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House of Barber Christchurch

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.

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Checked13 October 2026
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House of Barber Christchurch

Barber shop · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

Where you stand#35of 498 hair salons & barbers
Overall health9.3/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

House Of Barber is a Christchurch Central City barbershop offering men's cuts, skin fades and beard trims. Located in central Christchurch, it combines practical pricing with extended opening hours and a relaxed, conversational atmosphere. Customers can expect styling tips, behind-the-scenes content and a focus on friendly, skilled service.

House Of Barber is a men's barbershop located in Christchurch Central City. It lists regular weekday and weekend hours and positions itself as a local spot for haircuts and grooming in central Christchurch.

The shop offers core barber services including style cuts, skin fades and short beard trims, with listed prices such as a style cut for $45, a skin fade for $55 and a short beard trim for $30. The site also mentions styling tips and behind-the-scenes content as part of its customer-facing presence.

Customers commonly note friendly, approachable staff and skilled barbers who deliver clean cuts. Reviews highlight useful availability, including Sunday openings and the ability to be seen spontaneously at times, along with a relaxed, conversational atmosphere and reasonable pricing.

Locally, House Of Barber presents itself as a straightforward barbershop that blends practical services, clear pricing and extended opening hours with a welcoming, chatty environment. That combination of central location, set service list and a focus on friendly customer interactions helps define its place in Christchurch's barber scene.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

House Of Barber shows strong overall health on Google Business with a score of 8.0 out of 10, indicating solid listing completeness and visibility. Two key strengths are the claimed status and the open-for-business display, plus a direct phone number and a website link that facilitate customer contact and learning more about services.

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.
8.2Strong
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House of Barber Christchurch✓✓
4.7 ★★★★★ (304)
Barber shop · Christchurch Centre2
Open 7 days · late Wed, Thu, Fri and Sat ✓
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OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
From the business

Welcome to The House! Right here in Christchurch, New Zealand! We are more than just a barbershop; your local spot for quality cuts, a friendly yarn, and a breath of fresh air. Get ready for styling tips, behind-the-scenes action, and a taste of the good vibes you'll find in our chairs.

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

Your reviews

House Of Barber shows an average health level on Google Reviews with room for improvement. The business already excels with a high total review count, placing it in the top 10% locally, which provides strong social proof. Ongoing engagement with customers is growing, but the response rate still has room to rise.

Strengths

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    Review countYou hold one of the deepest review banks in this market - social proof that does its own selling.

Top three opportunities

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    Response rateYou have replied to a small share of your reviews, so most customers reading your page still see feedback about you with no voice from you anywhere on it.
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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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    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 all of them.
7.5Good
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4.7★★★★★304 reviews ✓
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Peter Y.★ · 2 years ago

Worst haircut I’ve ever had. Terrible service and overcharged. You should be ashamed. I can’t believe I’m even writing this.

Response from the owner1

Hi Peter. Thank you for your consideration. We couldn’t find your name on the booking history Can you please tell us who cut your hair and what happened to it?

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Sam B.★ · 2 years ago

Asked for a low skin fade. Got a haircut that was neither skin nor faded well, barber was clearly inexperienced. I’m pretty dissapointed as i was specifiec with what i wanted. Paid $40 for a haircut that doesn’t look finished

Response from the owner

Hi Sam, we sincerely apologize for the disappointing experience you had with us. We want to clarify that the barber who attended to you was an junior barbers with 1.5 years of experience. Unfortunatel...

