Beckenham is an inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, located three kilometres south of the city centre.

The Heathcote River winds through this predominantly residential suburb, a section of which is often referred to locally as the "Beckenham Loop".

Beckenham is bounded by Sydenham to the north, Somerfield to the west, Cashmere and Huntsbury to the south and St Martins to the east.

[5] The brothers and their family farmed the area until their deaths, at which point demand for residential land in Christchurch was growing.

[5] The Beckenham shopping area on Colombo St, had a number of buildings demolished as a result of the 2010–11 earthquakes, but overall the area continues to thrive, with a butcher, café, pharmacy and post shop, among other businesses.

[12] Beckenham's location on the banks of the Ōpāwaho / Heathcote River means that streets along the river are prone to flooding during heavy rain events, like many suburbs in the lower reaches of the Ōpāwaho.

The Christchurch City Council continues to implement flood mitigation strategies to lessen the impact of this.

[17] The Beckenham Baptist Church was built on Colombo Street at a cost of 3600 pounds and could seat 210 people.

[21] It was proposed in 2019, that St Peter's Catholic Church could be closed in a reshuffle and amalgamation of parishes in Christchurch.

Children of other ethnic backgrounds include Cook Island Māori, Samoan, Tongan, Indian, Russian, Hungarian, Dutch, German, African, Korean, Japanese and Chinese.

The first school committee adopted the red, yellow and black colours of the Belgian flag as the school colours as a tribute to the bravery shown by that country in the 1914-1918 World War.

Designed by architects Warren and Mahoney and completed in 2003, The South Library provides 2400 square metres of space in a single story building.

[28] While it received temporary repairs following the 2011 earthquake, in 2022 it was decided to demolish and rebuild the library in 2024, at a projected cost of almost $25M.