marketbaseExclusive Marketbase Report
Prepared for

Northcote Dental Clinic

Dental clinic · Northcote-Papanui, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 210 Christchurch dentists.

ReportLocal marketing report
Checked13 October 2026
Your marketChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
Open your report ↓
Executive summaryExclusive Marketbase business report

Northcote Dental Clinic

Dental clinic · Northcote-Papanui, Christchurch

Where you stand#55of 210 dentists
Overall health7.4/10across the eight areas

Going well

03Map positions9.902Reviews8.201Google listing6.9

Where we can help

07Google search and traffic4.705Facebook page3.808Opening hours2.204Listings and social0.706Your website-
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Northcote Dental Clinic is a dental practice in Northcote, Christchurch, offering general and advanced dental care. The clinic provides routine check-ups, hygiene services and more complex treatments, with a stated focus on patient-centred care and modern technology. Review themes highlight friendly, patient staff and a family-friendly approach that supports anxious patients and young children.

Northcote Dental Clinic is a dental practice located in Northcote, Christchurch. It presents itself as a general dental provider serving local residents with a range of treatments and routine care. The clinic's location and name identify it as a community-facing dental service in the northern Christchurch suburb.

The clinic states it offers a wide range of dental services, from routine check-ups to more advanced treatments. It notes a focus on patient-centred care and use of contemporary dental technology. Services described in source material include examinations, hygiene appointments and treatments that extend beyond basic maintenance.

Customer feedback frequently mentions friendly, helpful and responsive staff. Reviews emphasise practitioners who take time to explain procedures and who are patient and gentle with children. Several comments refer to positive hygienist results and staff who assist anxious patients to feel comfortable during visits.

Locally, Northcote Dental Clinic is presented as a neighbourhood dental practice with an emphasis on a welcoming experience for families and nervous patients. The combined focus on patient-centred care, modern equipment and team responsiveness is offered as its practical, distinguishing characteristic for people seeking routine and more involved dental care in Northcote, Christchurch.

ChatGPTGeminiGooglePerplexityClaude
Not quite right? Let's sort it
01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Northcote Dental Clinic shows a healthy Google Business Listing with a 7.4/10 health score. Key strengths include accurate open status, a clickable website link, a claimed listing, an existing title and visible phone number. The main opportunity is to keep improving the listing description and photos to reach the local midpoint and maintain momentum.

Strengths

  • ✓
    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
  • ✓
    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
  • ✓
    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Description lengthYour description gives a reader less than half the listings here do, so someone reading yours and then a competitor's gets less to go on from you.
  • 2
    Photos on the listingThere are more pictures on most listings around you than on yours, so a customer flicking between them gets a fuller look at the businesses either side of you.
  • 3
    Category fitYour category set covers less of this market than half the field, so there are jobs being searched for near you that your listing is not eligible to appear in.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
6.9Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Tiles © Esri
Northcote Dental Clinic
2
Northcote Dental Clinic✓✓
5.0 ★★★★★ (27)
Dental clinic · Northcote-Papanui3
Open 4 days ✓
DirectionsCall Website
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
From the business

Welcome to Northcote Dental Clinic, where we are dedicated to providing top-notch dental care in a comfortable and welcoming environment. Our clinic offers a wide range of dental services, from routine check-ups to advanced treatments, ensuring that your smile is in good hands. With a focus on patient centered care and the latest technology, we strive to give you the best dental experience possible.

1
Google listingChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #66 for your Google listing
See how to fix all 3 →
Free for 7 days. Rather we did it? Do it for me
Checked on
Google SearchGoogle MapsBusiness Profile
marketbase
02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Northcote Dental Clinic shows a very high overall health on Google reviews (9.3/10), indicating strong patient satisfaction and engagement. The top achievement is a star rating in the top 10%, reflecting excellent service. The remaining health metrics are solid, with good review volume and a responsive owner, suggesting healthy ongoing client interactions.

Strengths

  • ✓
    Star ratingYour rating is among the highest in this market and it does its own selling - a customer sees it before they read anything else.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together sit ahead of half the field here, so a customer has enough to go on and no reason to hesitate.
  • 2
    Response rateYou answer more of your reviews than the middle of this market, so a customer scrolling your page mostly finds you there.
  • 3
    Review countYour review count sits above the middle of this market, which puts you in the group customers read as established rather than untested.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
8.2Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Northcote Dental Clinic
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
5.0★★★★★27 reviews 3
5
4
3
2
1✓
dental visits 3comfort 2friendly team 2thoroughness 2check up 2
1How far your rating and your review count together can be trusted
Q
Queena Q.★★★★★ · a day ago

Camila was absolutely wonderful with my daughter. She was incredibly patient, gentle, and professional throughout the appointment. She made my daughter feel comfortable and relaxed, and explained everything in a kind and reassuring way. My...

