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Fowler Homes

Home builder · Rangiora North East, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 252 Christchurch architects.

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Checked12 October 2026
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Fowler Homes

Home builder · Rangiora North East, Christchurch

Where you stand#8of 252 architects
Overall health9.7/10across the eight areas

Going well

07Google search and traffic9.708Opening hours9.705Facebook page9.602Reviews8.801Google listing7.504Listings and social7.1

Where we can help

03Map positions5.906Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Fowler Homes is an architectural-focused builder based in Bellgrove, Rangiora, serving Christchurch North and North Canterbury. They specialise in new builds, architectural homes, townhouses and multi-unit developments, led by managing directors Abby Ley and Cameron Bird. Customers can expect hands-on local leadership and a focus on design-driven residential projects.

Fowler Homes is an architectural-focused building company based in Bellgrove, Rangiora, serving Christchurch North and North Canterbury. The practice is led by managing directors Abby Ley and Cameron Bird, who bring combined industry experience to new home builds across the region.

The firm specialises in new builds, architectural homes, townhouses and multi-unit developments. Information from the business highlights design-led residential projects and a portfolio aimed at both single-family homes and multi-unit layouts.

Customer feedback emphasises clear communication, well-managed processes and a high standard of workmanship. Review themes note professional and dedicated project management, responsiveness to questions or changes during builds, and ongoing contact from the leadership team throughout projects.

Locally, Fowler Homes presents as a Christchurch North builder focused on architectural residential work and multi-unit developments. The combination of local leadership, design-oriented services and consistently positive client experience is a practical summary of what customers can expect when engaging Fowler Homes in the Rangiora and North Canterbury area.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Fowler Homes shows solid health on Google Business Listing with a 7.3 out of 10. Key strengths include a claimed listing, an active website link, a visible phone number, and Open-for-Business status. The main opportunity is to further strengthen the listing description to reach the local midpoint, while photos remain at or above the median.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    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.
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    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

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    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.
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    Photos on the listingYou have more photos on your listing than half the businesses here, so a customer arriving has enough to look at that they stay on it.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 5 of them.
7.5Good
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5.0 ★★★★★ (11)
Home builder · Rangiora North East
Open 7 days ✓
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From the business

Building your dream home in Christchurch North? Fowler Homes specialises in new builds, architectural homes, townhouses, and multi-unit developments. Led by Abby Ley and Cameron Bird who bring their extensive expertise and passion for the building industry to every project, you can rest assured your new home build is in the best of hands.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Fowler Homes shows a very high Google review health score with a 9.0 out of 10. The business benefits from a top 10% star rating, indicating strong customer satisfaction. A key area to improve is the Google review response rate, as no responses have been detected yet. Addressing this gap could bolster trust among prospective clients.

Strengths

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    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

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    Response rateNone of your reviews have a reply, which means a customer reading them sees your happiest and your angriest customers with nothing from you in between.
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    Review countYour review count sits above the middle of this market, which puts you in the group customers read as established rather than untested.
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    Review confidenceRating and volume together put you ahead of most of this market, which means a customer sees a well-rated business with enough reviews behind it to be believed.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
8.8Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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3How far your rating and your review count together can be trusted
Google reviewsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Fowler Homes shows above-average health in Google Maps search performance with a score of 5.8 out of 10. The business already ranks for several architecture and building design terms in Rangiora and nearby areas, indicating solid visibility. Key opportunities focus on lifting the aggregate Maps presence and maintaining momentum in the local borough."

Strengths

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

Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than the middle of the field, so customers searching from outside your own patch are finding you.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches more often than the middle of your suburb, so a customer searching nearby is likely to see you in the first handful.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
5.9Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
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1Seen in 4 searches across Christchurch, top three in none
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Map positionsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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04Listings and socialMarketbase business report

Where customers find you

Fowler Homes shows a solid overall health of 7.7 out of 10, indicating a strong social and directory presence. The most notable findings are outstanding Instagram and Facebook profiles with very high trust scores, and a well-maintained LinkedIn Company listing. Opportunities lie in expanding on Neighbourly and Yellow directory profiles and adding a TikTok presence.

