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The Kings Barber - St Albans Christchurch

Barber shop · St Albans, 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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The Kings Barber - St Albans Christchurch

Barber shop · St Albans, Christchurch

Where you stand#103of 498 hair salons & barbers
Overall health7.9/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

The Kings Barber is a men's and kids' barber in Saint Albans, Christchurch, offering skilled haircuts in a friendly, relaxed shop. The team focuses on solid cuts, attention to detail and professional fades, with private customer parking and a handy location. Customers often mention careful service, tidy finishes and good banter during visits.

The Kings Barber is a barber shop in Saint Albans, Christchurch, providing haircuts for men and children. The shop describes itself as a neighbourhood barber with a central, handy location and private customer parking to make visits straightforward.

The Kings Barber states its team is skilled and experienced, specialising in traditional and modern cuts including fades. Services emphasise attention to detail, solid cuts at a fair price and a professional approach to each appointment.

Customer feedback highlights careful service, close attention to small details and a relaxed atmosphere in the shop. Reviews commonly note that barbers listen to what clients want, take time to ensure an even finish and leave clients feeling clean, fresh and confident after a cut. The environment is often described as friendly with good banter.

Locally, The Kings Barber presents as a practical choice for men and families seeking dependable, well executed haircuts in Saint Albans. The combination of focused technique, straightforward pricing, private parking and a relaxed customer experience are the features most often mentioned by customers.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

The Kings Barber shows a very healthy Google Business Listing with a score of 8.7 out of 10. The listing demonstrates solid essential details and strong ownership control, with clear contact and opening status. Key findings highlight a claimed listing, open-for-business status, a website link, and an active phone number, indicating good basic setup for attracting local customers.

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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    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.
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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.
  • 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.
8.5Strong
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4.7 ★★★★★ (165)
Barber shop · St Albans1
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From the business

We are here to make you look sharp and live like a king. With a great haircut you will be ready to conquer the day (or night)!! Providing high-quality haircuts for men and kids, here are seven great reasons to visit The Kings Barber: Skilled and experienced barber Friendly and relaxed atmosphere Private customer parking Good banter Handy location Solid cuts at a fair price You will walk out feeling like royalty

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

The Kings Barber has a healthy Google review profile, with a health score of 7.8 out of 10. The overall rating position shows solid progress, though there is room to climb further. Key takeaways include strong engagement through review responses and a Review count in the top quartile, indicating good customer trust and visibility.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    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.
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    Response rateYou answer more of your reviews than the middle of this market, so a customer scrolling your page mostly finds you there.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
8.4Strong
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4.7★★★★★165 reviews
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Jackson B.★ · 2 months ago

No effort put in, no attention to detail. Didn’t listen.

Response from the owner3

Thank you for your feedback. I’m really sorry to hear that your experience at our barbershop didn’t meet your expectations. We always aim to give every client personal attention and quality service, a...

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Andrew B.★ · a year ago

Twice I have made a booking here, and when I arrived there were multiple other people in front of me, not sure if they are walk-ins or bookings, but there was no communication. I sat down, and after the barber had finished the haircut, he j...

Response from the owner

Hi Andrew, we appreciate your feedback and many apologies for your experience. I'll talk to my barber re this but rest assured we will prioritise your booking next time. When you come into the shop ju...

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

Where you show up on the map

The Kings Barber in Saint Albans Christchurch shows a solid health score in Google Maps search, with room to broaden visibility beyond the borough. The top findings show strong performance for the keyword barber shop in st albans, and solid positions in nearby suburbs like Belfast and Edgeware, indicating steady local demand and healthy local presence.

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 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.
7.7Good
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2Top three for "barber shop" in 1 suburb, seen in 26
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The Kings Barber - St Albans Christchurch14.7 ★ (165) · Barber shop
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Beard'n Flame Barbershop Merivale4.7 ★ (27) · Barber shop
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L'amour Hair Specialist4.9 ★ (79) · Barber shop
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Falcons Barbershop Christchurch CBD5.0 ★ (70) · Barber shop
Map positionsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #117 for map positions
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Where customers find you

The Kings Barber shows a low overall health score for citations and social presence, indicating limited visibility across social profiles and directories. The strongest asset is a very high trust Facebook profile, while opportunities exist to improve Instagram and TikTok connections and to enhance Yellow Pages listings for better 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.

Top three opportunities

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    Instagram ProfileWe turned up your Instagram Profile page, but only barely, and nothing you own points at it - your website does not link to it and it is not 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.
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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 4 of them.
3.6Room to grow
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InstagramkingsbarbershoppeThe Kings Barber - St Albans Christchurch | Instagram1
Freshathe-kings-barber-barbers-in-linwood-christchurch-linwood-avenue-christchurch-a2QWRbFound through search, not linked from anything you own
FacebookTheKingsBarber2021Found through search, not linked from anything you own✓
Tiktok@thekingsbarber2021The Kings Barber - St Albans Christchurch | Tiktok2
YellowNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #317 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 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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    A cover photoThe banner across the top of your page is blank, which is the first thing a visitor meets and the quickest way for a working business to look half set up.
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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.
7.8Good
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★ 23 reviews · recommended
🌐 thekingsbarber.co.nz✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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Your website

The Kings Barber homepage shows a solid health score of 7.5 out of 10, indicating good technical optimisation with clear potential for small improvements. Key strengths include a valid favicon, fast load times, a compact page size, a relevant meta description, and an SEO-friendly URL, which together support visibility and quick access for local customers.

Strengths

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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.
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    Page load speedYour home page appears in under three seconds, so someone tapping through from a search result meets your business rather than a blank screen while they decide whether to wait.
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    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

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    Meta descriptionYour pages carry no summary line of your own, so the two lines under your name in search results are whatever Google decides best fits the search.
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    Separate sites linking to youOnly a handful of separate websites link to yours, well behind most of this market.
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    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.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

The Kings Barber's website shows a very healthy traffic profile, with strong organic visibility and a solid local footprint. The main finding is that organic traffic value is in the top percentile and organic traffic totals are in the local top 10 percent, indicating steady demand and effective SEO. Paid activity is not yet established and should be approached cautiously.

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.
  • 3
    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.
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thekingsbarber.co.nzThe Kings Barber St Albans

Providing high-quality haircuts for men and kids, here are seven great reasons to visit The Kings Barber. Open hours Tuesday – Saturday: 9:00am – 6:00pm. Read more

www.facebook.comThe Kings Barber | Christchurch
About 6,277 visits a month from search, across 397 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

The Kings Barber's hours largely match local demand, with strong coverage of popular late-morning and early-afternoon slots, especially on Saturdays and Tuesdays. However the shop is closed through a busy Monday midday stretch (11am-3pm), creating clear missed appointments. No low-demand open hours were identified, so extending select Monday midday openings could capture extra trade without adding off-peak waste.

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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The Kings Barber - St Albans Christchurch
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Hours 1
MondayClosed
Tuesday9am-6pm
Wednesday9am-6pm
Thursday9am-6pm
Friday9am-6pm
Saturday9am-6pm
Sunday11am-5pm
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#103of 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers
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