January 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 January 2015.

Compare to last month's figures

For more information contact a property manager or to find out how much rent you can achieve, ask for a rental appraisal.

Suburb breakdown

Auckland average

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	Average sale price (3 bdrm)	Average rent per week (3 bdrm)	Gross yield
Auckland average	$705,236	$480	3.54%

Central Auckland

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Suburb	Average sale price (3 bdrm)	Average rent per week (3 bdrm)	Gross yield
Auckland Central	$689,187	$852	6.43%

Central Suburbs

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Suburb	Average sale price (3 bdrm)	Average rent per week (3 bdrm)	Gross yield
Avondale - Auckland	$655,036	$448	3.56%
Blockhouse Bay	$820,968	$460	2.91%
Epsom	$1,346,400	$646	2.50%
Greenlane	$801,550	$551	3.57%
Grey Lynn	$985,583	$672	3.54%
Herne Bay	$1,267,286	$798	3.27%
Hillsborough - Auckland City	$806,092	$489	3.15%
Mt Albert	$765,941	$482	3.27%
Mt Eden	$1,178,259	$640	2.82%
Mt Roskill	$742,091	$462	3.24%
New Windsor	$747,280	$454	3.16%
One Tree Hill	$792,688	$517	3.39%
Onehunga	$732,957	$503	3.57%
Ponsonby	$1,347,125	$748	2.89%
Royal Oak	$815,278	$512	3.26%
Sandringham	$903,882	$540	3.10%
Three Kings	$1,046,500	$536	2.66%
Waterview	$682,380	$476	3.63%
Westmere - Auckland	$1,226,286	$741	3.14%

Eastern Suburbs

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Suburb	Average sale price (3 bdrm)	Average rent per week (3 bdrm)	Gross yield
Ellerslie	$758,333	$520	3.57%
Glen Innes	$780,993	$490	3.26%
Glendowie	$1,083,286	$602	2.89%
Kohimarama	$994,889	$685	3.58%
Meadowbank	$965,846	$607	3.27%
Mission Bay	$1,470,500	$677	2.39%
Mt Wellington	$605,697	$454	3.90%
Orakei	$1,068,133	$680	3.31%
Panmure	$629,773	$459	3.79%
Parnell	$1,257,611	$715	2.95%
Point England	$688,091	$468	3.54%
Remuera	$1,244,680	$674	2.82%
St Heliers	$1,170,855	$675	3.00%
St Johns	$730,950	$480	3.42%

Franklin/Manukau Rural

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Suburb	Average sale price (3 bdrm)	Average rent per week (3 bdrm)	Gross yield
Clarks Beach	$587,250	$449	3.98%
Clevedon	$1,342,500	$473	1.83%
Pukekohe	$542,788	$383	3.67%
Tuakau	$424,350	$356	4.37%
Waiuku	$425,969	$356	4.34%

North Shore

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Suburb	Average sale price (3 bdrm)	Average rent per week (3 bdrm)	Gross yield
Albany	$724,750	$524	3.76%
Beach Haven	$604,864	$450	3.87%
Birkdale	$617,919	$441	3.72%
Birkenhead	$735,167	$524	3.71%
Browns Bay	$746,458	$527	3.67%
Castor Bay	$845,500	$545	3.35%
Dairy Flat	$2,037,500	$524	1.34%
Devonport	$1,120,251	$644	2.99%
Forrest Hill	$899,382	$533	3.08%
Glenfield	$630,934	$464	3.82%
Greenhithe	$1,228,000	$653	2.76%
Mairangi Bay	$885,895	$556	3.26%
Milford	$1,412,227	$567	2.09%
Murrays Bay	$955,257	$526	2.86%
Northcote Point	$1,002,500	$563	2.92%
Pinehill	$970,000	$518	2.78%
Rothesay Bay	$899,500	$587	3.39%
Sunnynook	$747,917	$508	3.54%
Takapuna	$1,141,455	$632	2.88%
Torbay	$689,088	$520	3.92%

Pakuranga/Howick

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Suburb	Average sale price (3 bdrm)	Average rent per week (3 bdrm)	Gross yield
Beachlands	$662,600	$453	3.55%
Bucklands Beach	$821,123	$496	3.14%
Cockle Bay	$742,800	$475	3.33%
Dannemora	$796,500	$535	3.49%
Highland Park	$678,000	$470	3.61%
Howick	$718,547	$490	3.55%
Northpark	$788,000	$504	3.33%
Pakuranga	$677,988	$449	3.44%

Rodney

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Suburb	Average sale price (3 bdrm)	Average rent per week (3 bdrm)	Gross yield
Arkles Bay	$640,573	$482	3.91%
Army Bay	$722,800	$431	3.10%
Gulf Harbour	$561,111	$455	4.21%
Helensville	$633,778	$378	3.10%
Kumeu	$1,427,600	$490	1.78%
Manly	$787,688	$462	3.05%
Orewa	$712,500	$481	3.51%
Parakai	$343,000	$405	6.14%
Red Beach	$692,105	$475	3.57%
Snells Beach	$502,500	$389	4.03%
Stanmore Bay	$617,450	$448	3.77%
Waimauku	$959,000	$425	2.30%
Warkworth	$584,250	$419	3.73%

South Auckland

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Suburb	Average sale price (3 bdrm)	Average rent per week (3 bdrm)	Gross yield
Alfriston	$513,800	$457	4.63%
Clendon Park	$330,560	$376	5.92%
Clover Park	$440,000	$422	4.99%
Conifer Grove	$467,071	$434	4.83%
Favona	$455,500	$411	4.69%
Flat Bush	$586,559	$458	4.06%
Mangere	$447,824	$401	4.65%
Mangere Bridge	$775,500	$436	2.92%
Manukau Central	$446,111	$424	4.94%
Manurewa	$408,786	$389	4.95%
Otahuhu	$503,895	$401	4.13%
Otara	$384,094	$410	5.55%
Papakura	$416,383	$370	4.62%
Papatoetoe	$550,764	$414	3.91%
Takanini	$446,667	$401	4.67%
Wattle Downs	$464,214	$428	4.79%
Weymouth	$405,083	$412	5.29%

West Auckland

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Suburb	Average sale price (3 bdrm)	Average rent per week (3 bdrm)	Gross yield
Glen Eden	$528,902	$410	4.03%
Glendene	$544,708	$424	4.05%
Green Bay	$602,000	$444	3.83%
Henderson	$535,616	$434	4.21%
Hobsonville	$673,250	$492	3.80%
Kelston	$530,362	$410	4.02%
Massey	$589,163	$425	3.75%
New Lynn	$610,205	$420	3.58%
Ranui	$434,248	$412	4.93%
Royal Heights	$576,168	$448	4.05%
Sunnyvale	$495,000	$412	4.33%
Swanson	$620,375	$449	3.76%
Te Atatu Peninsula	$670,250	$461	3.58%
Te Atatu South	$572,679	$438	3.98%
Titirangi	$643,438	$478	3.87%
Waitakere	$609,500	$494	4.22%
West Harbour	$666,656	$459	3.58%

Source: Barfoot & Thompson analysis of its new and current tenancies as at 1 February 2015 and its sales over the last six months to beginning of February 2015 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.

For more information contact a property manager or to find out how much rent you can achieve, ask for a rental appraisal.