Welcome to Avonhead
Avonhead, Christchurch
<p>Avonhead is a well-established, family-friendly suburb that boasts wide streets and plenty of green spaces. A number of schools serve the area, including Avonhead School, Merrin School, Riccarton High School and Burnside High School. Avonhead Mall provides all the essentials, while Riccarton and the city centre are just a short 10-15 minute drive away. Christchurch Airport is also conveniently close, making travel a breeze. With spacious homes and plenty of parks, Avonhead is a peaceful suburb that still offers everything you need close at hand. </p><p></p><p><strong>Why do people want to buy homes in Avonhead, Christchurch?</strong> </p><ol><li><strong>Green spaces and sports facilities:</strong> If proximity to green spaces is an important factor in deciding where to buy a house in Christchurch, you’ll be very well served in Avonhead. Within the suburb’s boundaries are four expansive parks or reserves: Ferrier Park. Crosbie Park, Staveley Reserve and Avonhead Park. Into your soccer? You’ll particularly enjoy Avonhead Park, where you’ll find goals set up for an evening or weekend kickabout with friends or the kids. If you’re more of a racket sports person, you’re also well catered for by Burnside Park (on Avonhead’s northern boundary) where you’ll find both a squash and tennis club. Another tennis club can be found in Crosbie Park, as well as a basketball court. </li><li><strong>Education opportunities: </strong>If you’re on the lookout for a Christchurch suburb with great schools for kids of all ages, you’ll find plenty of options on offer in Avonhead. Among the schools and childcare facilities on offer in and around Avonhead. These include: Merrin School Ngā Whetū Kohara, Avonhead Primary School, Russley School, Ilam Early Learning Centre, CASPA, Kidsfirst Kindergartens, Avonhead Westburn School, Ilam School and Kirkwood Intermediate.</li><li><strong>Airport and city access:</strong> Christchurch International Airport is Aotearoa’s second biggest airport, after Auckland, with direct flights available to 18 domestic and 10 international destinations. If you need to fly often for work, or, if you just go on a lot of holidays, you’ll find Avonhead particularly well located for access to this important travel hub. The north-western side of Avonhead borders directly onto the airport complex, meaning you can get from the heart of the suburb to the airport in just six minutes in a car or taxi, or 15 minutes on the bus. If you’re more likely to be heading into the city centre, you’ll be able to get into town in between 15 – 30 minutes by car on a Monday morning, according to Google Maps. By bike, you can expect the same journey to take you about 26 minutes, while the bus is more in the 40 minute bracket. </li><li><strong>Retail opportunities: </strong>Christchurch is known for its malls, and Avonhead is no exception, providing plenty of opportunities for those partial to a bit of retail therapy. As well as its own small thriving shopping mall, Avonhead Mall, the suburb is close to two of the city’s main shopping malls, Westfield Riccarton and The Hub at Hornby. Between these two malls alone, you’ll find around 250 retail stores, as well as useful amenities such as banks and supermarkets. When you combine this with the fact that Avonhead is served by its own medical centre, Avonhead Surgery, you’re covered for most of your main amenities within the suburb itself.</li></ol>