Our monthly Suburb Snapshot is designed to give you a quick and easy overview of how far $650,000 or less could take you in the current Auckland real estate market.
Each month we profile a home in New Lynn, Te Atatu South, Mt Wellington, Otahuhu and Glenfield.
It’s true – these properties probably won’t meet your criteria of a dream home, but what they do represent is an excellent stepping stone onto the Auckland property ladder.
Data has been sourced from Barfoot & Thompson and includes reports of sales made by most real estate agencies.
13 Golf Road, New Lynn
Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 Land area Freehold – 489 square metres Parking 2 off street
A mega do-up, inside and out! Original kitchen, modernised bathroom. The exterior and grounds are in need of serious attention. The home sits opposite a reserve.
Floor area 130 square metres according to Property Guru.
View original property listing with photos.
2/126 Te Atatu Road, Te Atatu South
Bedrooms 2 Bathroom 1 Land area 1 of 2 homes on a cross lease Parking Single garage
Another mega do-up. The home is original throughout, including the kitchen and bathroom (think textured, floral wallpaper). Grassy yard at the rear.
Floor area 70 square metres according to Property Guru.
View original property listing with photos.
3/12 Dinglebank Rd, Mt Wellington
Bedrooms 2 Bathroom 1 Land area 1 of 7 homes on a cross lease Parking 0
The home appears in reasonable but dated condition inside. The unit overlooks a common grassy area for residents. There is no allocated car park.
Floor area 70 square metres according to Property Guru.
View original property listing with photos.
590 Great South Rd, Otahuhu
Bedrooms 4 Bathroom 1 Land area Freehold – 670 square metres Parking Single garage
Dated inside however the kitchen and bathroom have been modernised.
The exterior and grounds look scruffy. Home sits on busy Great South Road at the road frontage.
Floor area 134 square metres according to Property Guru.
View property listing with photos.
I reckon this was a good buy for the purchaser!
103A Manuka Road, Glenfield - $518,000
If you’re a fan of Glenfield the market would have been tough to you in September. Of the twenty-two homes which sold, only one property sold for less than $650,000. And it appears to have been 400 square metre section.
Despite digging around I’ve been unable to find the original listing online, so we are going blind this month. It was perhaps what is called a ‘list and sell’, where the property is listed with an agency but sold before it hits the open market.
Be sure to check out our Suburb Snapshot next month for an update on Glenfield.
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