Trade Me Property Gavin Lloyd: Cashmere property searches hit record highs
The numbers are in and five Christchurch suburbs are top of the property pops.
Trade Me Property | Customer Director
We’ve crunched this year’s data to ascertain the most popular areas, with five stand-outs emerging. The top spot, and the most popular, as measured by searches on Trade Me Property, is Cashmere with over a million searches this year alone, more than any other suburb in the Garden City. Its enduring appeal driven by spectacular views of the city, easy access to walking and biking tracks in the Port Hills, and access to reputable schools. Hot on Cashmere’s heels is Merivale, our second most popular suburb at the midway point of 2025. Just 30,000 searches shy of Cashmere, Merivale has long attracted buyers given its proximity to the city centre and Hagley Park.
Rounding out the top five suburbs are Fendalton, St Albans and Ilam. As we move into spring, which is traditionally the busiest time of the year for property, we expect market momentum to pick-up. That said, Canterbury has fared well through the winter period with prices across the region showing a year-on-year increase in July, up 1.2 per cent to an average asking price of $701,800.
