Help moving to Chch

[ClemClan]

Originally Posted by harveyevan

Hi everyone, very new to all this. We currently live in Yorkshire, England.
Submitted EOI last Sunday, got 160 points with job offer. We are a family of 5, have 3 boys aged 12, 11 and nearly 5. If everything goes our way, we would move to the Chch area, but no idea what is a good or bad area to live or school in.

Any suggestions on areas to live or just in general to make the transition run a bit more smoothly?

Thank you

Hi there Harveyeven, I've lived in Christchurch for five years now and here are my suggestions for places to live. There are some places you would be best to avoid now because of the earthquakes as they have been affected substantially by the earthquake. Therefore my list below won't include any of those areas and only areas that have not been badly affected by the quake. Don't get me wrong everywheres been effected but some a lot more than others, there's rarely a home that hasn't suffered any minor damage. Of course you need good schooling and usually good areas will have good schooling.

Cashmere
Halswell
Prebbleton
Lincoln
Tai Tapu
Rolleston
Springston
Ladbrooks
Green Park
Burnside

Map of Christchurch New Zealand NZ - Christchurch Region Street & Road Maps.

I hope that helps a bit. Good luck with all your plans. If you need any more information, don't hesitate to ask!

[Leinth]

As far as looking for schooling you can look up any school's ERO Report (equivalent of Ofsted in UK) online Schools have a decile rating ranging from 1 (lowest rating) to 10 (highest decile rating). Some schools are zoned. Good luck! I moved over here 5 years ago as a teacher and live it.

[topcat83]

Originally Posted by Leinth

As far as looking for schooling you can look up any school's ERO Report (equivalent of Ofsted in UK) online Schools have a decile rating ranging from 1 (lowest rating) to 10 (highest decile rating). Some schools are zoned. Good luck! I moved over here 5 years ago as a teacher and live it.

Decile rating isn't to do with how good the school is - it's to do with what the average income of the families that send their kids to it - not necessarily the same thing. Although unfortunately good schooling does seem to follow the money...

[wammers]

Hi there
We moved just 2 years ago to this wonderful area, from Lancashire, might I add too! In fact we arrived just 3 weeks before the big quake in September - good timing or what! Anyway despite our shaky introduction, we still love it here but thankfully we settled just a few kilometres north of Chch in a rural location near Rangiora. Both hubby and I travel into the city every day for work, which isn't a problem. Because of the quakes, areas to the north, west and south of the City have become very popular so naturally there is great demand on any for sale or rentals. But eventhough you might have to pay a bit extra, it's definitely worth it for peace of mind and nowhere near as depressing as seeing signs of the devastation day in day out.
Anyway, just wanted to send you our best wishes with the move. You're gonna love it :-)