Estimate $795k – $1.01m
4
5 Johnston Crescent, Hillcrest
Title boundary · 818 m² · LINZ
Unclaimed
9 Johnston Crescent, Hillcrest
Rotorua · Rotorua District
Rent estimate · 15 Oct 2026
$620 – $820/week
Most likely about $710 a week · Little evidence: a rough guide
Estimated rental yield
4.2%
What is rental yield?
Gross rental yield is a year’s rent as a share of what the property is worth: $710 × 52 weeks = $36,920, against our estimate of $876,000. It is before rates, insurance, maintenance, management and vacancies, so what an owner keeps (the net yield) is lower.
How we worked this out
| Evidence | Points to | Counted |
|---|---|---|
| From its value what rentals in the area typically yield | $712 | 100% |
We read this property as a house with 4 bedrooms. 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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Investor insights
9 Johnston Crescent as a rental
Rent estimate$710/wk$620–$820 · Little evidence
Gross yield4.4%$36,920 a year on $835k
Net yield3.6%After $6,532 of costs
Cash flow−$90/wk30% deposit, interest only at 6.00%
| Line | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price Council valuation | ||
| Deposit | ||
| Interest rate | ||
| Rent a week our estimate $710 | ||
| Property manager | ||
| Rent, 52 weeks | $36,920 | |
| 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 | $30,388 | |
| Interest $584,500 at 6.00%, interest only | −$35,070 | |
| Cash flow before tax | −$4,682 | |
| Cash flow a week | −$90 | |
| Gross / net yield on the price | 4.4% / 3.6% | |
| Return on equity cash flow on the deposit, before tax | −1.9% | |
| Loses money above this interest rate, before tax | 5.20% | |
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The rent covers the interest at rates up to 5.20%. That is -1.9% a year on a $251k deposit. A guide before tax and capital growth, from our estimates; not financial advice.
Property data
- Floor area202 m²
- Decade built1950s
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Parking2 car spaces
- Property categoryUse not published
- CouncilRotorua District
- Valuation #6580-52901
- Valuation date1 Jul 2023
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
Order a title record- Title numberSA1421/97
- Title typeFreehold
- Land area817 m²
Registered instruments0 registered instruments on this title See the title summary →
Owners and the parties to each instrument are not published on this page. Order the record of title to see them.
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Building consents
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Resource consents
What the council has been asked to allow under the Resource Management Act. None on this property · 6 land use or subdivision consents within 250 m.
Within 250 m
- 2 Sep 2024188 mGranted
- 10 Jul 2024Subdivision
To subdivide 3 lots into 8 residential lots plus 2 carpark lots and 2 JOAL.
SD24-010146 · Rotorua Lakes District188 mGranted - 24 Aug 2023188 mGranted
- 30 Mar 2023Land use
To convert the existing garage into a miNor household unit
LU-018559 · Rotorua Lakes District200 mGranted - 1 Mar 2019Land use
Comprehensive Residential Development - Construct 5 dwellings over two sites
16547* · Rotorua Lakes District199 mGranted - 16 Jul 2015Land use
Extend garage attached to dwelling, 1.4 metres from the rear boundary.
15299* · Rotorua Lakes District229 mGranted
Ministry for the Environment, National Monitoring System, July 2014 to June 2025. All resource consents
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About Hillcrest
Rotorua District
603
Properties on the rating roll
1 Jul 2023
Last council revaluation
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