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

Where you show up on the map

House Of Barber's Maps Search performance shows a health score of 4.5 out of 10, indicating average visibility in Google Maps results. The top findings include a solid showing for several barber-related queries in Christchurch and nearby suburbs, with the strongest term being 'barber shop in christchurch centre' at position 3. Opportunities lie in boosting aggregate scores and strengthening borough visibility to move toward the local midpoint.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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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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    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.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
4.9Room to grow
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2Top three for "barber shop" in 1 suburb, seen in 15
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Falcons Barbershop Christchurch CBD5.0 ★ (70) · Barber shop
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Modern Man Barbershop4.7 ★ (131) · Barber shop
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House of Barber Christchurch14.7 ★ (304) · Barber shop
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Barber & Co4.9 ★ (325) · Barber shop
Map positionsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #254 for map positions
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Where customers find you

House Of Barber shows a solid overall health score of 7.2 out of 10, indicating a healthy presence with room to grow. The most notable finding is strong Instagram and Facebook profiles, which support high trust and active engagement. A key opportunity is to establish a TikTok presence to reach younger audiences and diversify content.

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.

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.
  • 3
    Fresha ProfileWe could not find an active Fresha 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.
6.8Good
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Facebookhouseofbarber.nzHouse of Barber Christchurch | Facebook✓
Instagramhouseofbarber.nzHouse of Barber Christchurch | Instagram✓
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Freshalp/en/bt/barbershops/in/nz-christchurchFound through search, not linked from anything you own3
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
FreshaNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #159 for listings and social
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    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.
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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 three opportunities

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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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    Recommendations on your pageYou hold fewer recommendations than the middle of this market.
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    What your page says about youThere is more in your intro than in half the pages here, so a visitor has a real sense of the business before they reach the photos.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
7.5Good
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houseofbarber.nz✓
221 followers 1
Home of the Gentlemen. Cuts. Fades. Shaves. Blades. 📍City Centre, Christchurch. 💈 Book online or give us a call. Sincerely, The House.3
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★ 4 reviews · recommended 2
🌐 houseofbarbernz.co.nz✓
☎ +64 3-390 0106✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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Your website

House Of Barber shows a strong on-page SEO health with a high score and solid speeds. Key strengths include a top-10% on-page SEO score, a valid favicon, fast loading under 3 seconds, a compact page under 256KB, and a visible H1 tag. Opportunities focus on meta and title tag tuning, reducing render-blocking resources, text-to-page ratio balance, and removing frames.

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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    On-page scoreFew sites in this market clear these checks as completely as yours: fast to open, readable, and accurate about itself to Google and to the person who lands on it.
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    FaviconThe tab your site opens in carries your own icon, so a customer with a dozen tabs going can find their way back to you by sight.

Top three opportunities

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    Meta descriptionThe summary under your name in search results is either too brief to say anything or long enough that Google cuts it mid-sentence.
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    Separate sites linking to youMore separate websites link to you than half the businesses here, so a reasonable spread of places vouch for you.
  • 3
    Pages linking to youFewer pages link to you than half the businesses here, which means a customer researching your trade reads someone else's explanation of it rather than yours.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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Your websiteChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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How people find you on Google

House Of Barber's website traffic health is very strong, with a 9.3/10 health score indicating solid traffic and visibility relative to local peers. The most notable findings are outstanding organic traffic total and excellent organic SERP coverage, placing it in the top local tier. Paid traffic opportunities exist but have not yet been activated.

Strengths

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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 3 of them.
9.5Strong
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321No ads from you on any search
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Google search and trafficChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

House Of Barber's hours align strongly with local demand, especially late-morning and early-afternoon peaks. Most high-demand windows are covered - 68 well-aligned peak hours and zero low-demand open hours - but three popular hours are missed. Closing during late Tuesday evening (6-7pm) and Sunday 5pm leaves clear gaps. Consider targeted evening openings where demand is proven and manageable.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    Hours aligned with demandYour hours line up with demand better than nearly every business here, so most of the time you are open, people are actually looking.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
8.8Strong
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House of Barber Christchurch
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
Hours 1
Monday9am-6pm
Tuesday9am-6pm
Wednesday9am-8pm
Thursday9am-8pm
Friday9am-8pm
Saturday9am-8pm
Sunday9am-5pm
Popular times Monday · Christchurch Centre
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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

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#35of 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers
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Christchurch hair salons & barbersOverall · 498 businesses
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