Auckland Suburb guide for renting (with prices)

[@nosleeplisa]

Thank you for the info! It’s always nice to get some insider opinions on what’s what.

[@moonpoolart]

It is wild for me to hear you talk about what you consider a “safe area.” You made the comment of, “this is a safe area… I could leave my door unlocked.” In the US what I consider to be a “safe area” is I can walk down the street at night as a woman without fear of being attacked or shot 😳

[@bebisibeb]

At least most states in the US allow you to carry... Here in NZ, your life is worth nothing to the criminal justice system because we gotta be nice and compassionate.

[@1kanchin]

You have to visit the Nice suburbs of Hobsonville Point and Hobsonville. Lot of Newer houses here. Good motorway connectivity to both North shore and West Auckland. There are ferries to the City (one from Hobsonville Point, another from West Harbour)

[@petersmith2040]

The prices you mentioned in this video was before the huge increase in property prices in Auckland during the global Covid pandemic. Viewers must assume that rental prices are much higher now in Jan of 2021.

[@yukilin3386]

It’s lower in 2023.

[@pinyuchen7328]

Thanks for sharing, it's really helpful to know more about living in Auckland

[@dimuthranasinghe80]

Thank you . Very useful to stay away from danger

[@psicodiario]

This is a great guide! We are looking to live there, and this was incredibly helpful! Thank you very much!

[@Catherinee]

Glad it was helpful!

[@826roo]

torbay/brownsbay is safe but expensive and close too beach

[@thebigaverage-jordanspeck9045]

Where did you end up.. did you move with a family. Any kids ?. I'm looking for a family friendly safe area as security is very important to us. We are from south Africa which is very unsafe so we really want to feel secure for once in our lives

[@soanemoa2191]

You forgot to mention Mangere bridge is very low key and sleepy area, expensive but very central to both the city and the airport

[@user-cs1wu7ub8t]

Flatbush is a good area but the problem is that the houses a very close to each other. My friend lives there and said that at night when its quiet he can hear his neighbor flatulate every night since all the houses in that area being built so close to each other. The other thing is the parking, there are 6 plus bedroom homes with only a double garage and you'll be lucky to get one where you have space for a couple of more cars or even 1 to park on your property and to make it worse theres no off street parking. Cant park on the road and some can park on only one side of the road. Big houses with alot of parking issues and the houses being built very very close to each other and asking for over a million dollars not worh it.

[@morsidin]

Hope you have new video for updated rates for 2024 :)

[@ShellB411]

This was a great Vid. Could you do a similar one to update in 2024-25, please!

[@jordaircooke7618]

I got homesick when you mentioned Glen Eden, my hometown I've been away to long!!!

[@user-cs1wu7ub8t]

You missed Takapuna, Warkworth, Orewa, Westgate, Hobsonville,West Harbour, Titirangi, New Lynn, and how can you miss Pukekohe and theres more. Working class trades people live all over Auckland not jus West Auckland. Overall it had some good information and enjoyed it. Thanks.

[@kingsleyduah]

Useful video. Thanks

[@paidawson3487]

Move to otara everyone!! lovely place to retire and grow old. 😍😍😍😍😍😁😁😁👍

[@Catherinee]

chur

[@bretp21]

Very helpful! Thank you so much for doing this.

[@Catherinee]

Glad it was helpful!

[@amigoranjan]

Hi, useful video and thanks for sharing. I will be studying at AIS, Mt Albert and prefer to homestay but open to sharing as well. Considering part time job situation, which area do you recommend and if you can do a walking tour, it will be of great help!👍

[@Catherinee]

Hey .I think it depends on what you’re looking for. Personally I have had good and bad experiences staying with host families, but it is good for experiencing the culture. However if you find a house with NZ flatmates that would be good as well . unfortunately I don’t live in NZ at the moment so I can’t make any videos there

[@docimma]

So helpful! I hope to connect with you once I relo to NZ… Hopeful for Sponsorship Visa soon with my company. Visited in 2016 and toured in camper-van for a month. Fell in love w NZ. 1) Please post some house rental websites to use. 2) Best school districts? High School. 3) EV charging stations?

[@User-kjxklyntrw]

Catherine how much the price piece of land for living in newzealand suburbs near city (only land price)

[@Catherinee]

It depends on the size of the land 🤠 I recommend looking at www.realestate.co.nz/

[@user-cs1wu7ub8t]

Over 500k for 500squuare meters or less. It's better to buy a section which has a rundown property so you can get rid of the house subdivide it build 2houses on it and either sell one or put it out on rent and live in the other one.

[@gbosqueh]

This is indeed a nice guide but the medium prices are really outdated. Auckland became such an expensive city to live when it comes to rent/buy property.

[@angrytoilet24real98]

Prices are inflated right how due to covid they will probably go down in a couple of years

[@gbosqueh]

@@angrytoilet24real98 with all respect, such an illusion. Prices were high before covid. They are the way the are cause of the market. Housing is no longer seen as a right, it's a stock. Our families have to compete with multi-million foreign investors for the very few available houses.

[@Kay2be2mr]

So wait! If you have to pay rent every week does that mean most jobs pay weekly too??

