Casebrook is a suburb on the northern side of Christchurch, about 8 km from the city centre. It sits between Redwood, Bishopdale and the Northwood subdivision, near the Styx Mill Conservation Reserve.

How do I get from central Christchurch to Casebrook?

By car it is around 15 minutes north via Main North Road or the Northern Motorway. Metro buses along Main North Road connect the area to the central city and the Northlands shopping centre.

What is Casebrook Intermediate?

Casebrook Intermediate is a state school for Year 7 and 8 students, opened in 1966. The suburb is actually named after the school, which combined the surname Case with a nearby brook.

Where do people in Casebrook shop?

Most locals use the Northwood Supa Centre a few minutes north, a large-format retail complex with supermarkets and big-box stores. Smaller shops and a medical centre also serve the immediate area.

What is the Styx Mill Conservation Reserve?

It is a wetland reserve on Casebrook's doorstep, with walking and cycling tracks, ponds and birdlife. It is the suburb's main green space and a popular spot for an easy local walk.

Which schools are in zone for Casebrook?

Children living in Casebrook are in zone for Emmanuel Christian School, St Bede's College, Papanui High School, Christchurch Adventist School, Villa Maria College, Casebrook Intermediate, St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christ The King School (Burnside), Middleton Grange School, Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley College, Marian College, Te Kura o Matarangi - Northcote School, St Joseph's School (Papanui). Living in a school's home zone gives a guaranteed right to enrol.

How do I check my school zone in Casebrook?

Use the School Zone Checker on this page — enter your address to check your school zone and see which schools you have a guaranteed right to enrol at.

Casebrook, Canterbury | Schools, Lifestyle & Local Guide

Living in Casebrook

Casebrook is a suburb on the northern side of Christchurch, roughly 8 km from the city centre and sitting between Redwood, Bishopdale and the newer subdivisions around Northwood. It is a quiet residential area, mostly built from the 1970s onward on what was once farmland north of the city.

Unusually, the suburb is named after its school rather than the other way around. Casebrook Intermediate opened in 1966, its name combining the surname of Walter Case with the brook that ran nearby. Houses followed, and the growing neighbourhood borrowed the name. The intermediate still anchors the area for Year 7 and 8 students, with younger children attending nearby primaries and older ones heading to the secondary schools of northern Christchurch.

For shopping, most of Casebrook points itself at the Northwood Supa Centre a few minutes north, a large-format complex with supermarkets and big-box stores. The Styx Mill Conservation Reserve is close by, a network of wetland walking and cycling tracks that gives the suburb its green edge. A medical centre and a Summerset retirement village round out the local amenities.

It is the kind of place people move to for the schooling and the quiet, and then quietly stay.

Is Casebrook a good place to live?

Casebrook is home to roughly 6,084 people. On Suburb's overall livability scale, Casebrook scores 70 out of 100, with a safety score of 74/100 and 18% green space.

Schools: Casebrook has 36 schools in or near the suburb, spanning early-childhood through to secondary education. See the Schools tab below for the full list.

Housing: The estimated median value is around $854K, and weekly rent typically sits around $600.

Lifestyle: Casebrook has cafés, shops and things to do nearby. The current temperature is 6.1°C. See the Weather tab for monthly averages.

Whether Casebrook is right for you depends on what you’re looking for. Use the data and community tips below to decide if it suits your lifestyle, family and budget.

