# Northwood, Christchurch

2,309 council reports since June 2015, the 59th busiest suburb in the city. 1,774 photographs on record.
4,460 people at the 2023 Census, 705 to the square kilometre across 6.3 km².

https://www.chch.live/northwood

## 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

Northwood is a suburb on the northern outskirts of Christchurch city. It was developed in 2000 as a subdivision of Belfast on land previously used for apple orchards. The name "Northwood" was accepted at a meeting of the Shirley-Papanui Community Board on 2 February 2000.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwood%2C_New_Zealand), 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 **$530 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $437–$611, across 15 bonds, down 23% on a year ago. That’s about **$20 a week below** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the Northwood and Clearwater areas combined, approximately this suburb.
- 1-bedroom house, $530 a week · 15 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 4,287 people and 1,695 occupied private households, grouped from 31 SA1 areas in Northwood, Clearwater. Several statistical areas are combined here, so this is a grouped proxy rather than a count for one suburb boundary.

- Under 15: about 13% (567 people)
- 65 and over: about 26% (1,128 people)
- Born overseas: about 24% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 82% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 5% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 1% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 16% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 91% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 69% 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 (1,774 on record)
- [56 Englefield Road, Northwood](https://www.chch.live/report/9066977)
- [100 Styx Mill Road, Casebrook](https://www.chch.live/report/9059512)
- [Styx Mill Conservation Reserve 130 Hussey Road, Northwood](https://www.chch.live/report/9059490)
- [Styx Mill Conservation Reserve 130 Hussey Road, Northwood](https://www.chch.live/report/9059197)
- [16 Beechwood Dr](https://www.chch.live/report/9055314)
- [57 Springwater Avenue, Northwood](https://www.chch.live/report/9046285)

[1,774 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=northwood)

## The suburb, back then (1 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.*
- [The Groynes, Northwood, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1950s#p-23218432), 1950 · TAPUHI

## The record on Northwood
- Northwood enters the written record in 29 July 1863, [“PORT OF NAPIER. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 29 July 1863)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH18630729.2.3.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Northwood” appears somewhere in 60 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: roading/streets, 9 June 2015, at 19.
- Its busiest day was 27 February 2023, 10 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Hussey Road](https://www.chch.live/street/northwood/hussey-road), reported on 121 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Harewood ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/harewood), the [Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/fendalton-waimairi-harewood) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (4,370 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Northwood took **10 days** to resolve, the city-wide median is 3 days, so this ground runs slower than the city as a whole.
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 4 months or longer.
160 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 3 November 2018.

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).

## Lately
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/9067269), 10 Oct 2026 · 65 Englefield Road, “ball-bearing in the flying fox looks to be broken”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9066977), 10 Oct 2026 · 56 Englefield Road, “when you stand on the grass it is all squishy and soaking wet. the grass lifts like it's floating.”
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/9059512), 9 Oct 2026 · 100 Styx Mill Road, “there additional graffiti also”
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9059490), 9 Oct 2026 · Styx Mill Conservation Reserve 130 Hussey Road, “by bridge near entrance”
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9059197), 9 Oct 2026 · Styx Mill Conservation Reserve 130 Hussey Road, “womens toilet needs an overhaul, not flushable, someone has blocked it bad”
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9055314), 8 Oct 2026 · 16 Beechwood Dr, “Water bubbling up out of this stormwater grate Unsure where it’s coming from”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9046285), 7 Oct 2026 · 57 Springwater Avenue, “please fix leak on sub main valve”
- [Graffiti on a sign, mural or public art](https://www.chch.live/report/9045911), 7 Oct 2026 · Styx Mill Dog Park 130 Hussey Road, “this sign has been vandalized to cover the "no dogs" message. it needs yo be rectified”
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9039199), 6 Oct 2026 · 65 Englefield Road, “been out of order for weeks. scholl hols in park must be very limiting for families.”
- [Street Cleaning](https://www.chch.live/report/9031972), 5 Oct 2026 · Northwood Blvd, “A trail of broken glass along the middle of the road. Neighbours don’t have driveway access to this street so no one is…”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9008891), 30 Sept 2026 · 173 Johns Rd, “So much dumped rubbish”
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8995784), 28 Sept 2026 · 11–15 Amamoor St, “Park bench needs cleaning and restaining”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 25
- 2016, 50
- 2017, 50
- 2018, 74
- 2019, 114
- 2020, 136
- 2021, 182
- 2022, 300
- 2023, 379
- 2024, 363
- 2025, 303

