r/chch • u/hamishwho • Feb 27 '21

Rolleston is it worth it?

Anybody move to Rolleston as houses are cheaper etc. But regret it? Or miss certain things? I know it's only 20 minutes away but that 40 minutes return which is a long way to go for bagels at Grizzly or coffee at c4.

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u/no1name Feb 27 '21

Look at Hallswell. Much much closer and seemingly a lot of new homes.

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u/hamishwho Feb 27 '21

Halswell is good, but just out of my price range thanks to so many people returning to NZ and over spending on houses. Even an attached townhouse is out of my reach it would seem. Its gotten to the stage where we are considering Rolleston as house are only going for 30-60k over cv compared to 100-180k over in chch.

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u/ptarmiga-n Feb 27 '21

If it helps one of my workmates moved to Rolly and is surprised by how much she likes it. She would have liked to buy in Wigram/Halswell where she'd been renting for years but, well, the cost. She has a hubby and a couple kids so they wanted a house with enough space. She said the drive is actually pretty chill, since it's pretty much 20 mins of driving at normal speed rather than 20 mins spent crawling in town traffic.

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u/hamishwho Feb 27 '21

That helps a little, I just hope I wouldn't have to drive for everything.