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Livability Breakdown

Safety74
Amenities94
Schools80
Housing Affordability44
Green space60
Community100
Transport19

Property & Economics

Est. Median Value: $854K
Median Weekly Rent: $600/wk
Median HH Income: $91K/yr
Pop. Growth (5yr): +53.5%
Data Year: 2023

Key Financial Indicators (NZD)

† Est. Median Value is suburb.co.nz's own estimate, modelled from available public data. We aim for accuracy, but where data is limited, estimates may be imprecise.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Casebrook?: Casebrook is a suburb on the northern side of Christchurch, about 8 km from the city centre. It sits between Redwood, Bishopdale and the Northwood subdivision, near the Styx Mill Conservation Reserve.
How do I get from central Christchurch to Casebrook?: By car it is around 15 minutes north via Main North Road or the Northern Motorway. Metro buses along Main North Road connect the area to the central city and the Northlands shopping centre.
What is Casebrook Intermediate?: Casebrook Intermediate is a state school for Year 7 and 8 students, opened in 1966. The suburb is actually named after the school, which combined the surname Case with a nearby brook.
Where do people in Casebrook shop?: Most locals use the Northwood Supa Centre a few minutes north, a large-format retail complex with supermarkets and big-box stores. Smaller shops and a medical centre also serve the immediate area.
What is the Styx Mill Conservation Reserve?: It is a wetland reserve on Casebrook's doorstep, with walking and cycling tracks, ponds and birdlife. It is the suburb's main green space and a popular spot for an easy local walk.

Schools & Enrolment Zones in Casebrook

Schools in zone for Casebrook

Children living in Casebrook have a guaranteed right to enrol at these schools, based on Ministry of Education home zones.

Emmanuel Christian School
Composite (Year 1-10) · roll 287 · decile 8
St Bede's College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 811 · decile 9
Papanui High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 1444 · decile 7
Christchurch Adventist School
Composite · roll 285 · decile 6
Villa Maria College
Secondary (Year 7-15) · roll 835 · decile 9
Casebrook Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 441 · decile 6
St Thomas of Canterbury College
Secondary (Year 7-15) · roll 708 · decile 8
Christ The King School (Burnside)
Full Primary · roll 309 · decile 8
Middleton Grange School
Composite · roll 1387 · decile 9
Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 2123 · decile 3
Marian College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 436 · decile 9
Te Kura o Matarangi - Northcote School
Contributing · roll 151 · decile 3
St Joseph's School (Papanui)
Full Primary · roll 427 · decile 9

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School Zone Checker

Enter your address to check your school zone in Casebrook. School enrolment zones (home zones) decide which schools your child has a guaranteed right to enrol at.

Address matching is approximate and based on OpenStreetMap geocoding — confirm an exact result near a zone boundary directly with the school.

Other nearby schools

Schools close to Casebrook that you may be able to enrol at under open enrolment or by application (outside your home zone).

Redwood School (Christchurch)
Contributing · roll 285 · decile 8 · 1.7 km away
Cotswold Mātāhae School
Contributing · roll 537 · decile 8 · 2.0 km away
Bishopdale School Te Kura o Papakōhatu
Contributing · roll 165 · decile 3 · 2.1 km away
Pūtahi Belfast School
Full Primary · roll 429 · decile 7 · 2.6 km away
Papanui Primary School
Contributing · roll 225 · decile 6 · 2.7 km away
Pītau-Allenvale School
Specialist School · roll 138 · decile 5 · 2.8 km away
Breens Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 277 · decile 9 · 3.0 km away
Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth School
Contributing · roll 225 · decile 5 · 3.2 km away
Harewood School
Contributing · roll 156 · decile 9 · 3.7 km away
Wairakei School (Christchurch)
Contributing · roll 201 · decile 10 · 3.7 km away
Paparoa Street School
Contributing · roll 324 · decile 10 · 3.8 km away
Waimairi School
Contributing · roll 312 · decile 9 · 4.0 km away
Christchurch North College
Secondary (Year 7-15) · roll 53 · 4.2 km away
Te Ara Maurea Roydvale School
Contributing · roll 282 · decile 9 · 4.3 km away
St Andrew's College (Christchurch)
Composite · roll 1640 · 4.4 km away
St Francis of Assisi Catholic School
Full Primary · roll 463 · decile 7 · 4.6 km away
Mairehau Primary School
Full Primary · roll 367 · decile 5 · 4.6 km away
Mairehau High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 420 · decile 4 · 4.7 km away
Burnside High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 2738 · decile 9 · 4.8 km away
He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 536 · decile 10 · 4.8 km away
St Patrick's School (Bryndwr)
Full Primary · roll 169 · decile 7 · 4.8 km away
Wairarapa Cobham Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 675 · decile 8 · 4.9 km away
St Albans Catholic School (Christchurch)
Contributing · roll 108 · decile 9 · 4.9 km away