## What gets reported
- Trees & parks, 942
- Roads & footpaths, 560
- Water & drains, 256
- Rubbish & dumping, 203
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 163
- Everything else, 89
- Vehicles & parking, 60
- [Animals & pests](https://www.chch.live/problems/animals-pests), 35

## Exactly what people say
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 318
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/problems/overgrown-vegetation), 254
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 243
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 131
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 118
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 115
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 84
- [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/problems/trees), 83

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Hussey Road](https://www.chch.live/street/northwood/hussey-road), reported on 121 separate days
- [Johns Road](https://www.chch.live/street/northwood/johns-road), reported on 120 separate days
- [Northwood Boulevard](https://www.chch.live/street/northwood/northwood-boulevard), reported on 83 separate days
- [Englefield Road](https://www.chch.live/street/northwood/englefield-road), reported on 83 separate days
- [Crombie Green](https://www.chch.live/street/northwood/crombie-green), reported on 66 separate days
- [Beechwood Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/northwood/beechwood-drive), reported on 65 separate days
- [Glen Oaks Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/northwood/glen-oaks-drive), reported on 64 separate days
- [Waterford Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/northwood/waterford-avenue), reported on 51 separate days

Zoned for [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) · [Pūtahi Belfast School](https://www.chch.live/school/3292-putahi-belfast-school) · and 8 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (17)
- [Styx Mill Conservation Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1295-styx-mill-conservation-reserve), Regional · 63 ha
- [Englefield Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/968-englefield-reserve), 5 ha · playground, 39 pieces
- [Northwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1217-northwood-park), Sports ground · 3 ha
- [Glen Oaks Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1094-glen-oaks-reserve), 2 ha
- [Waterford Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/944-waterford-reserve), 2 ha · playground, 71 pieces
- [O'neill Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1098-o-neill-reserve)
- [Kaputone Headwaters Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1877-kaputone-headwaters-reserve)
- [Brookwater Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1925-brookwater-reserve)
- [Kaputone Springs Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1689-kaputone-springs-reserve), playground, 8 pieces
- [Lassiter Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1185-lassiter-reserve)
- [Mounter Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1102-mounter-reserve)
- [Rosebank Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1238-rosebank-reserve)
- [Styx Mill Country Club Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1601-styx-mill-country-club-reserve), playground, 19 pieces
- [Rindle Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/960-rindle-reserve)
- [Beechwood Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1735-beechwood-reserve)
- [Anglem Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1811-anglem-reserve)
- [Upper Kaputone Riverbank True Left](https://www.chch.live/park/916-upper-kaputone-riverbank-true-left)

