marketbaseExclusive Marketbase Report
Prepared for

Barnet Fair

Barber shop · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers.

ReportLocal marketing report
Checked13 October 2026
Your marketChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
Open your report ↓
Executive summaryExclusive Marketbase business report

Barnet Fair

Barber shop · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

Where you stand#213of 498 hair salons & barbers
Overall health5.7/10across the eight areas

Going well

04Listings and social9.401Google listing7.502Reviews7.008Opening hours7.005Facebook page6.5

Where we can help

03Map positions0.407Google search and traffic0.006Your website-
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Barnet Fair is a Christchurch Central City hair salon run by owner and men's stylist Grant Thompson. The salon offers premium men's and women's hair styling in a character-filled space above Pomeroy's pub, with a relaxed customer lounge where clients can unwind before or after appointments. The team emphasises client satisfaction across every visit.

Barnet Fair is a hair salon in Christchurch Central City owned and run by men's hair stylist Grant Thompson. The salon sits above the historic Pomeroy's pub and describes itself as a character-filled space with a relaxed vibe where clients are welcome to unwind before or after appointments.

Services focus on premium men's and women's hair styling, with an emphasis on client satisfaction. The salon highlights its owner-led approach and lists both men's and women's styling among its core offerings. The waiting area and customer lounge are part of the experience and the salon mentions guests may enjoy a pint or a glass of wine while visiting.

Customer feedback shows consistently high satisfaction, with reviews noting quality haircuts and a positive in-salon experience. Clients commonly praise the quality of cuts and the personable service provided by the stylist. The salon's relaxed atmosphere and attentive approach to appointments are recurring themes in customer comments.

Locally, Barnet Fair is distinguished by its central-city location above a well-known pub, its owner-operated model, and a focus on making clients feel at ease. The combination of a character-filled interior, a customer lounge, and a stated commitment to client satisfaction defines the practical experience customers can expect when booking with Barnet Fair.

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

Your Google listing

Barnet Fair shows solid Google Business Listing health with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The listing is claimed, open-for-business status is accurate, and a phone number and website link are present, supporting easy customer contact and discovery. Biggest gaps are missing a logo and room to increase photo quality and variety to improve market presence.

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 two opportunities

  • 1
    LogoYour listing has no logo, so in a list of local results yours is the one with a blank space where every competitor has a mark.
  • 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.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 5 of them.
7.5Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Tiles © Esri
Barnet Fair
2
Barnet Fair✓✓
5.0 ★★★★★ (31)
Barber shop · Christchurch Centre
Open 5 days ✓
DirectionsCall Website
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
From the business

Owner and men's hair stylist, Grant Thompson would like to welcome you to Barnet Fair. Here, Barnet Fair offers premium services in men's and women's hair styling with our main focus simply being client satisfaction, which we apply to every interaction we have with guests of our business. Our salon is full of character, its relaxing vibe offers a place for you to unwind. Whether you're visiting for a cut or just need a space to relax, when you're at Barnet Fair, you're at home. Did we mention we're nestled above one of Christchurch's most popular and historic pubs, Pomeroy's? So, feel free to grab a juicy pin or a wine and relax in our customer lounge before or after your booking. We look forward to welcoming you to our salon.

Google listingChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #123 for your Google listing
See how to fix both →
Free for 7 days. Rather we did it? Do it for me
Checked on
Google SearchGoogle MapsBusiness Profile
marketbase
02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Barnet Fair shows a healthy Google review profile with a 7.9/10 health score. The top achievement is a stellar star rating in the top 10%, indicating strong customer satisfaction. Opportunities focus on growing total reviews, maintaining rating confidence, and improving response rate to reviews.

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 countYour review count sits under the middle of this market, so you are readable to a customer without yet being convincing.
  • 2
    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.
  • 3
    Response rateYou answer more of your reviews than the middle of this market, so a customer scrolling your page mostly finds you there.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
7.0Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Barnet Fair
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
5.0★★★★★31 reviews 1
5
4
3
2
1✓
haircut 10beard trim 3location 3chat 3fade cut 2vibe 2
2How far your rating and your review count together can be trusted
A
Andre S.★★★★★ · 2 years ago

New to Christchurch. Grant is excellent at what he does and takes great care to deliver an experience that is well priced. He is now my regular barber and I highly recommend his services.

Response from the owner3

Hi Andre, really appreciate the review. Was a pleasure cutting your hair and I look forward to seeing you next time. ^Grant

N
Nick B.★★★★★ · 2 years ago

Been twice now. Awesome experience first cut throat shave I have had and awesome haircut. Just been for my second and very happy so will be booking my 3rd. This is a great business and I’m happy to keep supporting

Response from the owner

Thanks Nick! Was great to see you yesterday. Appreciate your custom and I look forward to seeing you again soon. ^Grant

Google reviewsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #152 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

Barnet Fair shows a very low health score on Google Maps search, highlighting the need for focused improvements to visibility. The top opportunities point to improving aggregate and suburb-level rankings, and ensuring the listing address aligns with the queried suburb spelling to maximise results.

Strengths

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

Top two opportunities

  • 1
    Maps visibility across the city groupYou appear in a handful of Maps searches across the suburbs around you, far fewer than most businesses here.
  • 2
    Maps visibility in your own suburbWe are not seeing you in Maps searches in your own suburb, which is the search a customer standing a street away actually makes.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
0.4Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
1234Tiles © Esri
barber shop
1Seen in 1 search across Christchurch, top three in none
1
Elvte Barber Studio Edgeware5.0 ★ (101) · Barber shop
2
Jimcuts Barbershop4.9 ★ (48) · Barber shop
3
LadsLounge And Beauty5.0 ★ (1) · Barber shop
4
HAIR LAB4.6 ★ (73) · Barber shop
↓
Barnet Fair2Further down, below the first results
Map positionsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #476 for map positions
See how to fix both →
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

Barnet Fair shows a very high health score of 9.1, indicating strong presence across social platforms and directories. The most notable findings are outstanding Instagram and Facebook profiles with very high trust, and a solid Fresha listing. Focus areas include expanding LinkedIn presence and ensuring NoSecretSalon and TikTok profiles are verified and consistent to improve trust.

