February 2018 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 February 2018.

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Suburb breakdown

Auckland average

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Average sale price (3 bedroom) Average rent per week (3 bedroom) Gross yield
Auckland average $920,234 $552 3.13%

Central Auckland

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Suburb Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
City Centre $1,215,625 $933 4.01%

Central Suburbs

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Suburb Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Avondale $903,200 $513 2.97%
Blockhouse Bay $1,049,107 $533 2.66%
Epsom $1,926,255 $714 1.94%
Greenlane $1,171,864 $651 2.90%
Grey Lynn $1,571,244 $766 2.55%
Hillsborough $954,656 $546 2.99%
Mt Albert $1,172,083 $562 2.50%
Mt Eden $1,413,000 $716 2.65%
Mt Roskill $888,600 $540 3.17%
New Windsor $932,407 $545 3.06%
One Tree Hill $1,127,000 $601 2.79%
Onehunga $917,909 $590 3.36%
Ponsonby $2,008,200 $846 2.20%
Royal Oak $1,289,000 $596 2.42%
Sandringham $1,221,918 $609 2.61%
Three Kings $943,000 $642 3.56%
Waterview $813,000 $562 3.61%
Westmere $2,000,000 $764 2.00%

Eastern Suburbs

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Suburb Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Ellerslie $1,079,636 $600 2.90%
Glen Innes $1,159,563 $567 2.56%
Glendowie $1,662,818 $663 2.08%
Kohimarama $1,432,286 $754 2.75%
Meadowbank $1,182,917 $642 2.84%
Mt Wellington $880,253 $544 3.23%
Panmure $862,750 $533 3.23%
Parnell $977,167 $803 4.29%
Remuera $1,679,191 $754 2.35%
St Heliers $1,241,839 $750 3.16%
Stonefields $1,233,000 $787 3.34%

Franklin/Manukau Rural

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Suburb Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Pukekohe $662,585 $439 3.46%
Tuakau $483,433 $399 4.31%
Waiuku $628,513 $422 3.51%

North Shore

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Suburb Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Albany $997,941 $595 3.12%
Beach Haven $847,225 $533 3.29%
Belmont $1,345,167 $677 2.63%
Birkdale $788,727 $516 3.42%
Birkenhead $1,150,731 $573 2.60%
Browns Bay $939,870 $567 3.15%
Castor Bay $1,019,700 $650 3.33%
Devonport $1,492,767 $738 2.58%
Forrest Hill $1,024,550 $604 3.08%
Glenfield $837,581 $530 3.31%
Mairangi Bay $1,156,286 $627 2.83%
Milford $1,352,500 $635 2.45%
Northcote Point $1,399,600 $788 2.94%
Rothesay Bay $1,134,250 $643 2.96%
Sunnynook $1,076,500 $585 2.84%
Takapuna $1,493,100 $681 2.38%
Torbay $932,820 $561 3.14%

Pakuranga/Howick

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Suburb Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Bucklands Beach $1,193,218 $543 2.38%
Dannemora $1,042,111 $604 3.03%
Howick $960,543 $549 2.99%
Maraetai $1,269,750 $522 2.15%
Northpark $1,038,686 $591 2.97%
Pakuranga $1,004,154 $512 2.66%

Rodney

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Suburb Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Gulf Harbour $703,500 $519 3.86%
Helensville $658,375 $475 3.77%
Manly $860,100 $527 3.20%
Orewa $973,750 $549 2.95%
Red Beach $833,318 $549 3.44%
Silverdale $846,000 $633 3.91%
Stanmore Bay $709,423 $512 3.77%
Warkworth $787,889 $511 3.39%

South Auckland

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Suburb Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Alfriston $624,700 $497 4.16%
Clendon Park $487,167 $473 5.08%
Flat Bush $796,250 $539 3.53%
Mangere $606,700 $487 4.19%
Manurewa $596,590 $476 4.17%
Otahuhu $653,636 $481 3.85%
Otara $513,722 $475 4.83%
Papakura $614,333 $464 3.95%
Papatoetoe $770,411 $501 3.40%
Takanini $602,800 $509 4.41%
Wattle Downs $683,688 $524 4.01%
Weymouth $621,938 $472 3.96%

West Auckland

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Suburb Average sale price (3 bdrm) Average rent per week (3 bdrm) Gross yield
Glen Eden $721,589 $479 3.47%
Glendene $686,125 $492 3.75%
Henderson $691,522 $495 3.74%
Kelston $711,000 $488 3.59%
Laingholm $753,500 $556 3.85%
Massey $688,090 $477 3.62%
New Lynn $766,961 $504 3.43%
Ranui $651,732 $463 3.72%
Royal Heights $691,847 $529 3.99%
Sunnyvale $784,958 $489 3.26%
Swanson $758,833 $499 3.43%
Te Atatu Peninsula $926,715 $520 2.93%
Te Atatu South $803,789 $502 3.26%
Titirangi $829,550 $543 3.42%
West Harbour $798,917 $530 3.47%

Source: Barfoot & Thompson analysis of its new and current tenancies as at 1 March 2018 and its sales over the last six months to beginning of March 2018 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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