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Linden NZ

Linden is in Wellington, New Zealand, with population 3,324.

The read

Growth-momentum

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.

$595/wk
1/04/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$690
$430
1/04/20211/01/2026
Why it fits

Approvals activity points to active development pressure. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Higher deprivation should be treated as a local-context caution.

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Median rent
$600/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D6 vs NZ
Population
3,324
3K local footprint
D9 vs NZ
Income
$44K/yr
Median personal income
D7 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 8
Higher deprivation
D8 vs NZ
Schools
2
matched school context

Area prices & affordability

Wellington City territorial authority · HUD Local Housing Statistics
Median sale price
$850K
-2.8% over 5yr
↓1.2%YoY
Lower quartile
$702K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
2,544
QV-based HPI
↓19.3%5yr
Income to buy
6.4x
Years of median income
Annual sales
2,398
Transactions, TA

Mortgage serviceability

at the 5.69% 2-year fixed rate
Monthly repayment
$3,942/mo
20% deposit, 30-year P&I
Repayment burden
35%
of gross household income
Stress level
Stretched
<30% comfortable · >45% severe
Years to deposit
8.5 yrs
20% deposit at 15% savings

Monthly repayment by fixed term

Floating · 6.15%
$4,143
1-year fixed · 5.26%
$3,759
2-year fixed · 5.69%
$3,942
3-year fixed · 5.86%
$4,016

A territorial-authority estimate: the Wellington City 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 Linden-specific or borrower-specific figure.

Price trend

1yr -3.1%5yr -23.8%
QV House Price Index (Jan 2007 = 1000)

QV House Price Index for the Wellington City 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 Wellington City 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 Linden, not a Linden-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Derived from this suburb's own tenancy-bond rent history
Rent cycle positionRents recovering
Low · 2022Peak · 2021

8.5% below peak rent · 38.4% above its low

Rent growth (compound)3-yr +2.0%/yr · 5-yr -1.8%/yr

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

Personal income

Stats NZ Census · median individual · annual
$44K personal · yr-9.4% vs Wellington suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
414
$10,001-$20,000
282
$20,001-$30,000
330
$30,001-$50,000
420
$50,001-$70,000
429
$70,001-$100,000
375
$100,001 or more
378

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

Stats NZ Census 2013-2023
Home ownership over three censuses-2.5pp since 2013
2013
60% owned
2018
59% owned
2023
58% owned

4.4% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

24% damp (-4pp vs 2018) and 20% with visible mould larger than A4 (-4pp 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

Stats NZ projections · Wellington City · medium series
209,800 people · 2023218,100 by 2033 (+4.0%)

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

Crime

Wellington City · Territorial Authority
Rate · per 100k5,786
Total incidents11,727· 2026-05
  • Assault1,52243%
  • Burglary1,68248%
  • Robbery1284%
  • Sexual Assault1825%

Natural hazards

Earthquake & flood exposure estimates
Earthquake exposure
High
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
1.0 km
Ohariu Fault
Fault slip rate
Moderate
Higher = more active

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Linden'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

Inside Airbnb
2
active listings · ~0.6 per 1,000 residents
100%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
0%
run by multi-listing operators

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

Ministry of Education
Total2
Students109
State2
  • Linden SchoolContributing · State
  • He Huarahi TamarikiTeen Parent Unit · State

Livability

OSM · GTFS · schools + hospitals
79/ 100 livability index

Top 21% most liveable of 1,902New Zealand suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 79% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access60
Public transport (12 stops)68
Schools & hospitals70

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

Composite · growth · yield · stability
Dgrade · 27/100 · top 73% of 65New Zealand districts
Peer distributionstronger than 27% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth0
Rental yield45
Stability89

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

Similar-rent suburbs in other territorial authorities that rate higher on a metric.

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

Stats NZ building consents · 2026
Latest consents
28
0 houses · 28 units
↑64.7%YoY D10 vs NZ

Employment

Stats NZ Census 2023 vs 2018 (employed residents 15+)
Employed residents
1,752
Was 1,710 in 2018
↑2.5%vs 2018 D9 vs NZ

Full data detail

Stats NZ Census 2023 · MBIE · MoE · NZDep2023
Linden Wellington — Property Data and Demographics

Linden is a small suburb in Wellington with a population of 3,324 and a median age of 34. Median personal income is $44K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Asian, Māori. Wellington population estimates moved +0.0% in the year ended June 2025, after moving +1.0% in 2024, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 1,710 in 2018 to 1,752 in 2023 (+2.5%), 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 Linden is $600 (600 houses, 468 units). This represents approximately 71% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Linden: NZDep decile 8 (high deprivation); 2 schools with avg EQI 534; 12 transport stops (11 bus, 1 rail).

In 2026, Linden recorded 28 building approvals (0 houses, 28 units), up 64.7% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability71%↓ Stretched
School QualityEQI 534↓ Below Average
DeprivationDecile 8↓ High
Transport Access12 stops· Some Access
Development+65%↑ Accelerating
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$600
House · wk$600
Unit · wk$468
Rent / income70.7%
Lodgements45
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)28
Units28
YoY change+64.7%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population3,324
Median age34
Household size—
HH income · yr—
Personal income · yr$44,100
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived8/10
NZDep score1039

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European1,890
Asian774
Māori591
Pacific Peoples495
MELAA99
Top industriesCensus 23
Public Administration and Safety255
Construction195
Professional, Scientific and Technical180
Health Care and Social Assistance171
Retail Trade162
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining3
TransportGTFS
Rail stations1
Bus stops11
Linden Stationrail
Nearby in Wellington12
Kilbirnie Central2,613Vivian West3,240Berhampore3,693Johnsonville Central2,853Tawa North3,192Wellington Central3,018Newtown South3,588Kilbirnie East2,088Newtown North2,166Miramar South3,381Newtown West3,372Mount Cook East2,646
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Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Linden 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 · 2 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 · 12 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.

Linden FAQ

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

    The median weekly rent in Linden is $600/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 Linden?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 71% 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 Linden?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Linden show: Stretched, Below Average, High. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Linden?

    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 Linden 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.

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