# Northcote, Christchurch

2,329 council reports since July 2015, the 58th busiest suburb in the city. 1,769 photographs on record.
2,750 people at the 2023 Census, 2,210 to the square kilometre across 1.2 km².

https://www.chch.live/northcote

## Live source links

Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text.

- [Christchurch City Council What’s On](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on)
- [Christchurch City Libraries events](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/events/)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Northcote is a suburb on the northern side of Christchurch, New Zealand.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northcote%2C_Christchurch), a tertiary source
Population: Stats NZ 2023 Census Statistical Area 2 counts summed over the suburb’s own areas, as Wikipedia maps them; the area is measured from the suburb boundary.

## Living here

New bonds here ran at about **$605 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $548–$653, across 18 bonds, up 10% on a year ago. That’s about **$55 a week above** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the “Northcote (Christchurch City)” statistical area, close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.
- 1-bedroom house, $600 a week · 15 new bonds
- 3-bedroom house, $605 a week · 6 new bonds

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock.

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 2,667 people and 1,083 occupied private households, grouped from 19 SA1 areas in Northcote (Christchurch City), Mairehau North. This exact statistical-area match is close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.

- Under 15: about 17% (450 people)
- 65 and over: about 18% (468 people)
- Born overseas: about 31% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 70% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 10% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 4% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 24% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 85% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 51% of stated households

Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%. Stats NZ uses fixed random rounding to base 3; unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero.

[individuals](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120766-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-individuals-by-statistical-area-1-part-1/) · [households](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120765-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-households-by-statistical-area-1/) · [geography](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/table/111243/) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## As reported (1,769 on record)
- [84 Northcote Rd](https://www.chch.live/report/9084702)
- [97 Sawyers Arms Road, Northcote](https://www.chch.live/report/9049884)
- [Papanui Domain Sawyers Arms Road, Northcote](https://www.chch.live/report/9049387)
- [Papanui Domain Sawyers Arms Road, Northcote](https://www.chch.live/report/9049374)
- [Papanui Domain Sawyers Arms Road, Northcote](https://www.chch.live/report/9049365)
- [156 Vagues Road, Northcote](https://www.chch.live/report/9037675)

[1,769 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=northcote)

## The suburb, back then (2 in the archive)

*Placed by the record’s locality join or the name in its own title, a lead, not a claim each frame stood here.*
- [Northcote, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1960s#p-22638890), 1964 · TAPUHI
- [Northcote, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1960s#p-22696129), 1964 · TAPUHI

## The record on Northcote
- Northcote enters the written record in 28 January 1865, [“News of the Week. FROM THE DAILY TIMES. (Otago Witness, 28 January 1865)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18650128.2.34), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Northcote” appears somewhere in 364 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: graffiti, 1 July 2015, at 15–27.
- Its busiest day was 26 May 2023, 17 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Sawyers Arms Road](https://www.chch.live/street/northcote/sawyers-arms-road), reported on 350 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Papanui ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/papanui), the [Papanui-Innes-Central community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/papanui-innes-central) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (4,295 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Northcote took **3 days** to resolve, about the city-wide median (3 days).
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 3 months or longer.
92 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 10 June 2019.

Work orders, not resident reports, the council’s MyCouncilTicket stream, and one job can appear in both. A median counts only finished jobs; open ones are named as open, never averaged in. [The ticket roll](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · [the whole city’s fix times](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix).

## Alcohol rules on this ground

**Papanui**, a public drinking ban (seven nights a week from 6pm to 6am), covers about 27% of Northcote.
2 sensitive sites stand here, Marian College, St Josephs School, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of them.

The council’s bylaw zones and the Local Alcohol Policy’s buffer list. A ban rules drinking in public places; it says nothing about whether a premises may sell, that is the licence register’s job.

