Waltham, New Zealand
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Waltham is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located approximately two 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.
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Coordinates: 43.55109°S 172.64684°E / -43.55109; 172.64684 | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Christchurch |
Local authority | Christchurch City Council |
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• Land | 206 ha (509 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 3,930 |
Christchurch Central City | Phillipstown | |
Sydenham |
Waltham
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Woolston |
Beckenham | St Martins | Opawa |
Approximate boundaries of the suburb are Waltham Road, Moorhouse Avenue, Ferry Road, Ensors Road, and the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River. Waltham was originally part of the Sydenham borough and was incorporated into the City of Christchurch in 1903 when the borough was ended. In the early 1980s local residents and the Christchurch city council tried to name the western part of the suburb, Charleston, between Ferry Road and Ensors Road. This was done to maintain the residential nature of the area against perceived industrial expansion.[3] The attempt was partly successful and that area today is referred to as both Waltham and Charleston.
The full suburb is a mixture of residential and both light and heavy industry.