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Epsom East NZ

Epsom East is in Auckland, New Zealand, with population 2,802.

The read

Livability-led

There are enough weaker signals here that you should expect trade-offs, not a clean local story. Compare it directly with stronger nearby suburbs before treating it as a preferred option.

$850/wk
1/04/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$860
$530
1/04/20211/01/2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Lower deprivation supports a livability-led read.

Median rent
$900/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D10 vs NZ
Population
2,802
3K local footprint
D8 vs NZ
Income
$53K/yr
Median personal income
D9 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 4
Mid-range deprivation
D4 vs NZ
Schools
1
matched school context

Area prices & affordability

Median sale price
$945K
+1.1% over 5yr
1.4%YoY
Lower quartile
$757K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
3,054
QV-based HPI
9.3%5yr
Income to buy
8.4x
Years of median income
Annual sales
23,116
Transactions, TA

Mortgage serviceability

at the 5.69% 2-year fixed rate
Monthly repayment
$4,383/mo
20% deposit, 30-year P&I
Repayment burden
47%
of gross household income
Stress level
Severe
<30% comfortable · >45% severe
Years to deposit
11.1 yrs
20% deposit at 15% savings

Monthly repayment by fixed term

Floating · 6.15%
$4,606
1-year fixed · 5.26%
$4,179
2-year fixed · 5.69%
$4,383
3-year fixed · 5.86%
$4,465

A territorial-authority estimate: the Auckland median sale price on a 20% deposit and 30-year loan, against the TA median household income implied by HUD's income-to-buy ratio, at RBNZ new-mortgage rates. A market-wide guide, not a Epsom East-specific or borrower-specific figure.

Price trend

1yr -2.9%5yr -11.8%
QV House Price Index (Jan 2007 = 1000)

QV House Price Index for the Auckland territorial authority (monthly, Jan 2007 = 1000). A valuation-based index of price movement over time — distinct from the actual median sale price above.

Years of median household income to buy

Figures are for the Auckland territorial authority (as at 2026-03). New Zealand has no free suburb-level sale-price series, so these are TA-wide medians from HUD Local Housing Statistics (LINZ District Valuation Roll + Stats NZ) — a market backdrop for Epsom East, not a Epsom East-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Rent cycle positionRents at their peak
Low · 2021Peak · 2026

At / near its highest median rent on record

Rent growth (compound)3-yr +3.3%/yr · 5-yr +9.9%/yr

Rent trend is derived from MBIE tenancy-bond medians and excludes suburbs with too few bonds to be reliable.

Personal income

$53K personal · yr+18.8% vs Auckland suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
393
$10,001-$20,000
192
$20,001-$30,000
276
$30,001-$50,000
300
$50,001-$70,000
420
$70,001-$100,000
396
$100,001 or more
483

Median individual income. NZ has no suburb-level household-income or sale-price data, so this is a personal-income benchmark, not a household-affordability measure. Distribution covers people aged 15+ with stated income; counts are randomly rounded to base 3.

Housing stock and tenure

Home ownership over three censuses-5.4pp since 2013
2013
63% owned
2018
60% owned
2023
58% owned

11.9% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

16% damp (-7pp vs 2018) and 15% with visible mould larger than A4 (-3pp vs 2018).

Investor-specific data (gearing, investor concentration) is not published for NZ suburbs — the tenure trend above is the available investor signal.

Population outlook

101,500 people · 2023110,400 by 2033 (+8.8%)

Stats NZ subnational projection (2023 base, medium series) for Albert-Eden Local Board — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,059
Total incidents100,370· 2026-05
  • Assault10,47534%
  • Burglary17,74757%
  • Robbery1,6495%
  • Sexual Assault1,1024%

Natural hazards

Earthquake exposure
Low
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
22.8 km
Waikopua Fault
Fault slip rate
Very Low
Higher = more active
Flood exposure
Low
Modelled flood plains (1% AEP)
Area in flood plain
2%
Share of suburb sampled

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Epsom East's centre to the nearest mapped active fault (GNS Science NZ Active Faults Database) — an area estimate, not a site-specific seismic assessment. NZ's full ground-shaking model (NSHM) is not available as a queryable map layer. Flood exposure is the share of an interior sample grid falling within Auckland Council's modelled flood plains (1% annual-exceedance-probability) — an estimate, not a property-level flood certificate. NZ publishes flood data per council; coverage here is Auckland only.