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

## The ground that moved
The February 2011 survey drew mapped ground failure over 4.5% of this outline, about 29 hectares. 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 2011 grading filed 18.1% of this outline, about 115 hectares, mostly **TC2**, with TC3 31 ha · TC2 83 ha. A category is a verdict for a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the grades are at [technical-categories](https://www.chch.live/technical-categories).
The flood record drew water over 0.8% of this outline, about 5 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).
The plan’s schedule of sites significant to Ngāi Tahu covers **1%** of this outline, ngā wai. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a catalogue. The whole schedule: [cultural](https://www.chch.live/cultural).
The plan’s ecological schedules cover **12%** of this outline, about 76 hectares across **3** scheduled sites, all of it protected under Schedule A. Shares read from a sampled join; a recognition overlay, not a survey. The whole ledger: [ecology](https://www.chch.live/ecology).
The plan’s landscape schedules cover **11%** of this outline, about 69 hectares across **2** scheduled areas. Shares read from a sampled join; a protection overlay, not a ranking of views. The kept view: [landscape](https://www.chch.live/landscape).
The plan’s flood map draws **6%** of this outline inside **high flood hazard** ground, about 38 hectares across **2** mapped areas. The broader flood-management watch covers **9%** 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 633 hectares across **3** mapped overlays, **69%** of it inside the airport’s air-noise contours, where the 55 dB line bites, 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, **55** classified reaches, the plan calling **Styx River** and **Harts Creek**
           by name, **12%** of it inside the setback strips, the widest holding **30 m** off the bank, and an esplanade line holds a public edge here. 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, **4%** of it inside the residential overlays, the densest standing **Suburban**. 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 **587** photographs on this ground, 2010–2014, 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, **6.3 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, 1.1 km of it separated from the traffic, [Northern Line](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/northern-line). 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, **20** inscribed plaques, [Groynes](https://www.chch.live/plaque/308390-groynes), [Styx Mill Conservation Reserve](https://www.chch.live/plaque/90329-styx-mill-conservation-reserve), [Northwood Park](https://www.chch.live/plaque/311074-northwood-park) 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, **7** drawn instruments, 6 of them dog rules, 1 bottle-store buffer; 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).
**5** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, cemeteries and waste recycling, treatment and disposal, explosives and ordinances production, storage and use. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **130** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 75 hectares, mostly engineered fill, silt, topsoil, 3 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).
**2** parcels inside this outline carry 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 **90%** of this outline in the **possible** 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 **44** assets on this ground, 21 bridges, 7 shelters, 4 ramps, 4 boardwalks, sited at Groynes, Styx Mill Conservation Reserve, Waterford Reserve, Englefield Reserve. 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 **8** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 3 rugby, plus a marked dog exercise area and 4 pieces of dog-agility gear. 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 **2148** living trees inside this outline, **6** veterans among them, 23 carrying a protection, mostly Pin Oak, Sweet Gum, Southern Magnolia. The file remembers **512** 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 **32%** of this outline under **Specific Purpose (Golf Resort)**, **21%** residential, the rest mostly Rural Urban Fringe 19%, Residential Suburban 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 **31 hectares** of this outline, **5%** , under 5 designations, mostly 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).
GeoNet’s catalogue puts 2 magnitude-3+ epicentres inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M3.2 in 2010. An epicentre is where the instruments placed the break, not a measure of the shaking here; the whole catalogue is counted at [sequence](https://www.chch.live/sequence), and the story in plain language is [the earthquakes explainer](https://www.chch.live/how-nz-works/canterbury-earthquakes).

## The names on this ground (6)
- [Contemplation Point](https://www.chch.live/summit/contemplation-point), lookout
- [organic rubbish, channel sludge](https://www.chch.live/landfills), old dump
- [Kā Pūtahi](https://www.chch.live/river/ka-putahi), waterway · 10.6 km
- [Otukaikino Creek](https://www.chch.live/river/otukaikino-creek), waterway · 8.6 km
- [Ōtūkaikino Stream](https://www.chch.live/river/otukaikino-stream), waterway · 3.9 km
- [Styx River](https://www.chch.live/river/styx-river), waterway · 19.8 km

The named waterways, bays, headlands, monuments, summits and old sites OpenStreetMap puts inside this outline, a pin is the mapper’s own; a waterway belongs to every suburb it crosses. Every roll, counted: [geography](https://www.chch.live/geography).

