Property for rent in Ferndale, New Plymouth

$660kmedian sale, last 12 months · 15 sales · level

$640kmedian council valuation

7.3 yrsmedian time between sales

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About Ferndale

Homes sold for a median $4,835 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Ferndale change hands every 7.3 years on median, against 8.3 across New Plymouth and 7.9 nationally. About 4.2% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Ferndale

Woodleigh Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
Frankley Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
Highlands Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8

Ferndale house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Ferndale's median sale price over the last twelve months was $660k, across 15 sales, level on the twelve months before. Across New Plymouth it was $709k.

Sales by year as a table

Year	Sales	Median price	Per m² floor	Per m² land (est.)	New Plymouth median
2026	9	$750,000	$5,159	$659	$710,000
2025	17	$620,000	$4,459	$546	$700,000
2024	18	$655,500	$4,382	$476	$710,000
2023	16	$651,500	$4,490	$549	$690,000
2022	13	$630,000	$5,250	$624	$725,000
2021	17	$736,500	$4,474	$555	$670,000
2020	26	$465,000	$3,287	$397	$510,000
2019	26	$410,050	$2,965	$293	$445,000
2018	32	$384,500	$2,743	$318	$432,250
2017	26	$379,750	$2,949	$315	$407,000
2016	27	$340,000	$2,615	$323	$377,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Ferndale, down 3% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Scale $638k to $675k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Ferndale

Bedrooms	Homes	Median council value	Sold, last 12 months	Median sale	Per m² floor
2	14	$585k	1	—	$6,268
3	168	$600k	11	$705k	$4,699
4	99	$960k	0	—	$4,384
5+	16	$1.33m	1	—	$4,604

Price per square metre

Homes in Ferndale sold for a median $4,835 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (New Plymouth: $4,826); the land under houses sold for an estimated $647 per square metre (New Plymouth: $524). 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.

$4,835per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months

$647per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months

$4,845per m² of floor, council capital values

$545per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Ferndale

261A Frankley Road$810,0002 Sept 2026 · 3 bed · 157 m² floor · 426 m² land
276B Frankley Road$705,00016 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 165 m² floor · 589 m² land
8 Matau Lane$860,0002 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 183 m² floor · 1,599 m² land
17 Barclay Street$750,00025 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 240 m² floor · 4,032 m² land
311 Frankley Road$610,0005 May 2026 · 3 bed · 114 m² floor · 612 m² land
1 Clyde Street$645,00013 Apr 2026 · 3 bed · 120 m² floor · 531 m² land
385 Frankley Road$1,357,79024 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 207 m² floor · 8,823 m² land
1 Mānia Lane$555,00019 Mar 2026 · 410 m² floor · 806 m² land
366 Frankley Road$2,230,00011 Feb 2026 · 5 bed · 394 m² floor · 2,029 m² land
267 Frankley Road$586,00011 Dec 2025 · 2 bed · 81 m² floor · 809 m² land
12 Barclay Street$580,00028 Nov 2025 · 3 bed · 170 m² floor · 619 m² land
$600,00025 Nov 2025 · 2,689 m² land

How long owners stay in Ferndale

Homes in Ferndale change hands every 7.3 years on median, against 8.3 across New Plymouth and 7.9 nationally.

7.3 yearsmedian time between sales, Ferndale

8.3 yearsNew Plymouth

7.9 yearsNew Zealand

4.2%of homes sold in the last 12 months (New Plymouth: 4%)

By kind: houses 7.3 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 Ferndale

About 648 people lived in Ferndale at the 2023 census (up 8% since 2018); their median age was about 35 (New Plymouth: 42); 78% of households owned their home (New Plymouth: 72%).

648people, 2023 (2018: 600)

35median age, about (New Plymouth: 42)

$107kmedian household income, about (New Plymouth: $91k)

78%of households own their home (2018: 85%)

Age

30-64 years44%
Under 15 years22%
15-29 years20%
65 years and over14%

Households

One-family household (with or without other people)80%
One-person household16%
Other multi-person household3%
Two-family household (with or without other people)3%
Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

European92%
Māori15%
Asian4%
Pacific Peoples2%
Other Ethnicity1%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%

Where people were born

New Zealand81%
United Kingdom and Ireland6%
Middle East and Africa6%
Asia3%
Australia2%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
North America1%
Other0%

Household income

$100,001-$150,00027%
$70,001-$100,00018%
$30,001-$50,00017%
$150,001-$200,00016%
$200,001 or more14%
$50,001-$70,0006%
$20,000 or less3%
$20,001-$30,0001%

Dwellings

Separate house97%
Joined dwelling3%
Non-private dwelling0%
Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

Level 4 certificate16%
Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification16%
Level 3 certificate13%
No qualification13%
Level 2 certificate10%
Level 1 certificate8%
Post-graduate and honours degrees8%
Level 6 diploma5%

Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Ferndale. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.

Real estate agents selling in Ferndale

15 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Ferndale in the last two years. Those with the most:

All 15 real estate agents in Ferndale, 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 Ferndale

5building consents in the last 12 months ($367k of work)

7 Okoare Lane1 Jun 2026 · Building consentPool barrier for a new pool.
282 Frankley Road1 Apr 2026 · Building consentGround floor existing laundry / shower room is to be converted to a walk-in wardrobe; laundry relocated to hallway; existing toilet room extended & new tiled shower & vanity added. first floor existin
30 Fernleigh Street1 Jan 2026 · Building consentInternal dwg alterations - bathrm renovation, tiled shower
306 Frankley Road1 Jan 2026 · Building consentRes/farm - kitchen renovation that includes removing a wall inside the house, & moving the backdoor which is in the kitchen to the laundry.
21 Barry Street1 Nov 2025 · Building consentConnect four relocatable dwgs to foundations & services

Search building consents in Ferndale 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 Ferndale, New Plymouth

Every property in Ferndale, New Plymouth, 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.