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Brentwood (Taupo District) NZ

Brentwood (Taupo District) is in Waikato, New Zealand, with population 2,178.

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$550/wk
1/04/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$750
$380
1/04/20211/01/2026
Why it fits

School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

Median rent
$550/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D4 vs NZ
Population
2,178
2K local footprint
D5 vs NZ
Income
$39K/yr
Median personal income
D4 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 7
Mid-range deprivation
D7 vs NZ
Schools
3
matched school context

Area prices & affordability

Median sale price
$750K
+28.6% over 5yr
1.1%YoY
Lower quartile
$604K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
2,751
QV-based HPI
13.6%5yr
Income to buy
8.9x
Years of median income
Annual sales
777
Transactions, TA

Mortgage serviceability

at the 5.69% 2-year fixed rate
Monthly repayment
$3,479/mo
20% deposit, 30-year P&I
Repayment burden
50%
of gross household income
Stress level
Severe
<30% comfortable · >45% severe
Years to deposit
11.9 yrs
20% deposit at 15% savings

Monthly repayment by fixed term

Floating · 6.15%
$3,655
1-year fixed · 5.26%
$3,317
2-year fixed · 5.69%
$3,479
3-year fixed · 5.86%
$3,543

A territorial-authority estimate: the Taupo District 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 (Taupo District)-specific or borrower-specific figure.

Price trend

1yr +0.6%5yr +7.6%
QV House Price Index (Jan 2007 = 1000)

QV House Price Index for the Taupo District 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 Taupo District 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 (Taupo District), not a Brentwood (Taupo District)-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Rent cycle positionRents easing
Low · 2020Peak · 2022

15.4% below peak rent · 41.0% above its low

Rent growth (compound)3-yr +4.8%/yr · 5-yr +4.1%/yr

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

Personal income

$39K personal · yr-9.4% vs Waikato suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
156
$10,001-$20,000
255
$20,001-$30,000
339
$30,001-$50,000
354
$50,001-$70,000
297
$70,001-$100,000
234
$100,001 or more
195

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+3.9pp since 2013
2013
75% owned
2018
77% owned
2023
79% owned

13.0% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

6% damp (-3pp vs 2018) and 4% with visible mould larger than A4 (-1pp 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

41,500 people · 202346,100 by 2033 (+11.1%)

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

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,056
Total incidents2,440· 2026-05
  • Assault30833%
  • Burglary56460%
  • Robbery323%
  • Sexual Assault404%

Natural hazards

Earthquake exposure
High
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
2.8 km
Karapiti Fault

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Brentwood (Taupo District)'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

61
active listings · ~28.0 per 1,000 residents
79%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
46%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$400
median nightly (entire home)
17%
estimated occupancy
$19,309
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

Total3
Students1,691
State2
State : Integrated1
  • Upper Hutt CollegeSecondary (Year 9-15) · StateZoned
  • Fergusson Intermediate (Trentham)Intermediate · StateZoned
  • St Patrick's Catholic School (Taupo)Full Primary · State : Integrated

2 of 3 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Livability

73/ 100 livability index

Top 27% most liveable of 1,902New Zealand suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 73% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access38
Public transport (6 stops)39
Schools & hospitals89

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

Dgrade · 25/100 · top 75% of 65New Zealand districts
Peer distributionstronger than 25% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth70
Rental yield19
Stability14

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.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Cheaper to rent

lower weekly rent · cross-TA

Higher income

personal median · cross-TA

Less deprived

lower NZDep decile · cross-TA

Alternatives are similar-rent suburbs (0.6–1.6x this suburb's median rent) in other territorial authorities that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Building activity

Employment

Employed residents
2,364
Was 2,061 in 2018
14.7%vs 2018 D10 vs NZ

Full data detail

Brentwood (Taupo District) Waikato — Property Data and Demographics

Brentwood (Taupo District) is a small suburb in Waikato with a population of 2,178 and a median age of 50. Median personal income is $39K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. Waikato population estimates moved +1.0% in the year ended June 2025, after moving +2.0% in 2024, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 2,061 in 2018 to 2,364 in 2023 (+14.7%), 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 Brentwood (Taupo District) is $550 (550 houses, 473 units). This represents approximately 74% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Brentwood (Taupo District): NZDep decile 7 (moderate deprivation); 3 schools with avg EQI 442; 6 transport stops (6 bus).

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability74% Stretched
School QualityEQI 442· Average
DeprivationDecile 7· Moderate
Transport Access6 stops· Some Access
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$550
House · wk$550
Unit · wk$473
Rent / income73.9%
Lodgements36
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population2,178
Median age50
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$38,700
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived7/10
NZDep score1013

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European1,788
Māori363
Asian207
Pacific Peoples51
MELAA21
Top industriesCensus 23
Retail Trade144
Construction105
Accommodation and Food105
Professional, Scientific and Technical93
Health Care and Social Assistance93
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining2
TransportGTFS
Bus stops6
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Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Brentwood (Taupo District) 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 · 3 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 · 6 matched stops
medium stability · mixed acquisition · snapshot · mixed
Available
Building consents
Stats NZ building consents CSV · No linked building consents series
Missing
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.

Brentwood (Taupo District) FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the typical weekly rent in Brentwood (Taupo District)?

    The median weekly rent in Brentwood (Taupo District) is $550/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 Brentwood (Taupo District)?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 74% 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 Brentwood (Taupo District)?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Brentwood (Taupo District) show: Stretched, Average, Moderate. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Brentwood (Taupo District)?

    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 Brentwood (Taupo District) 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.