public/1_oxm5na7c8pii.jpg
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/1445762), https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/snapsendsolve-reports/images/01445762/1_edGRL0.jpg

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

## Also reported on Venerable Terrace
- [16 Venerable Terrace](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/16-venerable-terrace), 2 reports
- [14 Venerable Terrace](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/14-venerable-terrace), 2 reports
- [7 Venerable Terrace](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/7-venerable-terrace), 1 report
- [5 Venerable Terrace](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/5-venerable-terrace), 1 report
- [3 Venerable Terrace](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/3-venerable-terrace), 1 report
- [18 Venerable Terrace](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/18-venerable-terrace), 1 report
- [1 Venerable Terrace](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst/1-venerable-terrace), 1 report
- [Venerable Terrace, the whole record](https://www.chch.live/street/yaldhurst/venerable-terrace)

## From the air, then
- [1940-1944](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5256&lon=172.5239&decade=1940_1944), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1970-1974](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5256&lon=172.5239&decade=1970_1974), CC BY 3.0 NZ · LINZ
- [1975-1979](https://api.chch.live/historic-aerial?lat=-43.5256&lon=172.5239&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.*

## The rating valuation
- Capital value: $590,000, land $255,000, improvements $335,000 · 260 m² · ref 23510/38448 · 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.*
- [Gilberthorpe School](https://www.chch.live/school/3346-gilberthorpe-school), Primary, years 1–6, in force from Oct 2018
- [Hornby High School Years 7-8](https://www.chch.live/school/338-hornby-high-school-years-7-8), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2019
- [St Bernadette's School (Hornby)](https://www.chch.live/school/3521-st-bernadette-s-school-hornby), Primary, years 1–8, in force from Jan 2026
- [Hornby High School Years 9-15](https://www.chch.live/school/338-hornby-high-school-years-9-15), Secondary, years 9–13, in force from Jan 2019

## Bin day (Thursdays)

Bins go out Thursday, by 6am.
- Green bin, Weekly
- Yellow bin, Fortnightly · Week Two
- Red bin, Fortnightly · Week Two

This address is on the council’s Week Two 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)
- **No moderate-to-severe liquefaction damage in any modelled scenario**, [Liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction) · Across 30 modelled earthquake scenarios: 0% average likelihood of moderate-to-severe land damage, 0% in the worst modelled scenario.
- **Technical category TC1**, [Foundation category](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories) · Future land damage from liquefaction is unlikely _Foundations: Standard foundations for concrete slabs and timber floors acceptable. Minor additional foundation works may be required eg more reinforcing_

### [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_

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 Yaldhurst ran about **$650 a week**, $100 above the city median of $550, [the suburb page keeps the rent record →](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst#s-living).

## The civic layer

This ground votes in [Hornby ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/hornby), the [Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/halswell-hornby-riccarton) 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
- [Little Oaks Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1203-little-oaks-reserve), 76 m to the edge · 2 ha
- [Broomfield Common](https://www.chch.live/park/1871-broomfield-common), 83 m to the edge · Sports ground · 9 ha · playground, 64 pieces
- [Champagne Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1886-champagne-reserve), 136 m to the edge · 1 ha · playground, 26 pieces
- [Carradale Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1914-carradale-drainage-reserve), 225 m to the edge
- [Rannoch Drainage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1860-rannoch-drainage-reserve), 259 m to the edge

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What has been reported at 20 Venerable Terrace?**

3 council reports on record since February 2021, most often water general (1), parks (1), overgrown vegetation (1).

**What school is 20 Venerable Terrace zoned for?**

[Gilberthorpe School](https://www.chch.live/school/3346-gilberthorpe-school), [Hornby High School Years 7-8](https://www.chch.live/school/338-hornby-high-school-years-7-8), [St Bernadette's School (Hornby)](https://www.chch.live/school/3521-st-bernadette-s-school-hornby) and [Hornby High School Years 9-15](https://www.chch.live/school/338-hornby-high-school-years-9-15), and inside the region-wide zone of Hagley Community College, Middleton Grange School (Year 1-8), Middleton Grange School (Year 9-10), 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=-43.52561210624816,172.52393250763203)

**Which suburb is 20 Venerable Terrace in?**

Yaldhurst, Christchurch, on [Venerable Terrace](https://www.chch.live/street/yaldhurst/venerable-terrace).

**What stood at 20 Venerable Terrace before?**

Nothing on the heritage register at this exact spot, [the record around this ground →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.52561210624816&lon=172.52393250763203)

**What is the nearest park to 20 Venerable Terrace?**

[Little Oaks Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1203-little-oaks-reserve), 76 m to its edge, 2 ha.

Data: https://api.chch.live/address?suburb=yaldhurst&address=20-venerable-terrace · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Yaldhurst&street=venerable-terrace
