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Hornby Barbers

Barber shop · Hornby-Islington, Christchurch

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

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Hornby Barbers

Barber shop · Hornby-Islington, Christchurch

Where you stand#291of 498 hair salons & barbers
Overall health4.2/10across the eight areas
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What AI tells people about you

Hornby Barbers is a local barbershop on Goulding Ave in Hornby, Christchurch. It serves customers of all ages with walk-in haircuts and beard trims. The shop offers no-appointment service, so clients can drop in for a quick cut or a detailed beard trim. Staff focus on a friendly, welcoming atmosphere and practical styling advice.

Hornby Barbers is a barbershop on Goulding Ave in the Hornby suburb of Christchurch. It caters to a range of customers, from younger clients to older regulars, and operates as a walk-in shop with no appointment requirement.

Services include everyday haircuts and beard trims, as well as styling advice and practical tips for hair care. The listing and business details emphasise that appointments are not necessary and that clients can simply come in for a trim or a cut.

Customer feedback highlights a welcoming, friendly atmosphere and barbers who take care to deliver the haircut or beard trim clients ask for. Several reviewers name individual barbers and describe feeling sharp and looked after after their visit, noting helpful styling tips and a relaxed, personable service.

Locally, Hornby Barbers is positioned as a convenient, drop-in neighbourhood barbershop on Goulding Ave. Its combination of no-appointment service, staff who build rapport with customers, and a focus on haircuts and beard trims defines its local character and practical appeal.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Hornby Barbers shows a solid Google Business Listing health with a 7.5/10 score. The business has essential contact details and ownership control in place, and it is listed as open for customers. Current strengths include a visible phone number and a claimed listing, helping clients reach out and trust the listing. Opportunities focus on description and photo growth.

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 three 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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    Category fitYour categories cover less of this market than nearly every competitor, so someone searching for a job you actually do is shown a list your listing was never entered into.
  • 3
    Photos on the listingYou carry more photos than most of this market, which gives a customer a real look at the work before they ring.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
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4.6 ★★★★★ (154)
Barber shop · Hornby-Islington2
Open 6 days · late Thu ✓
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From the business

Hornby Hairdressers is your local barbershop based on Goulding Ave. We cater to young and old. Whether you need a beard trims or not, we have you covered .No appointments just come on in

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Google listingChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Hornby Barbers shows moderate health on Google Business reviews, with room to improve. The key findings are that the overall health score is 5.4 out of 10, and the business already performs well in listing depth and response activity. Focused attention on boosting customer satisfaction and continuing consistent responses will help move toward the upper tiers.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    Star ratingYour rating sits below what half the businesses here carry, which gives a customer choosing between three of you a reason to pick one of the others.
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    Response rateYou reply to some of your reviews but not most, so a customer scrolling your page finds long stretches where nobody answered.
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    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.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
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4.6★★★★★154 reviews
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Rob B.★★★★★ · a year ago

Been getting my hair cut here for a few years now. Never wait long - job is always pretty much how I want it and price very reasonable. Very happy to continue choosing Hornby Barbers

Response from the owner2

Thanks it’s good to hear positive feedback

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Luke★ · a year ago

Awful hair cut. Not even and not straight and doesn’t listen even

Response from the owner

Sorry to hear that Luke if you need to have your hair fixed up come in and see someone else I trust that they would be able to help you I’ll talk to the staff

Google reviewsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Hornby Barbers shows a below-average health score of 3.3 out of 10 for Google Maps search visibility. The business ranks reasonably for several local barber-related terms and has a solid foothold in Hornby-Islington and Hei Hei queries, indicating notable local relevance. Opportunities lie in lifting aggregate maps visibility and strengthening borough presence to move toward the local midpoint.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across fewer of the surrounding suburbs than half the businesses here, so someone two suburbs over searching for your service is shown your competitors and never sees your name.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches less often than half your suburb, so on a search from nearby you sit below businesses a customer would otherwise treat as equal.
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3.5Room to grow
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1Seen in 7 searches across Christchurch, top three in none
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Wass' Barber Hornby5.0 ★ (159) · Barber shop
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Hairbenders Barbershop5.0 ★ (25) · Barber shop
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The Patiala Cuts Hornby4.5 ★ (78) · Barber shop
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Hornby Barbers24.6 ★ (154) · Barber shop
Map positionsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #326 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Hornby Barbers shows below-average presence with a health score of 3.1/10. Primary strengths are a strong Facebook presence and an active Fresha listing, while opportunities exist to improve TikTok, Instagram trust, and Yellow Directory presence to boost discoverability.

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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    Fresha ProfileWe can see your Fresha Profile listing (https://fresha.com/hornby-barbers-goulding-avenue-christchurch-3078nl) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

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    Instagram ProfileWe could not find an active Instagram Profile profile for your business, so a customer who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 2
    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.
14 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 5 of them.
2.7Room to grow
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Freshahornby-barbers-goulding-avenue-christchurch-3078nlHornby Barbers | Fresha✓
FacebookHornby-Barbers-61577200494653Hornby Barbers | Facebook✓
InstagramhornbyhaircutsHornby Barbers | Instagram1
TiktokNo account found2
YellowNo listing found3
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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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.
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    An email addressCustomers can see an email address on the page, which gives the one who wants a quote in writing a route that does not depend on anyone picking up the phone.
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    A street addressA street address sits in your page details, so someone deciding between you and a business two suburbs over can see which of you is closer.

Top three opportunities

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    Recommendations on your pageNo recommendations sit on your page, so a stranger who came to see whether anyone else has used you leaves with only your own posts to go on.
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    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.
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    A page address you choseYour page address is one Facebook generated rather than one you chose - your business name with a long number bolted on, or just the number.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
3.6Room to grow
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Hornby Barbers – A Cut Above the Rest � Established 1943 | The haircut & hot towel shave experts. Walk-ins welcome — no appointment needed! Look sharp. Feel great.
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Facebook pageChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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Your website

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    Domain Age ScoreWe could not read how long your domain has been registered, or it is only weeks old.
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    Domain HealthYour site answers, but something did not check out - an insecure link, a redirect chain, a domain shared with other businesses, or a listing pointing at a social page.
  • 3
    Domain UniquenessYour web address belongs to a platform rather than to you - a social page or a site builder's own domain.
3 checks on your website. You're seeing all of them.
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How people find you on Google

Strengths

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Where we can help

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Google search and trafficChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #212 for Google search and traffic
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Hornby Barbers' opening hours largely match local demand, with strong alignment at weekday and Saturday late-morning and lunchtime peaks. The shop is open during high-demand windows on Tuesday 11-12 and Saturday 11-13, but it is closed during several popular periods: Saturday 14:00 and Sunday midday-16:00. No low-demand open hours were identified, suggesting little wasted time on slow periods.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    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.
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Hornby Barbers
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Hours 1
Monday9am-6pm
Tuesday9am-6pm
Wednesday9am-6pm
Thursday9am-7pm
Friday9am-6pm
Saturday9am-2pm
SundayClosed
Popular times Sunday · Hornby-Islington
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Opening hoursChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#291of 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers
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