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [PORT OF NAPIER. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 29 July 1863)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH18630729.2.3.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1863-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [Shipping Summary. (Hawke's Bay Herald, 08 August 1863)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBH18630808.2.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1863-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Star, 05 February 1875)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18750205.2.8), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1875-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE ELECTIONS. (Taranaki Herald, 29 December 1875)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH18751229.2.12), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1875-12-29T00:00:00.000Z
- [CRICKET. (Taranaki Herald, 08 January 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH18790108.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1879-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Wanganui Chronicle, 22 April 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC18820422.2.8), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1882-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 (Star, 27 June 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18820627.2.26.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1882-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- [DEATH OF DR. WARD. (New Zealand Tablet, 08 September 1882)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZT18820908.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1882-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [WESLEYAN CONFERENCE. (Hawera & Normanby Star, 02 February 1883)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HNS18830202.2.11), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1883-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- [A QUAKER WEDDING. (Evening Post, 21 October 1896)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18961021.2.58), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1896-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Northwood
- [Something seen — Hussey Rd near Springvale Gdns, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407724424), iNaturalist · matt95936, 12 Oct 2026
- [Brown Rat seen — Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/406595411), iNaturalist · marbattrick, 8 Oct 2026
- [Dunnock seen — Hussey Rd near Springvale Gdns, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/406507682), iNaturalist · marbattrick, 7 Oct 2026
- [Australasian Swamphen seen — Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/406495151), iNaturalist · marbattrick, 7 Oct 2026
- [Warou (Welcome Swallow) seen — Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/406190688), iNaturalist · josephbray, 6 Oct 2026

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

## The crash record (54 injury crashes)

54 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 1 person killed, 10 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [State Highway 1S at Clearwater Avenue](https://www.chch.live/crashes?road=sh-1s&suburb=northwood), 8 injury crashes.

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

## The crime record (757 recorded victimisations)

757 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 44 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=northwood)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (12 stops)

12 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 107](https://www.chch.live/buses/107), [route 27](https://www.chch.live/buses/27).
- Hussey Rd
- Hussey Rd near Millpark Tce
- Hussey Rd near Springvale Gdns near Hussey Rd
- Hussey Rd near Springvale Gdns near Hussey Rd
- Northwood
- Northwood Blvd near Main North Rd
- Northwood Blvd near Mounter Ave
- Northwood Blvd near O'Neill Ave
- O'Neill Ave near Beechwood Dr near O'Neill Ave
- O'Neill Ave near Beechwood Dr near O'Neill Ave
- Saracen Ave near Handel Cl
- Saracen Ave near Mahlet St

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

## Businesses here (21 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.

- [Restaurants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-northwood), 4
- [Attractions](https://www.chch.live/businesses/attraction#in-northwood), 3
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-northwood), 2
- [Hotels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hotel#in-northwood), 2
- [Motels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/motel#in-northwood), 2
- [B&Bs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bnb#in-northwood), 1
- [Bars & pubs](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bar#in-northwood), 1
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-northwood), 1
- [Campgrounds](https://www.chch.live/businesses/campground#in-northwood), 1
- [Real estate](https://www.chch.live/businesses/real-estate#in-northwood), 1
- [Supermarkets](https://www.chch.live/businesses/supermarket#in-northwood), 1
- [Venues & events](https://www.chch.live/businesses/venue#in-northwood), 1
- [Wineries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/winery#in-northwood), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Willowbank Wildlife Reserve](https://www.chch.live/business/willowbank-wildlife-reserve-northwood), Attractions
- [New World](https://www.chch.live/business/new-world-northwood), Supermarkets

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

## Next door
- [Belfast](https://www.chch.live/belfast)
- [Casebrook](https://www.chch.live/casebrook)
- [Redwood](https://www.chch.live/redwood)
- [Coutts Island](https://www.chch.live/coutts-island)
- [Northcote](https://www.chch.live/northcote)
- [Harewood](https://www.chch.live/harewood)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Northwood with [Belfast](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=belfast&b=northwood) · [Casebrook](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=casebrook&b=northwood) · [Redwood](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=northwood&b=redwood) · [Coutts Island](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=coutts-island&b=northwood) · [Northcote](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=northcote&b=northwood) · [Harewood](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=harewood&b=northwood), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Northwood?**

Northwood is a suburb on the northern outskirts of Christchurch city. The public record holds 2,309 council reports for it, the first filed in June 2015.

**How many people live in Northwood?**

4,460 people at the 2023 Census, 705 per square kilometre across 6.3 km².

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

About 4,287 people and 1,695 occupied private households (combined SA2s): grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Northwood?**

2,309 reports on record, most often trees & parks (942), roads & footpaths (560), water & drains (256). 412 of them in the year to 14 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Northwood had?**

54 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 1 person killed, 10 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=northwood)

**Does Northwood have buses?**

12 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, served by 107, 27.

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