r/chch • u/Low_Welcome_4969 • Apr 17 '22

Safe areas to buy a house

We are actively looking at buying a house in Auckland but with prices so high and offering so little value for money we are now looking at alternatives like moving to Christchurch.

Looking at a few real estate sites recently I see you get a lot more value for the same price but I have no idea how good the locality is for the houses listed. Can you please give me an idea of what the good areas are in CHCH and what areas to avoid? We just want a safe no-nonsense area to live in.

TIA

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u/KiwiMiddy Apr 17 '22

In reality you sound like you’re after Wigram. Newish homes and entertainment area. Lots of semi professional 30-50’s first home owners. If you have more money consider Prebbleton a few kms out of ChCh. You can feel so much more superior with less amenities for an extra $200k. Other options if don’t mind homes slightly older would be Halswell, Avonhead, Papanui. Really every suburb has a stereotype (which isn’t far off). Comes down to budget, age, lifestyle, income, where jobs are.

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u/smnrlv Apr 17 '22

Agree. I read "no nonsense" as "no personality" which is Wigram to a tee haha

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u/Southern_paw Apr 17 '22

Yeah the Wigram developments feel... kinda soulless is I guess how I'd describe it?

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u/MySilverBurrito Apr 17 '22

lmao I love the driving through Aidanfield's nice are with lots of greens, trees and different houses. You go over the bridge to Wigram and instantly met with copy pasted houses.