A feature of the suburb is that many families have continued to upgrade their homes over many years and moved within the suburb two or three times, testimony to the satisfaction the Churton lifestyle offers. Careful planning has ensured an abundance of reserve and recreation areas with cricket pitches and sporting fields.
Residents can also enjoy the rolling hills and rural walkways which surround the area.
The tennis club in Lakewood Avenue offers some of the best facilities in Wellington catering for players at all levels. The kindergarten and primary school are on neighbouring sites in Churton Drive and both have traditionally been focal points for a large number of families in the suburb. A new community hall has been completed on the local school grounds with substantial input by the developers. Churton Park is on the main bus routes and longer term there is the possibility of a railway station at Glenside beside the Porirua line. All these positive features make Churton Park a sound investment location with a consistently high standard of quality housing.