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Shirley house prices and sales

The median council valuation in Shirley is $590k.

$590kmedian council valuation
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2,455 properties in Shirley

About Shirley

Schools zoned for Shirley

  • Christchurch Adventist Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
  • Middleton Grange Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
  • St Francis of Assisi Catholic Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Emmanuel Christian Schoolcomposite · Years 1-10
  • Te Hiwa Shirley Primary Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Pareawa Banks Avenue Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Waitākiri Primary Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Mairehau Primary Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Te Orakaintermediate · Years 7-8
  • Chisnallwood Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
  • Mairehau High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
  • Marian Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
  • Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
  • St Bede's Collegesecondary · Years 9-15

Recent sales in Shirley

Who lives in Shirley

About 5,688 people lived in Shirley at the 2023 census; their median age was about 42 (Christchurch: 39); 69% of households owned their home (Christchurch: 64%).

5,688people, 2023 (2018: 5,679)
42median age, about (Christchurch: 39)
$86kmedian household income, about (Christchurch: $96k)
69%of households own their home (2018: 68%)

Age

  • 30-64 years44%
  • 65 years and over20%
  • 15-29 years19%
  • Under 15 years17%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)66%
  • One-person household25%
  • Other multi-person household6%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)1%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European79%
  • Māori14%
  • Asian13%
  • Pacific Peoples6%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
  • Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand78%
  • Asia10%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland5%
  • Pacific Islands2%
  • Australia2%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
  • Middle East and Africa1%
  • Other1%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00023%
  • $70,001-$100,00015%
  • $30,001-$50,00014%
  • $20,001-$30,00012%
  • $150,001-$200,00011%
  • $50,001-$70,00011%
  • $200,001 or more7%
  • $20,000 or less6%

Dwellings

  • Separate house81%
  • Joined dwelling18%
  • Non-private dwelling0%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification21%
  • Level 1 certificate12%
  • Level 3 certificate12%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification12%
  • Level 2 certificate11%
  • Level 4 certificate9%
  • Overseas secondary school qualification5%
  • Level 5 diploma5%

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

Real estate agents selling in Shirley

1 agent has been credited on a sale or a live listing in Shirley in the last two years. Those with the most:

Offices in Shirley

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 Shirley

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About property in Shirley, Christchurch

Every property in Shirley, 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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