marketbaseExclusive Marketbase Report
Prepared for

RW Design Ltd

Architectural designer · Kaiapoi North, Christchurch

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

ReportLocal marketing report
Checked12 October 2026
Your marketChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
Open your report ↓
Executive summaryExclusive Marketbase business report

RW Design Ltd

Architectural designer · Kaiapoi North, Christchurch

Where you stand#27of 252 architects
Overall health9.0/10across the eight areas

Going well

02Reviews9.803Map positions9.405Facebook page9.208Opening hours9.201Google listing7.6

Where we can help

07Google search and traffic5.804Listings and social5.506Your website-
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

RW Design Ltd is an architectural design practice based in Kaiapoi, serving Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Woodend, Pegasus, Christchurch, Rolleston, Lincoln and wider Selwyn. They focus on medium-density housing, townhouses, residential alterations, subdivision feasibility and preparing Canterbury council documentation. The practice promotes practical, client-centred solutions and offers pre-design reviews to clarify a site's potential before major investment.

RW Design Ltd is an architectural design practice based in Kaiapoi, working across Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Woodend, Pegasus, Christchurch, Rolleston, Lincoln and wider Selwyn. The studio's founders and team present themselves as responsive and focused on practical architectural solutions from concept to creation for local clients.

Their services cover medium-density housing design, townhouse plans, residential design and alterations, subdivision feasibility and preparation of Canterbury council documentation. The practice also notes experience across residential and alterations projects, and offers a Pre-Design Review to help clients understand site potential before committing to a project.

Customers tend to describe interactions with RW Design as helpful, friendly and professional. Reviews highlight the team's responsiveness, practical advice, willingness to go the extra mile and a mix of experience and fresh ideas. Clients mention useful connections to other trades and confidence in the team's knowledge when navigating project requirements and council processes.

Locally, RW Design emphasises collaboration, listening to client needs and solving complex design challenges with a personal approach. For clients in Kaiapoi and surrounding Christchurch and Selwyn communities, the practice positions itself as a local architectural resource focused on practical outcomes, council-ready documentation and site-focused planning.

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

Your Google listing

RW Design Ltd shows a strong overall health on Google Business Listing, with key contact details active and the profile claimed. The most impactful findings are: the listing includes a website link and a phone number, and the listing status is claimed and open-for-business, helping customers reach and learn about services.

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 more than most listings here do, so a customer choosing between three of you gets more of your case than of theirs.
  • 2
    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.
  • 3
    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 6 of them.
7.6Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Tiles © Esri
RW Design Ltd
3
RW Design Ltd✓✓
5.0 ★★★★★ (38)
Architectural designer · Kaiapoi North2
Open 5 days ✓
DirectionsCall Website
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
From the business

Architectural Design in Kaiapoi, Christchurch & Waimakariri RW Design provides: • Medium density housing design • Subdivision feasibility • Townhouse plans • Residential & alteration design • Canterbury council documentation Serving Kaiapoi, Rangiora, Woodend, Pegasus, Christchurch, Rolleston, Lincoln & wider Selwyn. Know your site’s potential before you spend. Book a Pre-Design Review.

1
Google listingChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #61 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

RW Design Ltd shows very high Google review health overall, with a 9.8/10 health score. The top achievements include outstanding Google Business Rating Confidence, top-10% star rating, and strong total reviews. The main opportunity is that no reviews have been answered yet, which may impact customer trust. Addressing this gap should improve engagement while maintaining current high performance.

Strengths

  • ✓
    Review confidenceRating and volume together put you at the head of this market: well rated, with enough reviews behind it that a customer takes the number seriously.
  • ✓
    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.
  • ✓
    Review countYou hold one of the deepest review banks in this market - social proof that does its own selling.

Top opportunity

  • 1
    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.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
9.8Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
RW Design Ltd
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
5.0★★★★★38 reviews ✓
5
4
3
2
1✓
helpful staff 8professional team 6consent documents 4council consent 3seamless execution 3skilled staff 3
✓How far your rating and your review count together can be trusted
Google reviewsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #7 for your Google reviews
See how to fix it →
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

RW Design Ltd shows a very high health score for Maps Search Performance, indicating strong local visibility. The top findings highlight an elite borough ranking and sustained local presence, with the business ranking in the top 10% for borough-specific visibility. Best-performing keywords consistently place RW Design Ltd at position 1 in Kaiapoi and surrounding areas.

Strengths

  • ✓
    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.

Top opportunity

  • 1
    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than nearly everyone here, so a customer searching well outside your own patch still sees you.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
9.4Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
1234Tiles © Esri
building designer
1Top three for "building designer" in 7 suburbs, seen in 16
1
RW Design Ltd✓5.0 ★ (38) · Architectural designer
2
Choice Architecture4.9 ★ (13) · Architectural designer
3
Bray Design0.0 ★ (0) · Architectural designer
4
Division Architectural Engineering & Joinery Ltd4.6 ★ (9) · Architectural designer
Map positionsChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #17 for map positions
See how to fix it →
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

RW Design Ltd shows moderate overall health in the Citations & Social Presence area, with a 5.4 out of 10. This suggests average visibility across local directories and third-party profiles. The strongest current asset is a very high trust Facebook presence and an active LinkedIn Company listing; opportunities focus on expanding profiles on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, TikTok Directory and GrabOne to improve trust and discoverability.