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Things to do(9)

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Regents Park

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Grampian Reserve

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Flips & Tumbles Casebrook

Tulett Park

International Taekwondo Riccarton

Altitude Pole and Fitness

Parks & green spaces(3)

Regents Park

Grampian Reserve

Tulett Park

Healthcare(2)

Casebrook Pharmacy

Month	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm/day)	Sunshine (hrs/day)
☀️ Jan	21.97	13.41	1.42	11.92
☀️ Feb	21.97	13.01	2.29	10.28
🍂 Mar	19.15	9.84	2.09	9.24
🍂 Apr	17.44	8.87	1.74	8.35
🍂 May	14.24	5.45	1.9	6.19
❄️ Jun	12.14	5.09	1.85	5.46
❄️ Jul	11.28	3.1	2.73	6.5
❄️ Aug	12.29	3.07	1.6	7.8
🌸 Sep	15.21	5.78	2.41	8.92
🌸 Oct	16.89	6.99	2.32	10.37
🌸 Nov	18.01	9.25	1.77	11.48
☀️ Dec	21.1	12.07	2.2	10.86

Living in Casebrook

Is Casebrook a good place to live?

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Livability Breakdown

Property & Economics

Key Financial Indicators (NZD)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Schools & Enrolment Zones in Casebrook

Schools in zone for Casebrook

Emmanuel Christian School

St Bede's College

Papanui High School

Christchurch Adventist School

Villa Maria College

Casebrook Intermediate

St Thomas of Canterbury College

Christ The King School (Burnside)

Middleton Grange School

Te Puna Wai o Waipapa - Hagley College

Marian College

Te Kura o Matarangi - Northcote School

St Joseph's School (Papanui)

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Other nearby schools

Redwood School (Christchurch)

Cotswold Mātāhae School

Bishopdale School Te Kura o Papakōhatu

Pūtahi Belfast School

Papanui Primary School

Pītau-Allenvale School

Breens Intermediate

Te Kura o Te Mātāpuna Isleworth School

Harewood School

Wairakei School (Christchurch)

Paparoa Street School

Waimairi School

Christchurch North College

Te Ara Maurea Roydvale School

St Andrew's College (Christchurch)

St Francis of Assisi Catholic School

Mairehau Primary School

Mairehau High School

Burnside High School

He Tīwai Mātauranga Heaton Normal Intermediate

St Patrick's School (Bryndwr)

Wairarapa Cobham Intermediate

St Albans Catholic School (Christchurch)

Explore Casebrook

🎯Things to do(9)

HGF Strength & Fitness

Regents Park

Nomads United AFC

Grampian Reserve

HGF Strength and Fitness

Flips & Tumbles Casebrook

Tulett Park

International Taekwondo Riccarton

Altitude Pole and Fitness

🌳Parks & green spaces(3)

Regents Park

Grampian Reserve

Tulett Park

🏥Healthcare(2)

Casebrook Pharmacy

Casebrook Surgery

Eat & Drink in Casebrook

🍽️Places to eat & drink(7)

Cosy Cafe

Liquid Velvet Coffee

Rustica Bakery

Breadman Organic Bakery

Cafe Elohim

Etta Restaurant and Bar

Grampian Fish & Chips

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A1 Sucker Trucks

B Spec Engineering

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Parks & green spaces(3)

Healthcare(2)

Places to eat & drink(7)

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Shops(3)

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