## Lately
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9084702), 13 Oct 2026 · 84 Northcote Rd, “Dumped rubbish. It willl be no good after tonight’s rain”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9049884), 7 Oct 2026 · 97 Sawyers Arms Road, “running water, looks like water leak.”
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9049387), 7 Oct 2026 · Papanui Domain Sawyers Arms Road, “on pedestrian and bicycle sign at walkway entering Papanui Domain from Sawyers Arms Rd”
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9049374), 7 Oct 2026 · Papanui Domain Sawyers Arms Road, “Traffic signals control box at Sawyers Arms Rd level crossing”
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9049365), 7 Oct 2026 · Papanui Domain Sawyers Arms Road, “former scout den by Sawyers Arms Rd level crossing”
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9037675), 5 Oct 2026 · 156 Vagues Road, “graffiti on park wooden fence”
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9035150), 5 Oct 2026 · 108 Northcote Road, “pothole at the lights on Vagues Road.”
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9017881), 2 Oct 2026 · Canterbury, “Graffiti located on the Graham Condon recreation and sport centre backflow preventer cabinet on Sisson Drive in front…”
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9011982), 1 Oct 2026 · 1 Vagues Road, “Front and back of arrow sign on central traffic island at Vagues/Main North intersection”
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9011769), 1 Oct 2026 · 77 Main North Road, “Traffic light control cabinet at entrance to Northlands Mall is tagged”
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9011755), 1 Oct 2026 · 80 Main North Road, “Pedestrian push button at traffic lights for entry to Northlands Mall is tagged on the side”
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9011671), 1 Oct 2026 · 22A Sawyers Arms Road, “Sawyers Arms Rd, cnr Sisson Dr - traffic light control cabinet tagged”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 14
- 2016, 14
- 2017, 37
- 2018, 64
- 2019, 154
- 2020, 235
- 2021, 201
- 2022, 207
- 2023, 427
- 2024, 311
- 2025, 383

## What gets reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 754
- Rubbish & dumping, 417
- Roads & footpaths, 382
- Water & drains, 371
- Trees & parks, 284
- Vehicles & parking, 68
- Everything else, 39
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 12

## Exactly what people say
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 543
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 245
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 204
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 151
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 106
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 85
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 80
- [Graffiti somewhere else](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 67

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Sawyers Arms Road](https://www.chch.live/street/northcote/sawyers-arms-road), reported on 350 separate days
- [Northcote Road](https://www.chch.live/street/northcote/northcote-road), reported on 239 separate days
- [Vagues Road](https://www.chch.live/street/northcote/vagues-road), reported on 174 separate days
- [Langdons Road](https://www.chch.live/street/northcote/langdons-road), reported on 104 separate days
- [Morrison Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/northcote/morrison-avenue), reported on 94 separate days
- [Paddington Street](https://www.chch.live/street/northcote/paddington-street), reported on 77 separate days
- [Phoenix Lane](https://www.chch.live/street/northcote/phoenix-lane), reported on 56 separate days
- [Nyoli Street](https://www.chch.live/street/northcote/nyoli-street), reported on 47 separate days

## Schools (1)
- [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college), Secondary (Year 9-15) · decile 8 · EQI 426

Decile and Equity Index describe the community a school draws from, never how well it teaches.

Zoned for [Casebrook Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3309-casebrook-intermediate) · [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Emmanuel Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1168-emmanuel-christian-school) · [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [Papanui High School](https://www.chch.live/school/316-papanui-high-school) · and 9 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (5)
- [Papanui Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/1775-papanui-domain), Sports ground · 3 ha · playground, 41 pieces
- [Paddington Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1153-paddington-playground), 1 ha · playground, 25 pieces
- [Craighead Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1424-craighead-reserve), 1 ha · playground, 35 pieces
- [Morrison Avenue Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/park/1493-morrison-avenue-bowling-club), playground, 6 pieces
- [Withers Family Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1162-withers-family-park)

A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim.

## Where the suburb worships (2)
- [Northcity Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/northcity-church), a church · 95a Sawyers Arms Road
- [Papanui Baptist Church](https://www.chch.live/worship/papanui-baptist-church), a Baptist church · 144 Sawyers Arms Road

The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship).

