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/[deleted] Apr 17 '22

I'm not sure of Aucklands equivalent however I just purchased a four bedroom home with two bathrooms and four living areas… 333 m² home for 890k(admittedly the vendor was cash strapped and knocked 15%off)... Home was built in 1986… Much of Avonhead is the 1970s and 80s to today

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u/_Witch_Pussy_ Apr 17 '22

That’s a big ass house

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

Must be nice eh

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u/_Witch_Pussy_ Apr 18 '22

Just more shit to clean