Property for rent in Herne Bay, Auckland
Houses, townhouses, apartments and sections, farms and lifestyle blocks, and commercial and industrial sites for rent in Herne Bay, Auckland, each listing beside what the property would rent for, its title, school zones and running costs.
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About Herne Bay
Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.82m and four-bedroom homes for $3.46m. Homes sold for a median $15,667 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Herne Bay change hands every 8.9 years on median, against 8.9 across Auckland and 7.9 nationally. About 3.3% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Schools zoned for Herne Bay
- Bayfield Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Ponsonby Primary Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
- Ponsonby Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
- Auckland Girls' Grammar Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
- Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōreasecondary · Years 9-15
Herne Bay house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Herne Bay's median sale price over the last twelve months was $2.45m, across 49 sales, up 1% on the twelve months before. Across Auckland it was $1.0m.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Auckland median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | $2,755,000 | $15,667 | $5,780 | $995,000 |
| 2025 | 66 | $2,050,000 | $16,060 | $5,456 | $999,350 |
| 2024 | 48 | $3,246,000 | $16,071 | $4,975 | $1,000,000 |
| 2023 | 41 | $2,780,000 | $15,282 | $4,796 | $990,000 |
| 2022 | 54 | $2,935,000 | $17,121 | $6,629 | $1,120,000 |
| 2021 | 88 | $3,110,000 | $18,588 | $5,534 | $1,135,000 |
| 2020 | 77 | $2,620,000 | $15,389 | $4,638 | $940,000 |
| 2019 | 69 | $1,852,000 | $13,699 | $3,710 | $856,250 |
| 2018 | 79 | $1,735,000 | $14,851 | $4,159 | $860,000 |
| 2017 | 57 | $1,600,000 | $13,043 | $4,282 | $865,000 |
| 2016 | 82 | $2,202,500 | $13,403 | $3,559 | $831,500 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Herne Bay, down 2% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Herne Bay
Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.21m, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.82m, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $3.46m, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $9.37m.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 148 | $850k | 4 | — | $16,275 |
| 2 | 225 | $1.13m | 10 | $1.21m | $12,878 |
| 3 | 290 | $2.61m | 11 | $1.82m | $13,608 |
| 4 | 442 | $3.75m | 12 | $3.46m | $16,958 |
| 5+ | 213 | $6.15m | 7 | $9.37m | $21,168 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Herne Bay sold for a median $15,667 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Auckland: $7,727); the land under houses sold for an estimated $5,195 per square metre (Auckland: $1,745). A sale price is not split between land and house, so the land figure gives the land the council's share of each sale — the land value as a part of the capital value at the last revaluation.
Recent sales in Herne Bay
- 3/24 Hamilton Road$1,320,00027 Aug 2026 · 3 bed · 97 m² floor
- 2/29 Sentinel Road$898,00010 Aug 2026 · 66 m² floor
- 1/2 Herne Bay Road$610,00024 Jun 2026 · 2 bed · 59 m² floor · 81 m² land
- 2/105 Sarsfield Street$8,000,00017 Jun 2026 · 2 bed · 176 m² floor
- 308 Jervois Road$4,300,0008 Jun 2026 · 4 bed · 251 m² floor · 715 m² land
- 101/2 Lawrence Street$1,925,0006 Jun 2026 · 2 bed · 90 m² floor
- 2/26A West End Road$822,0004 Jun 2026 · 2 bed · 59 m² floor · 264 m² land
- 19A Argyle Street$6,250,00024 May 2026 · 270 m² floor · 245 m² land
- 14/8 Hamilton Road$1,212,50019 May 2026 · 2 bed · 104 m² floor
- 2/2 Herne Bay Road$790,00013 May 2026 · 2 bed · 64 m² floor · 81 m² land
- 11 Stack Street$7,650,0009 May 2026 · 5 bed · 371 m² floor · 646 m² land
- 10 Upton Street$3,150,0008 May 2026 · 4 bed · 162 m² floor · 409 m² land
How long owners stay in Herne Bay
Homes in Herne Bay change hands every 8.9 years on median, against 8.9 across Auckland and 7.9 nationally.
By kind: houses 11.5 years, units & townhouses 7.4 years, apartments 7.9 years.