## The tracks through here (5)
- [Walk and bike track through Northcote](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-343-northcote), 1.9 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Northcote](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-391-redwood), 959 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Northcote](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-369-northcote), 809 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Northcote](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-379-papanui), 524 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Northcote](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-380-northcote), 321 m · walk · bike

A track belongs to every suburb its line passes through.

## The ground that moved
The February 2011 survey drew mapped ground failure over 0.0% of this outline. A patch is a footprint, not a finding about an address; the count for the whole city is at [liquefaction](https://www.chch.live/liquefaction).
The flood record drew water over 5.9% of this outline, about 7 hectares, across 1 named event. A patch is one event’s observation, not a live hazard finding; the record is at [floods](https://www.chch.live/floods).
No high-hazard flood area covers this outline. The broader flood-management watch covers **59%** of it, Lower Styx River. Shares read from a sampled join; a model’s map, not a promise. The waiting water: [flood-hazard](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard).
The plan’s noise overlays cover **all** of this outline, about 124 hectares across **1** mapped overlay, and inside the airport’s bird-strike buffer. Shares read from a sampled join; a planning line, not a meter’s reading. The quiet lines: [noise](https://www.chch.live/noise).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **23** classified reaches, the plan calling **Kruses Drain** and **Sissons Drain**
           by name, **5%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **10 m** off the bank. The margin is the plan’s drawing, not a survey of the bank. The drawn water: [water-margin](https://www.chch.live/water-margin).
The plan’s allowed shape holds this outline, **49%** of it inside the residential overlays, the densest standing **Medium Density**. The shape is the plan’s permission, not a survey of what stands. The allowed shape: [density](https://www.chch.live/density).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **421** photographs on this ground, 2007–2015, wastewater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now. The whole record: [rebuild](https://www.chch.live/rebuild).
The pedal network threads this ground, **5.6 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, 0.7 km of it separated from the traffic, [Northern Line](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/northern-line), [Papanui Parallel](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/papanui-parallel). A segment counts under every suburb its path enters; the whole network: [cycleways](https://www.chch.live/cycleways).
The remembered names stand on this ground, **1** inscribed plaque, [Morrison Avenue Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/plaque/8542-morrison-avenue-bowling-club) among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).
The rulebook binds this ground, **8** drawn instruments, 1 alcohol ban, 7 bottle-store buffers; the outline sits inside the takiwā of Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga. The bylaw is the instrument, this the map of it, the rulebook: [rules](https://www.chch.live/rules).
**4** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, vehicle refuelling, service and repair, 3 still doing the work. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **18** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, mostly topsoil, sawdust, silt, 1 carry fill the file can’t vouch for. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the layer is at [fill](https://www.chch.live/fill).
**1** parcel inside this outline carries a cleanup on the file. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the register is at [remediated](https://www.chch.live/remediated).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **100%** of this outline in the **medium** class. A class is the model’s verdict on a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the study is at [vulnerability](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability).
The council’s structure register stands **3** assets on this ground, 2 ramps, 1 set of steps, sited at Papanui Domain, Withers Family Park. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The recreation register keeps **11** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 6 softball, 2 basketball, 2 rugby league, 1 bmx. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation).
The register counts **486** living trees inside this outline, **14** veterans among them, 22 carrying a protection, mostly Midget Crab Apple, Manna Ash, Ribbonwood. The file remembers **130** trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the canopy is at [trees](https://www.chch.live/trees).
The plan files **34%** of this outline under **Medium density residential zone**, **60%** residential, the rest mostly High density residential zone 15%, Industrial General 13%. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is a sampled read of the plan’s polygons; the district’s zoning is at [zones](https://www.chch.live/zones).
The plan reserves about **9 hectares** of this outline, **7%** , under 3 designations, mostly learning, movement. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is a sampled read; the register is at [designations](https://www.chch.live/designations).
The plan’s exceptions touch **10%** of this outline, 8 qualifying matters, mostly residential, infrastructure, nps matter. A matter narrows how the density rule applies, it does not forbid; the mix is a sampled read, and the cultural-significance areas are the plan’s own unnamed ones. The register is at [matters](https://www.chch.live/matters).

