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Sydenham house prices and sales

The median council valuation in Sydenham is $580k.

$580kmedian council valuation
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4,516 properties in Sydenham

About Sydenham

Schools zoned for Sydenham

  • Christchurch Adventist Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
  • Hillview Christian Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
  • Middleton Grange Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
  • Waltham Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • St Peter's School Te Kura Haoikaprimary · Years 1-8
  • Addington Te Kura Taumatuaprimary · Years 1-6
  • Beckenham Te Kura o Pūrotoprimary · Years 1-8
  • Te Aratai Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Te Kura Tuarua o Horomaka Hillmorton High Schoolsecondary · Years 7-15
  • Christchurch South Karamata Intermediate Schoolintermediate · Years 7-8
  • St Thomas of Canterbury Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Villa Maria Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
  • Marian Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
  • Cashmere High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15

Recent sales in Sydenham

Who lives in Sydenham

About 7,215 people lived in Sydenham at the 2023 census (up 5% since 2018); their median age was about 38 (Christchurch: 39); 45% of households owned their home (Christchurch: 64%).

7,215people, 2023 (2018: 6,861)
38median age, about (Christchurch: 39)
$75kmedian household income, about (Christchurch: $96k)
45%of households own their home (2018: 42%)

Age

  • 30-64 years47%
  • 15-29 years24%
  • 65 years and over15%
  • Under 15 years14%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)51%
  • One-person household38%
  • Other multi-person household10%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)1%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European73%
  • Asian20%
  • Māori11%
  • Pacific Peoples4%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African3%
  • Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand68%
  • Asia15%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland6%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)3%
  • Middle East and Africa2%
  • Pacific Islands2%
  • Australia2%
  • North America1%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00020%
  • $70,001-$100,00017%
  • $30,001-$50,00015%
  • $50,001-$70,00012%
  • $20,001-$30,00012%
  • $150,001-$200,00010%
  • $20,000 or less9%
  • $200,001 or more5%

Dwellings

  • Joined dwelling60%
  • Separate house40%
  • Non-private dwelling1%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification19%
  • No qualification14%
  • Level 3 certificate12%
  • Level 1 certificate9%
  • Level 2 certificate8%
  • Level 4 certificate8%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees8%
  • Overseas secondary school qualification6%

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

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 Sydenham

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About property in Sydenham, Christchurch

Every property in Sydenham, 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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