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Redwoodtown East NZ

Redwoodtown East is in Marlborough, New Zealand, with population 2,817.

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$580/wk
1/04/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$613
$400
1/04/20211/01/2026
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Median rent
$580/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D5 vs NZ
Population
2,817
3K local footprint
D8 vs NZ
Income
$37K/yr
Median personal income
D3 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 6
Mid-range deprivation
D6 vs NZ
Schools
No matched schools

Area prices & affordability

Median sale price
$642K
+25.4% over 5yr
0.8%YoY
Lower quartile
$529K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
2,667
QV-based HPI
1.3%5yr
Income to buy
8.0x
Years of median income
Annual sales
1,010
Transactions, TA
Years of median household income to buy

Figures are for the Marlborough District territorial authority (as at 2026-02). 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 Redwoodtown East, not a Redwoodtown East-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Rent cycle positionRents at their peak
Low · 2021Peak · 2025

At / near its highest median rent on record

Rent growth (compound)3-yr +9.6%/yr · 5-yr +7.7%/yr

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

Personal income

$37K personal · yr-4.4% vs Marlborough suburb median

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.

Livability

8/ 100 livability index

Top 92% most liveable of 1,714New Zealand suburbs.

Everyday access63
Public transport0
Schools & hospitals0

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.

Building activity

Latest consents
0
0 houses · 0 units
100.0%YoY

Employment

Employed residents
1,425
Was 1,386 in 2018
2.8%vs 2018 D7 vs NZ

Full data detail

Redwoodtown East Marlborough — Property Data and Demographics

Redwoodtown East is a small suburb in Marlborough with a population of 2,817 and a median age of 41. Median personal income is $37K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. Marlborough population estimates moved +1.6% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +1.1% a year from 2018 to 2023, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 1,386 in 2018 to 1,425 in 2023 (+2.8%), 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 Redwoodtown East is $580 (580 houses, 400 units). This represents approximately 81% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Redwoodtown East: NZDep decile 6 (moderate deprivation).

In 2026, Redwoodtown East recorded 0 building approvals (0 houses, 0 units), down 100% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability81% Stretched
DeprivationDecile 6· Moderate
Development-100% Slowing
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$580
House · wk$580
Unit · wk$400
Rent / income81.1%
Lodgements42
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)0
YoY change-100%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population2,817
Median age41
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$37,200
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived6/10
NZDep score1001

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European2,313
Māori435
Asian201
Pacific Peoples168
MELAA51
Top industriesCensus 23
Manufacturing204
Retail Trade171
Construction150
Health Care and Social Assistance132
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing129
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining2
countdown1
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Redwoodtown East is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

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 · 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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · mixed acquisition · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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 Redwoodtown East 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 useful, but thinner than the strongest NZ suburb profiles.

Use it as a quick locality brief first, especially if you are comparing it against larger or more fully covered suburbs.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

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

BEST NEXT STEP
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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

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Stronger nearby reads

If Redwoodtown East feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before treating it as a full shortlist call.

Whitney East most similar
similar rent profile similar deprivation profile similar suburb scale

pop -400 · rent -$20/wk · income +$2K

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Waitohi (Marlborough District) most similar
similar rent profile similar deprivation profile similar suburb scale

pop +300 · rent -$120/wk · income -$5K

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Redwoodtown West most similar
similar rent profile similar deprivation profile similar suburb scale

pop -200 · rent -$70/wk · income -$2K

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Redwoodtown East FAQ

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

    The median weekly rent in Redwoodtown East is $580/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 Redwoodtown East?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 81% 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 Redwoodtown East?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Redwoodtown 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 Redwoodtown 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.