Skip to content
Suburb profile · Wellington · NZ

Ebdentown NZ

Ebdentown is in Wellington, New Zealand, with population 2,523.

The read

Livability-led

There are enough weaker signals here that you should expect trade-offs, not a clean local story. Compare it directly with stronger nearby suburbs before treating it as a preferred option.

$555/wk
1/04/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$650
$450
1/04/20211/01/2026
Median rent
$650/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D7 vs NZ
Population
2,523
3K local footprint
D7 vs NZ
Income
$40K/yr
Median personal income
D5 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 7
Mid-range deprivation
D7 vs NZ
Schools
1
matched school context

Area prices & affordability

Median sale price
$700K
+2.3% over 5yr
4.1%YoY
Lower quartile
$607K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
3,709
QV-based HPI
13.5%5yr
Income to buy
6.4x
Years of median income
Annual sales
792
Transactions, TA
Years of median household income to buy

Figures are for the Upper Hutt City 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 Ebdentown, not a Ebdentown-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Rent cycle positionRents at their peak
Low · 2020Peak · 2026

At / near its highest median rent on record

Rent growth (compound)3-yr +3.9%/yr · 5-yr +1.1%/yr

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

Personal income

$40K personal · yr-18.3% vs Wellington 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.

Schools

Total1
Students364
State1
  • Oxford Crescent SchoolContributing · State

Livability

35/ 100 livability index

Top 65% most liveable of 1,714New Zealand suburbs.

Everyday access0
Public transport50
Schools & hospitals29

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
6
2 houses · 4 units
80.6%YoY D8 vs NZ

Employment

Employed residents
1,284
Was 1,182 in 2018
8.6%vs 2018 D6 vs NZ

Full data detail

Ebdentown Wellington — Property Data and Demographics

Ebdentown is a small suburb in Wellington with a population of 2,523 and a median age of 41. Median personal income is $40K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. Wellington population estimates moved +0.8% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +0.8% 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 1,182 in 2018 to 1,284 in 2023 (+8.6%), 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 Ebdentown is $650 (650 houses, 483 units). This represents approximately 85% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Ebdentown: NZDep decile 7 (moderate deprivation); 1 school with avg EQI 447; 4 transport stops (4 bus).

In 2026, Ebdentown recorded 6 building approvals (2 houses, 4 units), down 80.6% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability85% Stretched
School QualityEQI 447· Average
DeprivationDecile 7· Moderate
Transport Access4 stops· Some Access
Development-81% Slowing
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$650
House · wk$650
Unit · wk$483
Rent / income84.9%
Lodgements48
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)6
Houses2
Units4
YoY change-80.6%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population2,523
Median age41
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$39,800
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived7/10
NZDep score1014

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European1,917
Māori459
Asian336
Pacific Peoples168
MELAA30
Top industriesCensus 23
Public Administration and Safety228
Construction153
Health Care and Social Assistance135
Retail Trade120
Professional, Scientific and Technical93
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops4
Shortlist workspace

Save suburbs here while you browse. Once the shortlist has two or more names, hand it straight into compare.

Current status
Add Ebdentown if it deserves a shortlist slot.

No saved NZ suburbs yet.

EMPTY SET

No saved suburbs yet. Start with one ranking or suburb page, then compare once you have two candidates.

Open rankings to save the first candidates.

Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Ebdentown 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 · 1 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 · 4 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.

Ebdentown FAQ

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

    The median weekly rent in Ebdentown is $650/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 Ebdentown?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 85% 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 Ebdentown?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Ebdentown 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 Ebdentown?

    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 Ebdentown 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.