What's Christchurch like?

hmmm

For renting an apartment in. Dunno - nice apartment, but the area looks a bit dodgy. Any opinions?

Explosive_Cornflake

It wouldn't be the worst of places, often walked through it on my own at night without hassle, but its the same for anywhere, keep yourself to your self.

ClareBear

I almost had the perfect apartment there (called it my Carlsberg apartment:( ) - It was right next to Jurys Inn but she ended up giving it to someone else, the biatch!!! If I had a choice to live anywhere in the city centre I'd pick Christchurch.

Though it does depend where.....some parts look dodgy.

Victor

I think it can be quite mixed. You get a lot of through traffic and some individual parts are haunts for scumbags. However, access is excellent, no need for a taxi home after a night out.

dglancy

Lived there on Patrick street about 3 years ago - never had any hassle.

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Thanks guys...

dglancy

Mind you .. at night Patrick Street is a 'rat run' for the ambulances driving to St. James Hospital. It took a little while to get used to the sirens, but I was on a ground floor apartment (Burgh House) which was near a set of traffic lights - so that made it worse.

Explosive_Cornflake

I'm on church street, and i couldn't sleep the first week i was up there. Hospital and Fire Brigade to one side, police station the other. Always get some of those convoys as well going to the four courts. You get used to noise quickly.

Kolodny

Lived there for about 6 months a few years ago. The apartment was great, built onto the side of Jurys, but we had a problem with a few dodgy characters following people through the main door into the lobby at night and urinating in the lift and so on. Apart from that it was a handy spot to live. A bit on the noisy side at night, as mentioned above, but you really do get used to it quickly.

Turner

Be warned alot of junkies around that area as there are alot of dealers living in the apartments.

Nice lads as long as they get their fix.