[@Catherinee]

kinda depends, but for most retail/hospo places yes we do get paid weekly :)

[@826roo]

It's on average about $420+ a week rent for a 1 to 2 bedroom house , some places pay monthly some pay fortnightly and some pay weekly just depends on your job and where your work and what your work title is 😊

[@ElisaTayler]

I get paid monthly and my fiancé gets paid fortnightly. We both work corporate jobs

[@aumlanguha9328]

This was a great guide... thanks a ton...

[@Catherinee]

You're welcome!

[@LordandGodofYouTube]

I've been offered a job in Auckland (Albany). I'll be moving from Australia and I am concerned that as a single person who doesn't want to share a house, live in a flat in someone's back yard, rough suburbs, or have to drive more than 30 minutes each way to and from work that I am going to struggle with the cost of living, my income before tax will be just under 80k a year. The company who is offering me the job isn't offering me much advice on where to live over there which I find concerning. Am I freaking out about nothing or should I be worried? I don't want to be spending half of my wages on rent.

[@Catherinee]

well I'm no expert but if you want a one bedroom apartment around Albany, it will be around $450NZD a week (the further from the city the more space you can get) which is about a third of your salary, so I think you could afford it.

[@LordandGodofYouTube]

@@Catherinee Thanks Catherine 😊

[@neversayneveragain3748]

@@LordandGodofKZbin hope you didn't come to this bloody place called Auckland

[@francorojas7828]

@@neversayneveragain3748 why? i ask because I've been taking a look to the city and it looks nice, except for the high cost of living

[@Ocy345Vidz]

​@@francorojas7828Hard to get around and too spread out. Lived in Auckland for 16 years, traffic congestion is getting worse and worse.

[@ducminh7568]

Bought a house in South Massey, not sure if it a good suburb

[@amypeng6308]

thank you so much 🌹

[@adamhilyer7179]

Do you know a valid website to check rentals? Where I can edit the bedroom amount and different suburbs? I'd love to come and would need a good site to check. Thanks.

[@Catherinee]

Hey I’d suggest trademe

[@zionwashington6280]

Appreciate the information 😊Any Australians live in Auckland?

[@Catherinee]

yess, I know a few ahah

[@Kay2be2mr]

@Praveen Kumar So I see that this is what you like to do for fun. Just ridicule every question everyone has on this page? Tsk tsk. Says a hell of a lot more negativity about you, than any of these people. Bitter bitter man.

[@826roo]

Auckland is very culturally deverse we have many different cultural, religions and ethnicity I'm sure there's alot of Australians too 😉

[@brisakeizer4050]

Thanks!

[@Saprimentozz_Big_trap]

I would like to live New Zealand

[@Catherinee]

Do it :)

[@Saprimentozz_Big_trap]

@@Catherinee I do not know this is how it

[@Saprimentozz_Big_trap]

I don't know how this do it

[@AlexGunner-yv7im]

Don't. Stay in your country

[@DebMackey1]

Good info!

[@nusrat083]

Thank you so much!!

[@Catherinee]

No worries!

[@slaytonhomesolutions1163]

Need update for 2023

[@anagonyaowusu3119]

Would you happen to have an estimate for property on waiheke island and one important thing you might've forgotten to mention is that is this all in USD$?

[@Catherinee]

Hi, I did mention that all prices are in New Zealand Dollars 0:20, In terms of Waiheke ... This article says the median is around the $1 million mark, (NZD) www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2020/01/latest-reinz-data-shows-holiday-home-hotspots-have-dropped-in-price.html#:~:text=On%20Waiheke%20Island%2C%20the%20median,a%20fall%20of%2011%20percent.

[@anagonyaowusu3119]

@@Catherinee Oop! Nvm, thank you! To be honest though medical care and education is SO expensive that most middle and working class americans can afford to live nearly anywhere

[@TheRunkFam]

Depending on how the US election goes... we may be moving here! Great video!

[@Catherinee]

ahahh best of luck!

[@826roo]

It's super expensive so... Just be aware off high prices for everything

[@runranrun7979]

If you are left wing please don't come.

[@steveirungu3132]

Dear Lord Jesus Christ please provide resources to travel to India to study and play Cricket and New Zealand to buy property in Jesus name Amen 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 by Steve Irungu Jermaine

[@HL1334]

How much for studio in onehunga

[@Catherinee]

ahahha idk mate, probably need to do your own research there.

[@Kay2be2mr]

@Praveen Kumar and here you are again with the insults. You should really look into that. Who hurt you? Who made you this way? You should really consider a hobby. Preferably a calming one.

[@Kay2be2mr]

@Praveen Kumar apparently you do care.

[@davecooke7673]

Oh the comments are on can Europeans get a job working on tv with a tattoo or just Maori

[@Kiwiboy1929]

Otara millionaires club

[@Catherinee]

Churrr

[@steveirungu3132]

My greatest desire is to have property outside Kenya ie New Zealand in Jesus name Amen 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 by Steve Irungu Jermaine

[@peternorton3399]

Don t live in NZ

[@Catherinee]

where should i live?