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [News of the Week. FROM THE DAILY TIMES. (Otago Witness, 28 January 1865)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18650128.2.34), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1865-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [Local and General. (Star, 11 August 1868)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18680811.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1868-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
- [Local and General. (Star, 22 September 1868)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18680922.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1868-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 (Timaru Herald, 12 May 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD18690512.2.17.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1869-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [Magisterial. (Star, 12 April 1870)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18700412.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1870-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [YESTERDAY. Loal and General. (Star, 14 January 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18740114.2.12), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1874-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [CHRISTCHURCH. (Star, 19 February 1874)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18740219.2.8.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1874-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE Marlborough Express. (Marlborough Express, 01 May 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MEX18780501.2.8), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1878-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- [LATEST CABLE TELEGRAMS. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 08 June 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH18780608.2.10), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1878-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, JUNE 18. (Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 18 June 1878)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18780618.2.8), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1878-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Northcote
- [Location: Canterbury Guns, ammunition, drugs and cash have been seized, and three King Cobra gang members have been arrested following a search at a Northcote, Christchurch property. Images(s):](https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/operation-kale-sale-drugs-leads-arrests-and-firearm-seizures), NZ Police · NZ Police, 30 Sept 2026
- [Something seen — Northcote Rd near Lydia St, Northcote, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/403148675), iNaturalist · thomas73675, 25 Sept 2026

[The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire)

## The crash record (108 injury crashes)

108 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 19 seriously hurt, nobody killed.

The corner that keeps appearing: [Northcote Road at Uxbridge Street](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=northcote-rd&suburb=northcote), 17 injury crashes.

- [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=northcote)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes)

## The crime record (1,084 recorded victimisations)

1,084 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 102 a year per 1,000 residents. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence.

- [The suburb on the crime map](https://www.chch.live/crime?grain=suburb&area=northcote)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (4 stops)

4 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 107](https://www.chch.live/buses/107).
- Northcote Rd near Fenchurch St
- Northcote Rd near Lydia St
- Northcote Rd near Uxbridge St near Northcote Rd
- Northcote Rd near Uxbridge St near Northcote Rd

- [Every route in the record](https://www.chch.live/buses)

## Businesses here (164 in the directory)

From OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory, each kind opens at this suburb’s shelf.