Time between a home's sales, for homes that resold in the last five years. A home not sold since our records begin is not counted, so owners who stay longest are under-represented.
Who lives in Herne Bay
About 3,255 people lived in Herne Bay at the 2023 census (down 8% since 2018); their median age was about 48 (Auckland: 37); 65% of households owned their home (Auckland: 57%).
Age
- 30-64 years49%
- 65 years and over21%
- 15-29 years16%
- Under 15 years13%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)61%
- One-person household32%
- Other multi-person household6%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)1%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European90%
- Asian8%
- Māori8%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African3%
- Pacific Peoples2%
- Other Ethnicity1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand74%
- United Kingdom and Ireland9%
- Asia4%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)3%
- Australia3%
- North America3%
- Middle East and Africa2%
- Other1%
Household income
- $200,001 or more40%
- $100,001-$150,00015%
- $150,001-$200,00013%
- $70,001-$100,00011%
- $50,001-$70,0006%
- $30,001-$50,0006%
- $20,001-$30,0006%
- $20,000 or less4%
Dwellings
- Joined dwelling50%
- Separate house48%
- Non-private dwelling1%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification27%
- Post-graduate and honours degrees12%
- Masters degree11%
- Level 3 certificate11%
- Level 2 certificate8%
- Level 1 certificate7%
- No qualification5%
- Level 6 diploma5%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Herne Bay. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Herne Bay
45 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Herne Bay in the last two years. Those with the most:
Edward PackBayleys Real Estate Ponsonby5 sales here- Patrick McAteerNew Zealand Sotheby's International Realty Ponsonby5 sales here
- Chloe WitherRay White Grey Lynn4 sales here
- Scott WitherRay White Grey Lynn4 sales here
- Carl MadsenBarfoot & Thompson Ponsonby3 sales here
- Rosanne MadsenBarfoot & Thompson Ponsonby3 sales here
- Cristina CasaresBayleys Real Estate Ponsonby3 sales here
- Peter TannerBayleys Real Estate Ponsonby3 sales here
- Ashley TaitBarfoot & Thompson Ponsonby3 sales here
Elaine FergusonRay White Ponsonby3 sales here- David SimonsBayleys Pt Chevalier2 sales here
- Jackson TariauBayleys Pt Chevalier2 sales here
Offices in Herne Bay
All 45 real estate agents in Herne Bay, with their recent sales and which agencies sell the suburb.
Counted from sales records that name the agent, and from current listings. A count of activity, not a rating.
Building and resource consents in Herne Bay
- 10 Sentinel Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRbw - the existing internal gge is to be altered to form a walk in wardrobe, an ensuite & a laundry with a skylight in each room. Form a new opening for access from bdrm 1 to walk in wardrobe.
- 3/24 Hamilton Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRbw-full walls reclad to existing two-storey dwg, with new hermpac horizontal rusticated weatherboard on cavity cladding system, replace existing joinery with new dbl- glazed aluminium joinery
- 6/24 West End Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRbw -this project is an internal alt only to dbl storey dwg with basement. All external door & window joinery is left un-changed. No alterations to the exterior. Internal alterations
- 24 Bella Vista Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentRbw - amendment to bco10407298 - additional bathrm renovation added to scope, alternations to plumbing layouts, window & door types & sizes, roof & floor framing spec changes, extract fan spec
- 4/20 Wallace Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentRbw - alterations & additions to existing dwg. Small extension to gge.
Search building consents in Herne Bay and see Stats NZ's count of new homes there.
Sales and valuations as at 18 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Figures resting on fewer than 5 sales are not shown.
About property for rent in Herne Bay, Auckland
Every property in Herne Bay, Auckland, whether it is for sale or not: homes, sections, farms, lifestyle blocks, shops, offices and industrial land. Each is listed from the council rating roll and Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, with the listing beside it when an agent is marketing it.
Rentals come from the agents and property managers who list them, matched to the property each is for, so every one opens on that property’s own page: its rent estimate, title, hazards, the internet it can get, and its power and insurance costs.
Each property has its own page: our estimate of its value beside the council rating valuation, past sale prices, the title and land area, zoning and hazards, building consents, and what it would cost to own.
Listings are published by the agents who market them. Addresses, land details and rating valuations come from Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand and from the council. No ownership information is published.