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Avonhead house prices and sales

The median council valuation in Avonhead is $800k.

$800kmedian council valuation
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4,007 properties in Avonhead

About Avonhead

Schools zoned for Avonhead

  • Middleton Grange Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
  • Christchurch Adventist Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
  • Our Lady of Victoriesprimary · Years 1-8
  • Merrin School Ngā Whetū Koharaprimary · Years 1-8
  • Avonhead School - Rakipaoaprimary · Years 1-8
  • Te Parito Kōwhai Russley Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Te Ara Maurea Roydvale Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • St Thomas of Canterbury Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Villa Maria Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Wairarapa Cobham Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
  • Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
  • Burnside High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
  • Riccarton High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15

Who lives in Avonhead

About 10,230 people lived in Avonhead at the 2023 census (up 5% since 2018); their median age was about 41 (Christchurch: 39); 75% of households owned their home (Christchurch: 64%).

10,230people, 2023 (2018: 9,702)
41median age, about (Christchurch: 39)
$97kmedian household income, about (Christchurch: $96k)
75%of households own their home (2018: 74%)

Age

  • 30-64 years41%
  • 15-29 years21%
  • 65 years and over21%
  • Under 15 years16%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)69%
  • One-person household21%
  • Other multi-person household6%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)3%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European65%
  • Asian30%
  • Māori6%
  • Pacific Peoples3%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
  • Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand63%
  • Asia23%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland5%
  • Middle East and Africa3%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
  • Pacific Islands2%
  • Australia2%
  • North America1%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00021%
  • $70,001-$100,00015%
  • $150,001-$200,00013%
  • $200,001 or more13%
  • $30,001-$50,00013%
  • $50,001-$70,00011%
  • $20,001-$30,0009%
  • $20,000 or less5%

Dwellings

  • Separate house86%
  • Joined dwelling14%
  • Non-private dwelling0%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification19%
  • Level 3 certificate13%
  • No qualification11%
  • Overseas secondary school qualification8%
  • Level 1 certificate8%
  • Level 2 certificate8%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees8%
  • Level 4 certificate6%

Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Avonhead. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.

Real estate agents selling in Avonhead

Offices in Avonhead

Counted from sales records that name the agent, and from current listings. A count of activity, not a rating.

Sales and valuations as at 18 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Figures resting on fewer than 5 sales are not shown.

Streets in Avonhead

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About property in Avonhead, Christchurch

Every property in Avonhead, Christchurch, whether it is for sale or not: homes, sections, farms, lifestyle blocks, shops, offices and industrial land. Each is listed from the council rating roll and Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, with the listing beside it when an agent is marketing it.

Each property has its own page: our estimate of its value beside the council rating valuation, past sale prices, the title and land area, zoning and hazards, building consents, and what it would cost to own.

Listings are published by the agents who market them. Addresses, land details and rating valuations come from Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand and from the council. No ownership information is published.

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