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.
  • ✓
    Yellow ProfileWe can see your Yellow Profile listing (https://yellow.co.nz/y/rw-design-ltd-579437411) found via: Google search results.
  • ✓
    LinkedIn CompanyWe can see your LinkedIn Company listing (https://linkedin.com/company/rw-design-ltd) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page through search rather than through anything you own.
  • 2
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 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.
18 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
5.5Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Grw design ltd kaiapoi north
AllImagesMapsNews
Yellowrw-design-ltd-579437411RW Design Ltd | Yellow✓
FacebookRWDesignNZRW Design Ltd | Facebook✓
Houzz Professionalrw-design-limited-pfvwnz-pf~187920290RW Design Ltd | Houzz Professional
LinkedInrw-design-ltdRW Design Ltd | LinkedIn✓
Builders Crack Tradierw-design-ltdRW Design Ltd | Builders Crack Tradie
InstagramrwdesignnzRW Design Ltd | Instagram1
CheckMyBuilderrw-architectural-design-limitedRW Design Ltd | CheckMyBuilder
TiktokNo account found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
LinkedInNo listing found✓
Listings and socialChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #114 for listings and social
See how to fix all 3 →
Free for 7 days. Rather we did it? Do it for me
Checked on
GoogleFacebookInstagramTikTokYellowHouzz ProfessionalLinkedInYour 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 two opportunities

  • 1
    People following your pageFewer people follow your page than follow half the pages here.
  • 2
    What your page says about youYour intro is shorter than half the pages here.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 5 of them.
9.2Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
facebook
RWDesignNZ✓
261 followers 1
We are an architectural design company who work on a range of projects, from commercial to residenti2
FollowMessage
🌐 rwdesign.nz✓
☎ +64 3-312 2502✓
PostsAboutPhotosReviews
Facebook pageChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #20 for your Facebook page
See how to fix both →
Free for 7 days. Rather we did it? Do it for me
Checked on
Facebook
marketbase
06Your websiteMarketbase business report

Your website

RW Design Ltd shows an average on-page SEO health score of 5.2 out of 10, suggesting room for improvement in technical factors. Key strengths include a valid favicon, an H1 tag, an SEO-friendly URL, a concise page, and a relevant title tag. Primary opportunities focus on meta description length, overall on-page score, title tag balance, page load speed, and text-to-page size balance.

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.
  • ✓
    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.
  • ✓
    Page file sizeYour home page is light enough to open quickly on a phone with a weak signal, which is where most people meet a local business for the first time.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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.
  • 2
    On-page scoreThe basics on your home page are half in place: it opens and it reads, but enough checks still fail that a customer on a phone away from wifi notices the wait before they notice the business.
  • 3
    Separate sites linking to youFewer separate websites link to you than half the businesses here, which means when someone searches for what you do, the businesses with a longer list of vouchers are the ones on the page they actually read.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
-Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
🔒rwdesign.nz✓
✓Favicon
✓Page file size
1Meta description
2On-page score
3Separate sites linking to you
Your websiteChristchurch architects · 252 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

RW Design Ltd shows a healthier-than-average website traffic profile but still has notable room for improvement in paid and organic visibility. The key finding is that paid traffic and SERP coverage are not yet measurable, while organic SERP presence is improving and organic value sits mid-range. Focus on targeted paid campaigns and steady organic growth.

Strengths

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

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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.
  • 2
    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.
  • 3
    Search terms you rank forYour site appears for fewer search terms than most businesses here, so there are only a handful of ways for someone to come across you.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
5.8Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Garchitect kaiapoi north
AllMapsImagesShopping
21No ads from you on any search
choicearchitecture.co.nzChoice Architecture: Architectural Designer Christchurch
www.houzz.co.nzRW DESIGN LIMITED - Reviews, houses, projects, contacts ...
www.rwdesign.nzRW Design | Architectural Designers

Our expertise spans residential, commercial, and alterations projects, and our team is dedicated to delivering outstanding results with a personal touch. Read more

3
archipro.co.nzKaiapoi High School by BCN Architects
About 79 visits a month from search, across 9 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #106 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

RW Design Ltd's published hours align reasonably with weekday lunchtime demand but miss major weekend peaks. The practice is open during weekday mid-day peaks (notably Tuesday-Thursday around 11am-1pm) which matches client searching. However many high-demand hours occur while closed on Saturdays and Sunday midday, representing substantial missed opportunity for enquiries and pre-design consultations.

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.
9.2Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
RW Design Ltd
OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
Hours 1
Monday8:30am-4:30pm
Tuesday8:30am-4:30pm
Wednesday8:30am-4:30pm
Thursday8:30am-4:30pm
Friday8:30am-4:30pm
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch architects · 252 businesses
You are #22 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 73 checks we run on every business. Tick any of them to see where it takes you.

01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews1 opportunity

03Map positions1 opportunity

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page2 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#27of 252 Christchurch architects
9:41
Christchurch architectsOverall · 252 businesses
You are #27 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 252 architects 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