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Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) NZ

Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) is in Wellington, New Zealand, with population 2,409.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

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Median rent
Census rent fallback
Population
2,409
2K local footprint
D6 vs NZ
Income
$46K/yr
Median personal income
D7 vs NZ
NZDep
No deprivation index
Schools
No matched schools

Area prices & affordability

Median sale price
$705K
+1.4% over 5yr
2.9%YoY
Lower quartile
$611K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
3,724
QV-based HPI
13.1%5yr
Income to buy
6.4x
Years of median income
Annual sales
813
Transactions, TA

Mortgage serviceability

at the 5.69% 2-year fixed rate
Monthly repayment
$3,270/mo
20% deposit, 30-year P&I
Repayment burden
36%
of gross household income
Stress level
Stretched
<30% comfortable · >45% severe
Years to deposit
8.5 yrs
20% deposit at 15% savings

Monthly repayment by fixed term

Floating · 6.15%
$3,436
1-year fixed · 5.26%
$3,118
2-year fixed · 5.69%
$3,270
3-year fixed · 5.86%
$3,331

A territorial-authority estimate: the Upper Hutt City 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 Brentwood (Upper Hutt City)-specific or borrower-specific figure.

Price trend

1yr -2.6%5yr -19.2%
QV House Price Index (Jan 2007 = 1000)

QV House Price Index for the Upper Hutt City 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 Upper Hutt City 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 Brentwood (Upper Hutt City), not a Brentwood (Upper Hutt City)-specific sale price.

Personal income

$46K personal · yr-5.3% vs Wellington suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
291
$10,001-$20,000
183
$20,001-$30,000
237
$30,001-$50,000
300
$50,001-$70,000
330
$70,001-$100,000
306
$100,001 or more
246

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+2.1pp since 2013
2013
63% owned
2018
63% owned
2023
65% owned

4.7% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

19% damp (-6pp vs 2018) and 13% with visible mould larger than A4 (-4pp 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

47,100 people · 202349,900 by 2033 (+5.9%)

Stats NZ subnational projection (2023 base, medium series) for Upper Hutt City — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,008
Total incidents2,291· 2026-05
  • Assault31742%
  • Burglary38050%
  • Robbery294%
  • Sexual Assault365%

Natural hazards

Earthquake exposure
Very high
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
<1 km
Wellington Fault
Fault slip rate
High
Higher = more active

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Brentwood (Upper Hutt City)'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.

Short-term rentals

12
active listings · ~5.0 per 1,000 residents
100%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
92%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$206
median nightly (entire home)
19%
estimated occupancy
$15,157
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.

Livability

34/ 100 livability index

Top 66% most liveable of 1,902New Zealand suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 34% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (14 stops)77
Schools & hospitals0

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

Cgrade · 41/100 · top 59% of 65New Zealand districts
Peer distributionstronger than 41% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth6
Rental yield50
Stability88

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
7
2 houses · 5 units
82.1%YoY D7 vs NZ

Employment

Full data detail

Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) Wellington — Property Data and Demographics

Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) is a small suburb in Wellington with a population of 2,409 and a median age of 35. Median personal income is $46K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. Wellington population estimates moved +0.0% in the year ended June 2025, after moving +1.0% in 2024, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. 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.

Livability indicators for Brentwood (Upper Hutt City): 14 transport stops (14 bus).

In 2026, Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) recorded 7 building approvals (2 houses, 5 units), down 82.1% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Transport Access14 stops· Some Access
Development-82% Slowing
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)7
Houses 29%Units 71%
YoY change-82.1%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population2,409
Median age35
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$46,100
EthnicityCensus 23
European1,614
Māori519
Asian402
Pacific Peoples270
MELAA30
Top industriesCensus 23
Public Administration and Safety231
Construction138
Health Care and Social Assistance123
Professional, Scientific and Technical105
Manufacturing84
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops14
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Treat Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) as a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.

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
Stats NZ Census 2023 · No linked local rent source
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
Schools
MoE school directory · No linked local school matches
stable source · automated · every update · nightly
Missing
Hospitals
Pinned Health NZ public hospital snapshot · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · mixed acquisition · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
NZ GTFS bundle · 14 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) still carries enough real local context to help with NZ suburb discovery. It should still be read as a lighter locality brief, not as a fully covered suburb profile.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is missing a direct local rent signal.

That leaves the page relying more on Census and service context than on a stronger market read.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and deprivation index.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and deprivation index, so one sparse reading should not stand in for the whole suburb story.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to frame the locality, then compare or zoom back out.

Use the region hub, compare, or nearby better-covered suburbs first, before treating this as a complete market read.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

The page still has enough real suburb context to remain searchable, but some market and service layers are too light for a full-confidence read.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to frame the locality, then pressure-test the story with compare, the region hub, or a nearby better-covered suburb before treating it as complete.

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Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the livability profile for Brentwood (Upper Hutt City)?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) show: Some Access, Slowing. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  2. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Brentwood (Upper Hutt City)?

    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.

  3. How often is the Brentwood (Upper Hutt City) 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.