Strengths

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    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.
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    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.
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    LinkedIn CompanyWe can see your LinkedIn Company listing (https://linkedin.com/company/fowler-homes-limited) found via: Your website.

Top three opportunities

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    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
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    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.
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    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.
18 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
7.1Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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FacebookfowlerhomesnzFowler Homes | Facebook✓
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TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
LinkedInNo listing found✓
Listings and socialChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    People following your pageYours is one of the largest local followings in this market.
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    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.
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    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 opportunity

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    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page sends people to another feed or a links page rather than to a site of your own, so someone chasing a price ends up one more tap from the answer and scrolls until the errand is forgotten.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 4 of them.
9.6Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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8.9K followers ✓
🏡Design & build the home of your dreams with Fowler Homes 🤝Proud to be locally owned since 1984. 📍Located: Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Manawatu, Taranaki, Christchurch North & South, Ashburton, W...
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Facebook pageChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
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06Your websiteMarketbase business report

Your website

Fowler Homes shows a very high on-page SEO health, with a score of 8.7 out of 10, indicating strong technical foundations. Key findings include an excellent meta description, a valid favicon, secure HTTPS content, an H1 tag, and an SEO-friendly URL. Opportunities exist to improve render-blocking resources, reduce page size, and adjust the title tag toward the ideal length.

Strengths

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    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.
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    Meta descriptionYour search summary sits in the length that reads in full on most screens, which is as far as length alone can take it - a narrow phone still cuts the tail off a line this size.
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    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

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    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
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    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.
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    The shape of your link profileNo links to your site were found, so there is no shape to read yet.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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What customers seeWhere you rank
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1Separate sites linking to you
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3The shape of your link profile
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07Google search and trafficMarketbase business report

How people find you on Google

Fowler Homes shows a very healthy website traffic profile, with strong organic performance and visible top positions in local searches. The standout finding is excellent organic traffic value and a top local ranking, underscoring solid SEO and user experience. Paid opportunities exist but currently lack measurable spend or traffic, suggesting cautious testing.

Strengths

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    What that traffic is worthThe search visitors reaching your site are worth more than almost any business in this market - an enquiry stream with no cost per click behind it.
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    Monthly search visitsYour site draws more visitors from search than almost any business in this market - a stream of enquiries arriving at no cost per visit.
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    Search terms you rank forYour site appears for more search terms than almost any business in this market, so there are more ways to find you than to find anyone else here.

Top three opportunities

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    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.
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    Monthly ad visitsYour site receives no visitors from paid search, which for most local businesses in this market is the norm rather than a problem.
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    Search terms you advertise onYou are not covering any search terms with ads, which for most local businesses here is normal.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing all of them.
9.7Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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Fowler HomesNot in these results✓
✓✓About 3,899 visits a month from search, across 639 searches
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Fowler Homes' opening hours largely match weekend demand, especially on Saturday midday and early afternoon when searches peak. The business is open during high-traffic windows on Saturday 12-3pm and Sunday 12pm. However, several popular morning hours-Saturday 9-11am and Sunday 10-11am-are closed, representing clear missed opportunities. No low-demand open hours were identified, supporting overall efficiency.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    Hours aligned with demandYour hours cover some of the busy stretches but fewer than half the businesses here, which means someone ringing round on a Saturday morning reaches your competitors and your voicemail.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
9.7Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Fowler Homes
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Hours 1
Monday9am-4:30pm
Tuesday9am-4:30pm
Wednesday9am-4:30pm
Thursday9am-4:30pm
Friday9am-4:30pm
Saturday12pm-4pm
Sunday12pm-4pm
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The next step

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01Google listing2 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page1 opportunity

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#8of 252 Christchurch architects
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Christchurch architectsOverall · 252 businesses
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