Short-term rentals

28
active listings · ~10.0 per 1,000 residents
39%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
71%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$270
median nightly (entire home)
7%
estimated occupancy
$13,128
estimated annual revenue (gross)

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Schools

Total1
Students0
Charter School1
  • Sisters United AcademySecondary (Year 9-15) · Charter SchoolZoned

1 of 1 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Livability

88/ 100 livability index

Top 12% most liveable of 1,902New Zealand suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 88% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access93
Public transport (13 stops)73
Schools & hospitals32

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within New Zealand suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Investment grade

Fgrade · 9/100 · top 91% of 65New Zealand districts
Peer distributionstronger than 9% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth5
Rental yield13
Stability44

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

District-level grade across New Zealand territorial authorities, combining 5-year price growth, rental yield (district median rent vs district median price), and stability (price-to-income level + affordability trajectory) via the same three-pillar method with an imbalance penalty. New Zealand has no free suburb-level prices, so this reflects your area's territorial authority. Within-New-Zealand relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Building activity

Latest consents
4
1 houses · 3 units
20.0%YoY D6 vs NZ

Employment

Employed residents
1,560
Was 1,329 in 2018
17.4%vs 2018 D8 vs NZ

Full data detail

Epsom East Auckland — Property Data and Demographics

Epsom East is a small suburb in Auckland with a population of 2,802 and a median age of 40. Median personal income is $53K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Asian, Māori. Auckland population estimates moved +1.0% in the year ended June 2025, after moving +2.5% in 2024, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 1,329 in 2018 to 1,560 in 2023 (+17.4%), which should be read as a census-to-census employment backdrop rather than a live jobs series. Te Waihanga's December 2025 Pipeline snapshot tracked over 12,000 NZ infrastructure initiatives, with more than 2,700 under construction and transport taking 52% of projected 2026 pipeline spend, which should be read as a broader national delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project list.

Median weekly rent in Epsom East is $900 (900 houses, 760 units). This represents approximately 88% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Epsom East: NZDep decile 4 (moderate deprivation); 1 school with avg EQI 532; 13 transport stops (13 bus).

In 2026, Epsom East recorded 4 building approvals (1 house, 3 units), down 20% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability88% Stretched
School QualityEQI 532 Below Average
DeprivationDecile 4· Moderate
Transport Access13 stops· Some Access
Development-20%· Steady
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$900
House · wk$900
Unit · wk$760
Rent / income88.0%
Lodgements93
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)4
Houses 25%Units 75%
YoY change-20%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population2,802
Median age40
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$53,200
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived4/10
NZDep score963

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European1,467
Asian1,203
Māori159
Pacific Peoples111
MELAA75
Top industriesCensus 23
Health Care and Social Assistance240
Professional, Scientific and Technical234
Education and Training114
Financial and Insurance111
Accommodation and Food108
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets2
Pharmacies2
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining16
TransportGTFS
Bus stops13
Hospitals · AucklandMoH
Auckland City HospitalPublic Hospital
Middlemore HospitalPublic Hospital
North Shore HospitalPublic Hospital
Waitakere HospitalPublic Hospital
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Epsom East for a first-pass decision.

NZ suburb pages combine Stats NZ, MBIE, MoE, GTFS, and pinned service coverage. The key difference is that some items are direct feeds, while others are fallback or snapshot layers.

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using MBIE bond data when present.

Treat current rent as a decision input, not as a guaranteed market quote.

HOSPITAL POSTURE
Hospital coverage comes from an official pinned snapshot.

This is a trusted coverage layer, but it is still a pinned snapshot rather than a live facility API.

TRANSPORT POSTURE
Transport is feed-based and depends on GTFS bundle coverage.

It is good for stop presence and local network context, but not a guarantee that every operator or schedule is equally current.

Data status
Weekly rent
MBIE rental bond data · 1/01/2026 · Bond market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Schools
MoE school directory · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · nightly
Available
Hospitals
Pinned Health NZ public hospital snapshot · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · mixed acquisition · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
NZ GTFS bundle · 13 matched stops
medium stability · mixed acquisition · snapshot · mixed
Available
Building consents
Stats NZ building consents CSV · 2026 · Annual release series
Available
Demographic baseline
Stats NZ Census 2023 · Population, income, and demographic baseline
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Available
Available means a direct local source is linked. Verify means the page is using a weaker fallback or coverage-only snapshot, especially Census rent fallback or pinned hospital coverage.

Epsom East FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the typical weekly rent in Epsom East?

    The median weekly rent in Epsom East is $900/wk, based on the MBIE market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  2. What does the rent signal say about Epsom East?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 88% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  3. What is the livability profile for Epsom East?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Epsom East show: Stretched, Below Average, Moderate. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Epsom East?

    Housing data comes from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ). Demographics are from Stats NZ Census 2023. Schools data uses the Ministry of Education Equity Index (EQI). The deprivation score uses NZDep2018. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Epsom East data updated?

    RBNZ macro data updates with each deploy. Demographics are from NZ Census 2023. School EQI scores are from the Ministry of Education latest release.