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Upper Riccarton house prices and sales

The median council valuation in Upper Riccarton is $690k.

$690kmedian council valuation
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2,506 properties in Upper Riccarton

About Upper Riccarton

Schools zoned for Upper Riccarton

  • Middleton Grange Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
  • Christchurch Adventist Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
  • Our Lady of Victoriesprimary · Years 1-8
  • Ilam Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Te Kāpehu Riccarton Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • St Teresa's School (Riccarton)primary · Years 1-8
  • Wharenui Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • St Thomas of Canterbury Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Villa Maria Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Kahikatea Kirkwood Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
  • Riccarton High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
  • Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley Collegesecondary · Years 9-15

Recent sales in Upper Riccarton

Who lives in Upper Riccarton

About 8,355 people lived in Upper Riccarton at the 2023 census (up 6% since 2018); their median age was about 30 (Christchurch: 39); 33% of households owned their home (Christchurch: 64%).

8,355people, 2023 (2018: 7,887)
30median age, about (Christchurch: 39)
$71kmedian household income, about (Christchurch: $96k)
33%of households own their home (2018: 36%)

Age

  • 15-29 years50%
  • 30-64 years28%
  • 65 years and over14%
  • Under 15 years8%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)46%
  • Other multi-person household26%
  • One-person household25%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)2%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European62%
  • Asian32%
  • Māori8%
  • Pacific Peoples4%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
  • Other Ethnicity0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand61%
  • Asia26%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland4%
  • Middle East and Africa2%
  • Pacific Islands2%
  • Australia2%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
  • North America1%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00017%
  • $70,001-$100,00017%
  • $30,001-$50,00017%
  • $20,001-$30,00013%
  • $50,001-$70,00013%
  • $20,000 or less11%
  • $150,001-$200,0007%
  • $200,001 or more5%

Dwellings

  • Separate house59%
  • Joined dwelling40%
  • Non-private dwelling2%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Level 3 certificate37%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification13%
  • No qualification11%
  • Overseas secondary school qualification10%
  • Level 1 certificate5%
  • Level 2 certificate5%
  • Level 4 certificate4%
  • Masters degree4%

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

Real estate agents selling in Upper Riccarton

Offices in Upper Riccarton

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 Upper Riccarton

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About property in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch

Every property in Upper Riccarton, 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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