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Merivale house prices and sales

The median council valuation in Merivale is $1.41m.

$1.41mmedian council valuation
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2,660 properties in Merivale

About Merivale

Schools zoned for Merivale

  • Middleton Grange Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
  • Christchurch Adventist Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
  • Elmwood Normal Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Emmanuel Christian Schoolcomposite · Years 1-10
  • St Patrick's School (Bryndwr)primary · Years 1-8
  • Selwyn House Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • St Margaret's Collegecomposite · Years 1-13
  • He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
  • St Thomas of Canterbury Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Villa Maria Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Rangi Ruru Girls' Schoolsecondary · Years 7-15
  • Christchurch Boys' High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
  • Christchurch Girls' High School -Te Kura o Hine Waiorasecondary · Years 9-15
  • Marian Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
  • Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
  • Burnside High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
  • St Bede's Collegesecondary · Years 9-15

Who lives in Merivale

About 5,127 people lived in Merivale at the 2023 census (up 7% since 2018); their median age was about 44 (Christchurch: 39); 63% of households owned their home (Christchurch: 64%).

5,127people, 2023 (2018: 4,791)
44median age, about (Christchurch: 39)
$122kmedian household income, about (Christchurch: $96k)
63%of households own their home (2018: 62%)

Age

  • 30-64 years45%
  • 65 years and over21%
  • 15-29 years19%
  • Under 15 years15%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)64%
  • One-person household29%
  • Other multi-person household5%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)1%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European84%
  • Asian14%
  • Māori5%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
  • Pacific Peoples1%
  • Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand72%
  • Asia11%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland7%
  • Australia3%
  • Middle East and Africa2%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
  • North America1%
  • Other1%

Household income

  • $200,001 or more25%
  • $100,001-$150,00017%
  • $70,001-$100,00013%
  • $150,001-$200,00013%
  • $30,001-$50,00011%
  • $50,001-$70,00010%
  • $20,000 or less6%
  • $20,001-$30,0006%

Dwellings

  • Separate house55%
  • Joined dwelling44%
  • Non-private dwelling1%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification24%
  • Level 3 certificate10%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees10%
  • Level 2 certificate9%
  • Masters degree8%
  • Level 1 certificate8%
  • No qualification7%
  • Level 6 diploma6%

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

Real estate agents selling in Merivale

Offices in Merivale

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 Merivale

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About property in Merivale, Christchurch

Every property in Merivale, 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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