December 2015 suburb report: rent, house prices and yield

See a breakdown of average house prices, average weekly rent and gross yield for three bedroom properties across Auckland in December 2015.

Compare to last month's figures

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Suburb breakdown

Auckland average

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Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Auckland average $850,929 $504 3.08%

Central Auckland

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Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Auckland Central $1,754,623 $838 2.48%

Central Suburbs

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Suburb Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Avondale $828,594 $462 2.90%
Blockhouse Bay $911,274 $475 2.71%
Epsom $1,433,321 $670 2.43%
Freemans Bay $1,512,500 $710 2.44%
Grafton $553,800 $690 6.48%
Greenlane $1,080,846 $588 2.83%
Grey Lynn $1,310,981 $697 2.76%
Herne Bay $1,121,000 $786 3.65%
Hillsborough $987,611 $500 2.63%
Mt Albert $1,042,031 $502 2.51%
Mt Eden $1,403,804 $662 2.45%
Mt Roskill $983,307 $484 2.56%
New Windsor $905,931 $483 2.77%
Newmarket $1,113,300 $757 3.53%
One Tree Hill $1,029,000 $549 2.77%
Onehunga $993,226 $532 2.79%
Ponsonby $1,531,900 $802 2.72%
Royal Oak $908,417 $537 3.07%
Sandringham $1,057,000 $553 2.72%
Three Kings $979,000 $546 2.90%
Waterview $1,206,000 $552 2.38%
Westmere $1,467,857 $745 2.64%

Eastern Suburbs

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Suburb Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Ellerslie $944,433 $545 3.00%
Glen Innes $903,067 $526 3.03%
Glendowie $1,271,423 $630 2.58%
Kohimarama $1,460,625 $658 2.34%
Meadowbank $1,030,182 $633 3.20%
Mission Bay $1,164,250 $716 3.20%
Mt Wellington $785,034 $487 3.23%
Orakei $2,110,000 $649 1.60%
Panmure $801,214 $481 3.12%
Parnell $1,260,917 $740 3.05%
Remuera $1,396,906 $684 2.55%
St Heliers $1,511,042 $711 2.45%
St Johns $984,833 $551 2.91%

Franklin/Manukau Rural

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Suburb Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Pokeno $810,625 $393 2.52%
Pukekohe $603,285 $408 3.52%
Tuakau $493,714 $375 3.95%
Waiuku $501,125 $379 3.93%

North Shore

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Suburb Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Albany $756,634 $550 3.78%
Beach Haven $745,690 $469 3.27%
Birkdale $748,654 $438 3.04%
Birkenhead $989,133 $528 2.78%
Browns Bay $825,808 $544 3.43%
Castor Bay $1,592,833 $604 1.97%
Dairy Flat $1,413,750 $542 2.00%
Devonport $1,342,653 $653 2.53%
Forrest Hill $1,036,451 $550 2.76%
Glenfield $761,206 $484 3.31%
Greenhithe $934,286 $589 3.28%
Mairangi Bay $1,199,267 $577 2.50%
Milford $1,254,909 $620 2.57%
Murrays Bay $1,362,750 $538 2.05%
Northcote Point $1,196,250 $632 2.75%
Rothesay Bay $1,035,500 $606 3.04%
Sunnynook $942,178 $518 2.86%
Takapuna $1,313,883 $623 2.46%
Torbay $840,449 $535 3.31%

Pakuranga/Howick

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Suburb Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Bucklands Beach $960,000 $498 2.70%
Cockle Bay $1,113,375 $490 2.29%
Dannemora $837,320 $564 3.50%
Highland Park $794,600 $492 3.22%
Howick $868,833 $511 3.06%
Northpark $916,000 $541 3.07%
Pakuranga $873,774 $472 2.81%

Rodney

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Suburb Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Arkles Bay $810,667 $496 3.18%
Army Bay $843,900 $474 2.92%
Gulf Harbour $629,057 $468 3.86%
Helensville $590,136 $406 3.58%
Manly $832,813 $486 3.04%
Orewa $831,960 $502 3.14%
Red Beach $794,190 $505 3.31%
Stanmore Bay $625,820 $473 3.93%
Waimauku $885,500 $480 2.82%
Warkworth $785,208 $456 3.02%
Wellsford 396,250 $338 4.44%

South Auckland

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Suburb Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Clendon Park $481,321 $419 4.53%
Conifer Grove $641,286 $468 3.80%
Favona $700,000 $409 3.04%
Flat Bush $706,870 $499 3.67%
Goodwood Heights $721,583 $500 3.60%
Mangere $564,015 $437 4.03%
Mangere Bridge $1,025,000 $459 2.33%
Manukau Central $564,722 $443 4.08%
Manurewa $569,584 $417 3.80%
Otahuhu $597,167 $421 3.67%
Otara $499,000 $428 4.46%
Papakura $570,822 $413 3.76%
Papatoetoe $682,761 $443 3.37%
Takanini $643,000 $447 3.61%
Wattle Downs $621,364 $474 3.96%
Weymouth $528,733 $427 4.20%

West Auckland

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Suburb Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Glen Eden $653,027 $431 3.43%
Glendene $718,227 $454 3.29%
Green Bay $952,750 $455 2.48%
Henderson $665,491 $456 3.56%
Hobsonville $1,044,000 $546 2.72%
Kelston $657,333 $437 3.46%
Massey $666,558 $450 3.51%
New Lynn $731,000 $446 3.17%
Ranui $611,114 $428 3.64%
Royal Heights $765,356 $483 3.28%
Sunnyvale $696,467 $448 3.35%
Swanson $816,429 $439 2.80%
Te Atatu South $731,387 $498 3.54%
Te Atatu Peninsula $793,076 $481 3.16%
Titirangi $807,971 $516 3.32%
West Harbour $899,692 $483 2.79%
Whenuapai $1,406,500 $498 1.84%

Source: Barfoot & Thompson analysis of its new and current tenancies as at 1 January 2016 and its sales over the last six months to beginning of January 2016 for three bedroom properties. Yield calculated using average sales price and average rental per week for three bedroom properties. Suburbs with less than four tenancies or four sales for three bedroom properties with Barfoot & Thompson are not included. Excludes Northland and Commercial. Three bedroom homes were chosen for the analysis as they represent the sized house most commonly bought and sold.

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