What's happening with Upper Hutt house prices?

Council area of Wellington

Explore Upper Hutt's property market for the latest trends, house prices, market cycles, rental yields, and top investment suburbs

Author: Ed McKnight

Our Resident Economist, with a GradDipEcon and over five years at Opes Partners, is a trusted contributor to NZ Property Investor, Informed Investor, Stuff, Business Desk, and OneRoof.

Reviewed by: Laine Moger

Journalist and Property Educator with six years of experience, holds a Bachelor of Communication (Honours) from Massey University.

Last Updated: 24 Mar 2025

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What's happening to Upper Hutt house prices?

The average price of an Upper Hutt property is $744,104 (CoreLogic, February 2025).

Quick Facts

The average price of an Upper Hutt property is $744,104 (CoreLogic, February 2025)
Over the last 3 months property prices in Upper Hutt have gone up 2.08%
Upper Hutt property prices increased 6.18% per year (on average) in the 20 years between February 2005 - February 2025 (REINZ)
The average rent in Upper Hutt is $655 per week (Tenancy Services, November 2024)

How are Upper Hutt property prices changing?

Upper Hutt house prices soared after the Covid-19 pandemic began. House prices started out 35% below the eventual peak of the market.

Where is Upper Hutt in its property cycle?

At the absolute bottom of its property cycle, Upper Hutt was 20.10% undervalued.

Upper Hutt suburb prices

I track the value of 16 suburbs in Upper Hutt. The most expensive suburb is Riverstone Terraces, which has an average house value of $1,015,400. While the most affordable suburb is Maoribank, which has an average house value of $608,200.

Over the last 24 months of all Upper Hutt suburbs (February 2023 - February 2025, Elderslea had the fastest-growing house prices. They have gone up 0.50% over that period.

The suburb that fell the fastest over that period was Clouston Park. Property values in this suburb fell by 3.16% over those 2 years.

What is the Upper Hutt rental market like?

Here's how rents are changing in Upper Hutt. Over the last four years (November 2020 - November 2024) the median rent has gone up $100 a week. That's 4.23% a year (on average).

Are properties selling above or below CV in Upper Hutt?

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

Where do house prices grow the fastest in the Upper Hutt property market?

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

Which suburbs in the Upper Hutt property market have the highest yields?

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

Other property markets to look into

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.