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The Cutting Edge Belfast

Hairdresser · Belfast, 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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The Cutting Edge Belfast

Hairdresser · Belfast, Christchurch

Where you stand#187of 498 hair salons & barbers
Overall health6.3/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

The Cutting Edge Belfast is a Christchurch hair salon in the Belfast suburb offering haircuts for men and women, including trims and restyles. Located with parking at the rear, the salon notes no eftpos and asks clients to arrive with clean, washed hair. Pricing starts from $25 for a trim, with higher charges for restyles or longer appointments.

The Cutting Edge Belfast is a hair salon located in the Belfast suburb of Christchurch, providing haircuts for men and women. The salon lists trims from $25 and clarifies that restyles or cuts requiring extra time are charged at higher rates. Clients are asked to come with clean, washed hair and to note that there is no eftpos on site.

Services focus on routine haircuts, trims and restyles. The salon's short description specifies pricing for a trim and the additional charge for longer or more complex work. Practical details for clients include rear parking, since street parking is limited to 10 minutes, and a reference to the salon's Facebook page for further pricing information.

Customer feedback reflects a pattern of friendly, accommodating service. Reviews highlight staff friendliness, willingness to accept walk-ins or short-notice requests, and consistent service from the owner and team. The owner's long tenure is mentioned in reviews, which often note reliable, personable interactions and positive experiences during appointments.

Locally, The Cutting Edge Belfast presents itself as a neighbourhood salon with clear practical guidance for visits, straightforward pricing notes, and an emphasis on friendly customer service. The combination of stated prices, parking information and review themes of accommodating staff help define what clients can expect when booking or walking in.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

The Cutting Edge Belfast shows a strong overall health score of 8.3 out of 10 for its Google Business Listing, indicating solid completeness and control. Key strengths include a claimed listing, open-for-business status, and a listed website link plus a visible phone number. Photos are growing but still at the lower end of local peers, while the description is mid-range and improving.

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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    Photos on the listingYou have fewer photos than nearly every business here, so a customer comparing you against them builds a picture of their work and guesses at yours.
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    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.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 5 of them.
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4.8 ★★★★★ (139)
Hairdresser · Belfast
Open 6 days ✓
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From the business

Cutting hair for men and women. Please have clean washed hair and remember there is no eftpos. Parking at the rear as street parking is only for 10 mins. Haircuts from $25 ( for a trim up) You will be charged more for a restyle or if you hair is more than a trim up as extra time is required. Thank you. For pricing etc visit The Cutting Edge Belfast Facebook page :)

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

The Cutting Edge Belfast shows a very high Google review health score, indicating strong customer satisfaction and engagement. Key strengths include outstanding rating confidence in the top 10% and an elite review response rate, which supports visibility and trust. The business should maintain momentum as its star rating is near the top quartile and the total reviews are in a strong position.

Strengths

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    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.
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    Response rateYou answer virtually every review, which almost nobody in this market does, and the page reads as a business that is present.

Top two opportunities

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    Star ratingYour rating sits ahead of half the businesses here, so the number is not pushing anyone away.
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    Review countYou hold more reviews than most of this market - depth buyers read as proof.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
9.8Strong
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[email protected] H.★★★★★ · a week ago

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Graham C.★★★★★ · Edited 2 months ago

My local hairdresser. Always great service and super friendly staff. Recommend to anyone.

Response from the owner

Thank you Graham. :)

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

Where you show up on the map

The Cutting Edge Belfast shows very high overall health in Google Maps search, with strong borough visibility and top rankings for key services. The strongest findings are top positions for barber shop in Belfast and ear piercing service in Belfast, and a solid presence for hair salon in Belfast. Opportunities to improve include maintaining borough standing while pushing aggregate results higher.

Strengths

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    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

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    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.
8.8Strong
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1Top three for "unisex hairdresser" in 3 suburbs, seen in 4
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Hair & Beyond Boutique4.8 ★ (86) · Hairdresser
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The Cutting Edge Belfast✓4.8 ★ (139) · Hairdresser
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Aspiring Beauty4.7 ★ (35) · Hairdresser
Map positionsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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Where customers find you

The Cutting Edge Belfast shows a low overall health score of 2.8 out of 10 for social and directory presence, with limited activity across platforms. Strongest asset is a very high-trust Facebook profile; Fresha is active but needs updates. Key opportunities are expanding TikTok and Instagram trust, adding NoSecretSalon and LinkedIn profiles to broaden reach.

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/the-cutting-edge-belfast-main-north-road-christchurch-8JgzQV) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

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    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page through search alone, with no link from your own website and nothing on your Google listing.
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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.
  • 3
    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.
4.1Room to grow
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Freshathe-cutting-edge-belfast-main-north-road-christchurch-8JgzQVThe Cutting Edge Belfast | Fresha✓
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Instagramcut_n_edge_barbers_belfastThe Cutting Edge Belfast | Instagram1
Yelpthe-cutting-edge-barber-shop-belfastThe Cutting Edge Belfast | Yelp
TiktokNo account found2
YellowNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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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.
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    What your page says about youFew intros in this market run as full as yours, and it sits close to the limit that length has stopped being a lever.

Top three opportunities

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    People following your pageYour following sits ahead of half the pages here, so an ordinary post reaches a real local audience without you paying for it.
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    Recommendations on your pageYour count sits above the middle of this market, so a visitor reading the page finds enough written by other people to stop needing anything written by you.
  • 3
    Where your page link pointsYour page points customers at a booking system or directory rather than a site of your own.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.3Strong
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★ 9 reviews · recommended 2
🌐 maps.google.com3
☎ +64 27 255 5880✓
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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
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

The Cutting Edge Belfast's hours match many local demand peaks, especially weekday mid-days and Saturday mid-mornings, but the salon misses several high-demand Saturday and Sunday midday slots. Total weekly open hours align with peak demand for 43 hours, while 28 popular hours remain closed. No significant low-demand open hours were found. Consider opening Saturday midday and a short Sunday midday window to capture extra bookings.

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.
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4.8Room to grow
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The Cutting Edge Belfast
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Hours 1
Monday9am-5pm
Tuesday9am-5pm
Wednesday9am-5pm
Thursday9am-5pm
Friday9am-5pm
Saturday9am-12pm
SundayClosed
Popular times Sunday · Belfast
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Opening hoursChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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02Reviews2 opportunities

03Map positions1 opportunity

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#187of 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers
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Christchurch hair salons & barbersOverall · 498 businesses
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