Strengths

  • ✓
    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
  • ✓
    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
  • ✓
    Fresha ProfileWe can see your Fresha Profile listing (https://fresha.com/barnet-fair-christchurch-1-284-kilmore-street-ows6d8qs) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Tiktok ProfileWe found your Tiktok Profile page through search alone, with nothing on your own website or your Google listing pointing at it.
  • 2
    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
  • 3
    Neighbourly ProfileWe could not find an active Neighbourly Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
14 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
9.4Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Gbarnet fair christchurch centre
AllImagesMapsNews
Freshabarnet-fair-christchurch-1-284-kilmore-street-ows6d8qsBarnet Fair | Fresha✓
Instagrambarnetfair.nzBarnet Fair | Instagram✓
Facebookbarnetfair.nzBarnet Fair | Facebook✓
Tiktok@christchurch_nzFound through search, not linked from anything you own1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #32 for listings and social
See how to fix all 3 →
Free for 7 days. Rather we did it? Do it for me
Checked on
GoogleFacebookInstagramTikTokFreshaYellowNeighbourlyYour website
marketbase
05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

  • ✓
    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page goes to a domain that is yours, so a visitor who came for the photos leaves on your terms and the enquiry lands in your inbox rather than someone else's.
  • ✓
    A page address you choseThe address on your page carries your business name, so a customer told about you at a barbecue can find the page by typing what they heard.
  • ✓
    A phone numberA phone number shows on your page, so the person who found you on Facebook before they found your website can ring straight from it.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post reaches people who already know you rather than anyone still deciding.
  • 2
    Recommendations on your pageA couple of recommendations have landed on the page, fewer than most here.
  • 3
    What your page says about youYour intro is shorter than half the pages here.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
6.5Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
facebook
barnetfair.nz✓
60 followers 1
Barnet Fair offers the pinnacle in customer service and premium Christchurch hair styling services.3
FollowMessage
★ 1 reviews · recommended 2
🌐 barnetfair.co.nz✓
☎ +64 22 475 5458✓
PostsAboutPhotosReviews
Facebook pageChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #173 for your Facebook page
See how to fix all 3 →
Free for 7 days. Rather we did it? Do it for me
Checked on
Facebook
marketbase
06Your websiteMarketbase business report

Your website

Barnet Fair shows a below-average health score of 4.0 out of 10 for on-page SEO on the homepage, indicating several foundational gaps. The most important findings are the missing meta description and title tag, and the absence of a valid favicon, along with a slow page load time exceeding 3 seconds. Addressing these core items will improve visibility and user experience.

Strengths

  • ✓
    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 scoreYour home page did not return anything we can measure, and a page that will not answer a scanner is usually the same page that keeps a customer waiting.
  • 2
    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
  • 3
    Meta descriptionYour pages carry no summary line of your own, so the two lines under your name in search results are whatever Google decides best fits the search.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 4 of them.
-Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
🔒barnetfair.co.nz✓
1On-page score
2Separate sites linking to you
3Meta description
Your websiteChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 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

Barnet Fair's Website Traffic health is below average, indicating room for improvement in attracting and converting site visitors. The strongest current insight is very low organic traffic value and no observed organic or paid engagement, suggesting needs for content, on-page SEO, and targeted ads to start building visibility.

Strengths

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

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    What that traffic is worthSearch is delivering you nothing you would otherwise have to pay for.
  • 2
    Monthly search visitsYour site draws no measurable visitors from search, so the only people reaching it are ones you sent yourself.
  • 3
    Search terms you rank forYour site does not appear in search results for any terms we can measure, so nobody is finding it by searching for what you do.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
0.0Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Gbarber brookhaven-ferrymead
AllMapsImagesShopping
No ads from you on any search
falconsbarbershop.comFalcons Barbershop
thegroomroom.co.nzThe Groom Room | Christchurch Barber Shop
barnetfair.co.nzTop Christchurch Barbering - Barnet Fair - Book a Cut

13 Sept 2024 — We have a vast barber service menu that caters to all hair style requirements. Our barber services include popular cuts like buzz cuts and fades, to our most ... Read more

3
www.musasbarber.co.nzMusas Barber | Barbershop Christchurch
Google search and trafficChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #212 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

Barnet Fair's opening hours align well with some strong weekend and midweek lunchtime demand, especially Saturday 11am-1pm and Tuesday 11am-12pm. However, the salon is closed during several high-demand Monday lunchtime hours and Sunday 3pm, creating missed revenue opportunities. There are no low-demand open hours, so changes should focus on selectively adding shifts during missed peak times rather than reducing current hours.

Strengths

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

Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours cover more of the busy stretches than the middle of the field, so you are open for most of the searching that happens near you.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
7.0Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Barnet Fair
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
Hours 1
MondayClosed
Tuesday10am-6pm
Wednesday10am-6pm
Thursday10am-6pm
Friday10am-6pm
Saturday10am-6pm
SundayClosed
Popular times Monday · Christchurch Centre
8a9a10a11a12p1p2p3p4p5p6p7p8p
When people in Christchurch Centre look   You are shut
Opening hoursChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #150 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 20 opportunities, from the 70 checks we run on every business. Tick any of them to see where it takes you.

01Google listing2 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#213of 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers
9:41
Christchurch hair salons & barbersOverall · 498 businesses
You are #213 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 498 hair salons & barbers 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