What's happening with Lower Hutt house prices?

The average price of a Lower Hutt property is $791,930 (CoreLogic, June 2024).

Lower Hutt house prices are down 5.09% over the last three months (REINZ). And they are 2.32% down over the last 12 months.

Lower Hutt house prices soared after the Covid-19 pandemic began. House prices started out 37% below the eventual peak of the market.

However, after that peak in October 2021, house prices fell 30.28% before bottoming out in August 2024.

Today, Lower Hutt house prices are down 30.28% compared to their peak. That means prices have risen 0.00% since the bottom of the market.

At the absolute bottom of its property cycle, Lower Hutt was 18.54% undervalued.

Today, property prices in Lower Hutt are undervalued 0.75%.

That suggests there is neither a buying or selling opportunity in Lower Hutt.

I track the value of 28 suburbs in Lower Hutt. The most expensive suburb is Woburn, which has an average house value of $1,147,500. While the most affordable suburb is Naenae, which has an average house value of $609,800.

I track the value of just 1 suburb in Lower Hutt. It's called Naenae and you can see how the average property value is changing in the graph below.

I track the value of 28 suburbs in Lower Hutt. The most expensive suburb is Woburn, which has an average house value of $1,147,500. While the most affordable suburb is Naenae, which has an average house value of $609,800.

Over the last 24 months of all Lower Hutt suburbs (June 2022 - June 2024, Wainuiomata had the slowest-falling house prices. They have gone down -6.06% over that period.

The suburb that fell the fastest over that period was Woburn. Property values in this suburb fell by 15.20% over those 2 years.

Here's how rents are changing in Lower Hutt. Over the last four years (April 2020 - April 2024) the median rent has gone up $145 a week. That's 6.63% a year (on average).

Over the last 12 months, rents have gone up. They are up 6.67% ($40 a week) year on year.

One of the most common questions I get asked is: “Ed, are properties selling above or below their Capital Value (CV)?”

Some call it the RV (Rateable Value) or GV (Government Value).

Why do people care? Well, if you go on TradeMe (or another website), you’ll almost always see the council’s valuation for the property. So even if the seller hasn't advertised a price, you can get a feel for what the property might sell for.

This table shows whether the average property is selling above or below CV across Wellington.

Where do house prices go up the fastest in Lower Hutt?

This map lets you find out for yourself.

Each area represents a different suburb, and the colour of the area represents how quickly house prices have increased over the past 20+ years.

The redder the area ... the quicker house prices have grown in that suburb.

Gross yields vary widely depending on which suburb you chose to investigate.

So, which suburbs in the Lower Hutt property market have the highest gross rental yields?

Navigate the map to find the suburbs where houses produce the most cash for their investors.

If you found this article useful, then you might also like our analyses on the other property markets in New Zealand. You can read all about the Wellington property market here.

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• Kapiti Coast District property market
• Masterton District property market
• Porirua City property market
• South Wairarapa District property market
• Upper Hutt City property market
• Wellington City property market