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Solway North NZ

Solway North is in Wellington, New Zealand, with population 2,610.

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.

$525/wk
1/04/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$580
$360
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.

What to check

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

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Median rent
$525/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D3 vs NZ
Population
2,610
3K local footprint
D7 vs NZ
Income
$37K/yr
Median personal income
D3 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 8
Higher deprivation
D8 vs NZ
Schools
3
matched school context

Area prices & affordability

Masterton District territorial authority · HUD Local Housing Statistics
Median sale price
$525K
+6.6% over 5yr
↓3.2%YoY
Lower quartile
$439K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
3,532
QV-based HPI
↓7.3%5yr
Income to buy
7.0x
Years of median income
Annual sales
482
Transactions, TA
Years of median household income to buy

Figures are for the Masterton 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 Solway North, not a Solway North-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Derived from this suburb's own tenancy-bond rent history
Rent cycle positionRents recovering
Low · 2020Peak · 2024

9.5% below peak rent · 75.0% above its low

Rent growth (compound)3-yr -1.1%/yr · 5-yr +7.8%/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
$37K personal · yr-23.6% 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

Ministry of Education
Total3
Students732
State : Integrated2
State1
  • Masterton IntermediateIntermediate · State
  • Solway CollegeSecondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated
  • Hadlow Preparatory SchoolFull Primary · State : Integrated

Livability

OSM · GTFS · schools + hospitals
86/ 100 livability index

Top 14% most liveable of 1,714New Zealand suburbs.

Everyday access0
Public transport73
Schools & hospitals88

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

Stats NZ building consents · 2026
Latest consents
2
2 houses · 0 units
↓50.0%YoY D6 vs NZ

Employment

Stats NZ Census 2023 vs 2018 (employed residents 15+)
Employed residents
1,290
Was 1,152 in 2018
↑12.0%vs 2018 D7 vs NZ

Full data detail

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

Solway North is a small suburb in Wellington with a population of 2,610 and a median age of 40. Median personal income is $37K 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 1,152 in 2018 to 1,290 in 2023 (+12.0%), 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 Solway North is $525 (525 houses, 380 units). This represents approximately 73% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Solway North: NZDep decile 8 (high deprivation); 3 schools with avg EQI 433; 11 transport stops (10 bus, 1 rail).

In 2026, Solway North recorded 2 building approvals (2 houses, 0 units), down 50% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability73%↓ Stretched
School QualityEQI 433· Average
DeprivationDecile 8↓ High
Transport Access11 stops· Some Access
Development-50%↓ Slowing
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$525
House · wk$525
Unit · wk$380
Rent / income73.4%
Lodgements48
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)2
Houses2
YoY change-50%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population2,610
Median age40
Household size—
HH income · yr—
Personal income · yr$37,200
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived8/10
NZDep score1037

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European2,121
Māori585
Asian150
Pacific Peoples138
MELAA9
Top industriesCensus 23
Retail Trade162
Manufacturing159
Construction153
Health Care and Social Assistance132
Education and Training93
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Rail stations1
Bus stops10
Solway Stationrail
Nearby in Wellington12
Douglas Park2,061Cameron and Soldiers Park2,205Solway South4,164Lansdowne West1,779Kuripuni1,653McJorrow Park1,806Whareama1,431Masterton Central642Kopuaranga1,011Lansdowne East3,021Ngaumutawa1,671Upper Plain1,263
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Strong evidence

Solway North has enough direct local evidence 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 · 11 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.

Solway North FAQ

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

    The median weekly rent in Solway North is $525/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 Solway North?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 73% 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 Solway North?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Solway North?

    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 Solway North 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.