Response from the owner2

Thank you so much for your lovely review Queena! We’re so pleased to hear your daughter had such a positive experience with Camila. Creating a comfortable and enjoyable visit for our younger patients...

H
Holland G.★★★★★ · a day ago

I highly recommend this dental clinic! The whole team has been incredibly friendly, helpful, and responsive. Rafa is an excellent dentist who takes the time to clearly explain what dental work needs to be done and, more importantly, why it...

Response from the owner

Hello Holland! Thank you so much for your wonderful review and recommendation. We truly appreciate your kind words and are delighted to hear that you had such a positive experience with our team. It m...

Google reviewsChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #39 for your Google reviews
See how to fix all 3 →
Free for 7 days. Rather we did it? Do it for me
Checked on
Google reviewsBusiness Profile
marketbase
03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Northcote Dental Clinic shows very strong Google Maps health with a 10.0/10 overall health score. The borough-specific rankings are outstanding, in the top 10% for visibility, and notable keywords rank at position 1 in multiple target terms. The main opportunity is to extend that strong performance across more suburbs to widen overall map visibility.

Strengths

  • ✓
    Maps visibility across the city groupThere is no wider Maps reach available to a business at your address - you appear across more of the surrounding suburbs than anyone in this market.
  • ✓
    Maps visibility in your own suburbNo business in your suburb turns up in local Maps searches more often than you do - for a customer searching nearby, you are among the first names on the screen.

Where we can help

Nothing to sort here. Every check we run here is at its best on Google Maps.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
9.9Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
1234Tiles © Esri
dental clinic
✓Top three for "dental clinic" in 10 suburbs, seen in 23
1
Northcote Dental Clinic✓5.0 ★ (27) · Dental clinic
2
Langdons Dental4.9 ★ (10) · Dental clinic
3
Community Dental Clinic Northcote4.1 ★ (9) · Dental clinic
4
Northcote School Dental Clinic3.5 ★ (2) · Dental clinic
Map positionsChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #4 for map positions
See how to keep it that way →
Free for 7 days. Rather we did it? Do it for me
Checked on
Google Maps
marketbase
04Listings and socialMarketbase business report

Where customers find you

Northcote Dental Clinic shows a below-average overall social presence health, with a 3.5 out of 10. This suggests limited visibility across key platforms, affecting trust and discovery. The strongest asset is a verified Facebook profile with high trust association; opportunities lie in adding Instagram and TikTok profiles and improving Neighbourly listings for greater local reach.

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Having a Facebook page at allWe could not find an active Facebook Profile page for your business, so anyone who goes there to check your hours, read your posts or send a message lands on nothing.
  • 2
    Instagram ProfileWe could not find an active Instagram Profile profile for your business, so a customer who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 3
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
15 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 3 of them.
0.7Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Gnorthcote dental clinic northcote-papanui
AllImagesMapsNews
Healthpointnorthcote-dental-centreNorthcote Dental Clinic | Healthpoint
ServiceFinderNorthcote-Community-Dental-Clinic-138162Found through search, not linked from anything you own
FacebookNo account found1
InstagramNo account found2
TiktokNo account found3
Listings and socialChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #195 for listings and social
See how to fix all 3 →
Free for 7 days. Rather we did it? Do it for me
Checked on
GoogleFacebookInstagramTikTokHealthpointServiceFinderYour website
marketbase
05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top opportunity

  • 1
    Facebook pageCriticalWe could not find an active Facebook Profile page for your business, so anyone who goes there to check your hours, read your posts or send a message lands on nothing. Shown at a typical score for this market.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 1 of them.
3.8Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
facebook
northcote dental clinic northcote-papanui
We didn't find any resultsMake sure everything is spelled correctly or try different keywords.1
Facebook pageChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #130 for your Facebook page
See how to fix it →
Free for 7 days. Rather we did it? Do it for me
Checked on
Facebook
marketbase
06Your websiteMarketbase business report

Your website

Northcote Dental Clinic shows a strong on-page health with a score of 8.5 out of 10, indicating solid technical foundations and room to sharpen a few elements for better performance and readability. Key strengths include an effective title tag, a valid favicon, an SEO-friendly URL, secure content, and adequate text length. Focus areas include meta description precision and speed improvements to reduce load times and potential user friction.

