Property for rent in Ilam, Christchurch

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25 Rutherglen Avenue, Ilam

House741 m² land232 m² floor

About Ilam

Nearby, inside Ilam

10 cafés
5 restaurants
2 bars and pubs
5 takeaways
2 supermarkets
3 dairies and convenience stores
3 pharmacies
2 doctors and clinics
3 libraries
14 parks
15 playgrounds

Places from OpenStreetMap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools zoned for Ilam

Middleton Grange Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
Christchurch Adventist Schoolcomposite · Years 1-13
Christ The King School (Burnside)primary · Years 1-8
Ilam Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
Our Lady of Victoriesprimary · Years 1-8
Westburn Te Kura O Hereoraprimary · Years 1-8
Avonhead School - Rakipaoaprimary · Years 1-8
St Teresa's School (Riccarton)primary · Years 1-8
Tuia Burnside Primary Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
Medbury Preparatory Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
St Thomas of Canterbury Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
Villa Maria Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
Kahikatea Kirkwood Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
Wairarapa Cobham Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
Riccarton High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
Burnside High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
St Bede's Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
Marian Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
Christchurch Boys' High Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
Christchurch Girls' High School -Te Kura o Hine Waiorasecondary · Years 9-15

Prices by bedrooms in Ilam

Bedrooms	Homes	Median council value	Median sale	Per m² floor
2	7	$630k	—	$6,667
3	11	$930k	—	$5,471
4	8	$1.3m	—	$5,300

Price per square metre

$5,459per m² of floor, council capital values

$1,023per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Ilam

71 Ilam Road$1,515,00019 Jul 2019 · 210 m² floor · 847 m² land

Who lives in Ilam

About 10,737 people lived in Ilam at the 2023 census (up 7% since 2018); their median age was about 30 (Christchurch: 39); 59% of households owned their home (Christchurch: 64%).

10,737people, 2023 (2018: 10,026)

30median age, about (Christchurch: 39)

$97kmedian household income, about (Christchurch: $96k)

59%of households own their home (2018: 62%)

Age

15-29 years44%
30-64 years32%
65 years and over12%
Under 15 years12%

Households

One-family household (with or without other people)63%
Other multi-person household17%
One-person household17%
Two-family household (with or without other people)3%
Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

European70%
Asian26%
Māori7%
Pacific Peoples3%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

New Zealand65%
Asia20%
United Kingdom and Ireland5%
Middle East and Africa3%
Australia2%
Pacific Islands2%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
North America2%

Household income

$100,001-$150,00020%
$70,001-$100,00015%
$200,001 or more15%
$30,001-$50,00013%
$150,001-$200,00013%
$50,001-$70,00011%
$20,001-$30,0008%
$20,000 or less5%

Dwellings

Separate house81%
Joined dwelling19%
Non-private dwelling0%
Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

Level 3 certificate34%
Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification17%
Post-graduate and honours degrees7%
Overseas secondary school qualification6%
Level 2 certificate6%
No qualification6%
Masters degree6%
Level 1 certificate5%

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

Real estate agents selling in Ilam

22 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Ilam in the last two years. Those with the most:

Offices in Ilam

Progressive First National

All 22 real estate agents in Ilam, with their recent sales and which agencies sell the suburb.

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.

Property for rent by street in Ilam

Rutherglen Avenue1

About property for rent in Ilam, Christchurch

Every property in Ilam, 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.

Rentals come from the agents and property managers who list them, matched to the property each is for, so every one opens on that property’s own page: its rent estimate, title, hazards, the internet it can get, and its power and insurance costs.

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.