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UnclaimedResidentialSingle units, excluding bach

29-39 Kent Terrace, Riverhead

Auckland

Negotiation

  • 3
  • 2
  • 2
  • 250m²
  • House

Waterfront Living, Without the Upkeep

Some homes give you space. Others give you lifestyle. This architecturally designed home gives you both!

Set in a tightly held pocket of Riverhead, 39 Kent Terrace offers approximately 250sqm of contemporary living with the water quite literally at your doorstep. Launch the kayak from home, relax on the sunny deck, enjoy the changing estuary outlook or wander into the village for coffee, dinner or a drink at the Riverhead Tavern.

Designed across split levels, the home offers three bedrooms, two bathrooms, generous open-plan living and double garaging. The scale is substantial, yet the freehold site keeps the maintenance remarkably manageable.

For professionals, empty nesters, weekenders or buyers wanting an Auckland base, this is an uncommon combination: waterfront position, architectural character, generous living and minimal grounds to look after.

The heart of the home opens beautifully to the outdoors, creating an easy connection between the kitchen, living areas and deck. From quiet mornings by the water to summer entertaining with friends, it is a home that encourages you to slow down and enjoy where you live.

Riverhead itself has become one of north-west Auckland’s most appealing village communities close enough to Westgate and the North Shore for convenience, while retaining the relaxed riverside character that makes it feel a world away.

The owners have made the decision to sell and invite genuine interest.

If you have been waiting for effortless waterfront living, this deserves your attention.

Contact Angeline or Frana to arrange your private viewing.

What you’ll love about this place

  • Waterfront: the land runs down to the coast

From LINZ's topographic maps: how near the land comes to the water's edge.

Rent estimate · 29 Oct 2026
$890 – $1,170/week
Most likely about $1,020 a week · Little evidence: a rough guide
Estimated rental yield
2.9%
What is rental yield?

Gross rental yield is a year’s rent as a share of what the property is worth: $1,020 × 52 weeks = $53,040, against the council valuation of $1,800,000. It is before rates, insurance, maintenance, management and vacancies, so what an owner keeps (the net yield) is lower.

How we worked this out
EvidencePoints toCounted
From its value what rentals in the area typically yield$1,020100%

We read this property as a house. Rentals advertised nearby count most when they are close, recent and alike; the more of them there are, the less the area’s bond figures count. Bond figures are rents agreed in new tenancies, from Tenancy Services, placed within the area by how this property’s council valuation compares with similar homes there.

These are computer-generated guides only, not a rental appraisal.

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Home expense estimates

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Investor insights

29-39 Kent Terrace as a rental

Rent estimate$1,020/wk$890–$1,170 · Little evidence
Gross yield2.9%$53,040 a year on $1.8m
Net yield2.4%After $9,384 of costs
Cash flow−$614/wk30% deposit, interest only at 6.00%
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Price Council valuation
Deposit
Interest rate
Rent a week our estimate $1,020
Property manager
Rent, 52 weeks$53,040
Empty between tenants 2 weeks
Property management 9.2% incl. GST
Maintenance 5% of rent
Council rates this year
Landlord insurance the building
Net income before interest$43,656
Interest $1,260,000 at 6.00%, interest only−$75,600
Cash flow before tax−$31,944
Cash flow a week−$614
Gross / net yield on the price2.9% / 2.4%
Return on equity cash flow on the deposit, before tax−5.9%
Loses money above this interest rate, before tax3.46%
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The rent covers the interest at rates up to 3.46%. That is -5.9% a year on a $540k deposit. A guide before tax and capital growth, from our estimates; not financial advice.

Property data

  • Land area379 m²Boundary measures 451 m²
  • ImprovementsDwelling, other improvements
  • Property categorySingle units, excluding bach
  • CouncilAuckland
  • Valuation #30901-00000036200
  • Valuation date1 May 2024

From the council’s rating records and the other sources noted on hover. Bedrooms and bathrooms may come from a past listing. Built is the decade the valuer records.

Title and land

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  • Title numberNA118B/372
  • Title typeFreehold
  • Legal descriptionLot 1 Deposited Plan 189395
  • Beside the sea19 m of boundary meets a sea bed or foreshore with no title
  • Addresses on this property2
Registered instrumentsChecking the register… See the title summary →

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Zoning and hazards

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About Riverhead

Auckland
1,803
Properties on the rating roll
1 May 2024
Last council revaluation

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