Property for rent in Newtown, Wellington

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233 Adelaide Road, Newtown

About Newtown

Schools zoned for Newtown

Newtown Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
Berhampore Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
St Annes School (Newtown)primary · Years 1-8
Hutt International Boys' Schoolsecondary · Years 7-15
St Oran's Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
Evans Bay Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
South Wellington Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
Wellington East Girls' Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
Wellington High School and Com Ed Centresecondary · Years 9-15
Wellington Collegesecondary · Years 9-15

Recent sales in Newtown

24B Roy Street$790,0008 Feb 2024 · 2 bed · 50 m² floor
118-124 Riddiford Street$747,00024 Feb 2021 · 2 bed · 97 m² floor
118-124 Riddiford Street$311,0005 Feb 2018 · 2 bed · 97 m² floor
118-124 Riddiford Street$306,0009 Apr 2010 · 2 bed · 97 m² floor
118-124 Riddiford Street$351,00013 Feb 2006 · 3 bed · 155 m² floor
118-124 Riddiford Street$260,00029 May 2003 · 1 bed · 153 m² floor
118-124 Riddiford Street$235,00014 Nov 2002 · 2 bed · 97 m² floor
24B Roy Street$156,0005 Apr 2000 · 2 bed · 50 m² floor
24B Roy Street$145,0001 Feb 1998 · 2 bed · 50 m² floor
24B Roy Street$98,50010 Oct 1989 · 2 bed · 50 m² floor

Who lives in Newtown

About 9,009 people lived in Newtown at the 2023 census (down 1% since 2018); their median age was about 33 (Wellington: 37); 31% of households owned their home (Wellington: 59%).

9,009people, 2023 (2018: 9,078)

33median age, about (Wellington: 37)

$114kmedian household income, about (Wellington: $140k)

31%of households own their home (2018: 31%)

Age

30-64 years43%
15-29 years35%
65 years and over11%
Under 15 years11%

Households

One-family household (with or without other people)50%
One-person household27%
Other multi-person household20%
Two-family household (with or without other people)2%
Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

European65%
Asian21%
Māori11%
Pacific Peoples9%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African7%
Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

New Zealand63%
Asia14%
United Kingdom and Ireland7%
Middle East and Africa5%
Pacific Islands4%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)3%
Australia2%
North America2%

Household income

$200,001 or more21%
$100,001-$150,00019%
$70,001-$100,00014%
$150,001-$200,00013%
$30,001-$50,00011%
$50,001-$70,0009%
$20,001-$30,0007%
$20,000 or less6%

Dwellings

Joined dwelling59%
Separate house41%
Non-private dwelling1%
Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification26%
Level 3 certificate17%
Post-graduate and honours degrees12%
Masters degree9%
No qualification8%
Overseas secondary school qualification6%
Level 2 certificate6%
Level 4 certificate4%

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

Sales and valuations as at 18 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Figures resting on fewer than 5 sales are not shown.

Property for rent by street in Newtown

Adelaide Road1

About property for rent in Newtown, Wellington

Every property in Newtown, Wellington, 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.