- [Clothing](https://www.chch.live/businesses/clothes#in-northcote), 23
- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-northcote), 19
- [Restaurants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-northcote), 17
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-northcote), 14
- [Shoes](https://www.chch.live/businesses/shoes#in-northcote), 9
- [Hairdressers](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hairdresser#in-northcote), 7
- [Jewellery](https://www.chch.live/businesses/jewellery#in-northcote), 5
- [Delis](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli#in-northcote), 4
- [Department stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/department-store#in-northcote), 4
- [Electronics Repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/craft-electronics-repair#in-northcote), 4
- [Gift shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/gift#in-northcote), 4
- [Opticians](https://www.chch.live/businesses/optician#in-northcote), 4
- [Outdoor gear](https://www.chch.live/businesses/outdoor-gear#in-northcote), 4
- [Beauty](https://www.chch.live/businesses/beauty#in-northcote), 3
- [Cosmetics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cosmetics#in-northcote), 3
- [Houseware](https://www.chch.live/businesses/houseware#in-northcote), 3
- [Phone shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/phones#in-northcote), 3
- [Banks](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bank#in-northcote), 2
- [Car repair](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-repair#in-northcote), 2
- [Cinemas & theatres](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cinema#in-northcote), 2
- [Clubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/club#in-northcote), 2
- [Massage](https://www.chch.live/businesses/massage#in-northcote), 2
- [Stationery](https://www.chch.live/businesses/stationery#in-northcote), 2
- [Anime](https://www.chch.live/businesses/anime#in-northcote), 1
- [ATMs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/atm#in-northcote), 1
- [Bag](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bag#in-northcote), 1
- [Bakeries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-northcote), 1
- [Bookshops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bookshop#in-northcote), 1
- [Car parts](https://www.chch.live/businesses/car-parts#in-northcote), 1
- [Christmas](https://www.chch.live/businesses/christmas#in-northcote), 1
- [Company](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-company#in-northcote), 1
- [Dentists](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dentist#in-northcote), 1
- [Food courts](https://www.chch.live/businesses/food-court#in-northcote), 1
- [Hairdresser Supply](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hairdresser-supply#in-northcote), 1
- [Health Food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/health-food#in-northcote), 1
- [Ice cream](https://www.chch.live/businesses/ice-cream#in-northcote), 1
- [Laundromats](https://www.chch.live/businesses/laundromat#in-northcote), 1
- [Malls](https://www.chch.live/businesses/mall#in-northcote), 1
- [Pharmacies](https://www.chch.live/businesses/pharmacy#in-northcote), 1
- [Printers & copy shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/printing#in-northcote), 1
- [Sports shops](https://www.chch.live/businesses/sports-shop#in-northcote), 1
- [Supermarkets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket#in-northcote), 1
- [Tailors](https://www.chch.live/businesses/tailor#in-northcote), 1
- [Travel agents](https://www.chch.live/businesses/travel-agent#in-northcote), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [St Pierre's Sushi](https://www.chch.live/business/st-pierre-s-sushi-northcote), Restaurants
- [Bakers Delight](https://www.chch.live/business/bakers-delight-northcote), Bakeries
- [Foodstuffs South Island Support Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/foodstuffs-south-island-support-centre-northcote), Company
- [K&K Fashion](https://www.chch.live/business/k-k-fashion-northcote), Clothing
- [Muffin Break](https://www.chch.live/business/muffin-break-northcote), Cafés
- [Northcote Dental Clinic](https://www.chch.live/business/northcote-dental-clinic-northcote), Dentists
- [The Coffee Club](https://www.chch.live/business/the-coffee-club-northcote), Cafés
- [Elegant Beauty & Brows](https://www.chch.live/business/elegant-beauty-brows-northcote), Beauty
- [Farmers](https://www.chch.live/business/farmers-northcote), Department stores
- [Ippin Ramen & Bowl](https://www.chch.live/business/ippin-ramen-bowl-northcote), Restaurants

- [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses)

## Next door
- [PAPANUI](https://www.chch.live/papanui)
- [Casebrook](https://www.chch.live/casebrook)
- [Redwood](https://www.chch.live/redwood)
- [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale)
- [Strowan](https://www.chch.live/strowan)
- [Bryndwr](https://www.chch.live/bryndwr)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Northcote with [PAPANUI](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=northcote&b=papanui) · [Casebrook](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=casebrook&b=northcote) · [Redwood](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=northcote&b=redwood) · [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bishopdale&b=northcote) · [Strowan](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=northcote&b=strowan) · [Bryndwr](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=bryndwr&b=northcote), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Northcote?**

Northcote is a suburb on the northern side of Christchurch, New Zealand. The public record holds 2,329 council reports for it, the first filed in July 2015.

**How many people live in Northcote?**

2,750 people at the 2023 Census, 2,210 per square kilometre across 1.2 km².

**How many people does the 2023 Census count for Northcote?**

About 2,667 people and 1,083 occupied private households: grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Northcote?**

2,329 reports on record, most often graffiti & vandalism (754), rubbish & dumping (417), roads & footpaths (382). 399 of them in the year to 13 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Northcote had?**

108 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 19 seriously hurt, nobody killed. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=northcote)

**What schools are in Northcote?**

One school in the Ministry’s directory, Marian College.

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Northcote · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Northcote