Strengths

  • ✓
    Domain HealthYour site answers cleanly over a secure connection, so a customer clicking through from Google lands where they expect with nothing in the way.
  • ✓
    Page titleYour home page headline fits a search result exactly, so the whole line reads to someone scanning a page of results rather than cutting off mid-phrase.
  • ✓
    Domain UniquenessYour web address is yours alone, so everything your site earns - links, mentions, search standing - accumulates under your name and stays with the business.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    On-page scoreSeveral checks on your home page fail at once, and a visitor meets all of them in the first few seconds: a slow open, no clear heading, nothing under your name in search that says what you do.
  • 2
    Separate sites linking to youOnly a handful of separate websites link to yours, well behind most of this market.
  • 3
    Pages linking to youFewer pages link to yours than most of this market, so search engines have few routes into your site.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
-Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
🔒ndc.nz✓✓
✓Page title
1On-page score
2Separate sites linking to you
3Pages linking to you
Your websiteChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
See how to fix all 3 →
Free for 7 days. Rather we did it? Do it for me
See the full website report
Checked on
Your websiteGoogle Search
marketbase
07Google search and trafficMarketbase business report

How people find you on Google

Northcote Dental Clinic shows a mixed traffic picture. Overall health scores 4.5/10, indicating average performance for website traffic and keyword footprint. Key findings: paid traffic is not yet measurable and paid spend is unclear, while organic traffic value is above the 25th percentile and organic traffic total sits above the bottom 25%.

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth less than most businesses here, which means the work coming in arrives through word of mouth and repeat customers rather than through people searching for what you do.
  • 2
    What you spend on adsWe can see no paid search activity for your site, which in most local markets is the norm rather than a gap.
  • 3
    Monthly search visitsYour site draws fewer visitors from search than most businesses here, so most people looking for what you do are landing somewhere else.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
4.7Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
G
AllMapsImagesShopping
2No ads from you on any search
Northcote Dental ClinicNot in these results
31About 10 visits a month from search, across 6 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #111 for Google search and traffic
See how to fix all 3 →
Free for 7 days. Rather we did it? Do it for me
Checked on
Google SearchGoogle Maps
marketbase
08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Northcote Dental Clinic's opening hours partly match Christchurch demand: the clinic is open during several strong mid-week peaks on Tuesday 10am, 11am, 2pm and 3pm, and Wednesday 11am. However there are notable missed opportunities on Monday between 12pm and 4pm when local demand is high but the clinic is closed. No low-demand open hours were detected, so inefficiency from being open at quiet times is not evident.

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours line up with demand worse than nearly every business here, which means a good share of your open time passes with nobody looking for what you do.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
2.2Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Northcote Dental Clinic
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
Hours 1
MondayClosed
Tuesday8:30am-5pm
Wednesday8:30am-5pm
Thursday8:30am-5pm
Friday8:30am-5pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Popular times Monday · Northcote-Papanui
8a9a10a11a12p1p2p3p4p
When people in Northcote-Papanui look   You are shut
Opening hoursChristchurch dentists · 210 businesses
You are #163 for opening hours
See how to fix it →
Free for 7 days. Rather we did it? Do it for me
Checked on
Your listed hoursWhen people search
marketbase
The next step

Your top opportunities, in one place.

These are your top 17 opportunities, from the 71 checks we run on every business. Tick any of them to see where it takes you.

01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page1 opportunity

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#55of 210 Christchurch dentists
9:41
Christchurch dentistsOverall · 210 businesses
You are #55 overall
Open my free 7 days →
The how for every one of these, and everything else we found, in the order that moves you fastest.
Just your name and email. No card. Or have us do it for you

Sounds like another marketing outfit?

We're not. Here's how we're different →

  • You see everything first. Free.Your position, your competitors, your fixes - before you spend a cent.
  • We don't need anything from you.No logins, no card, no setup. Built from what your customers can already see.
  • You watch it work.Your position in the market, every month. If it's not moving, you'll know.
  • Real New Zealand data.Every one of the 210 dentists in Christchurch, checked - not a guess from overseas.
  • Built and run in Christchurch.A Kiwi business, not an offshore call centre.
  • A real person on the phone.Call us on 0800 747 901.
Jeremy GrayFounder, Marketbase

"I spent 20 years growing some of the biggest online marketplaces in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. Marketbase gives local businesses the same edge."

Jeremy has grown marketing for