Auckland’s house price rail map: What homes cost around every train station
An analysis by OneRoof and Valocity maps Auckland's house prices around its train stations, including the new City Rail Link, to show the impact of improved rail services on property values. The study reveals that while properties generally get more expensive further from the CBD in other cities, Auckland's CBD stations have lower median prices due to the prevalence of smaller apartments.
Why it matters
This analysis provides crucial insights for homebuyers, investors, and urban planners on how infrastructure development like new rail links influences property markets and urban development patterns in major cities.
Share twitter Share linkedin Share link Greater Auckland's Patrick Reynolds spent years backing the City Rail Link. Now he's bought a home near it. Can the CRL boost property values when so many people are still working from home? Video / Sylvie Whinray Editor / Aaron Franks Auckland’s rail network dates back more than 150 years, when the North Island’s first rail line was laid between Auckland City and Onehunga in 1873. And while development has been patchy over subsequent years, the network is about to get a significant boost with the opening of City Rail Link, which promises to shorten commuting times into the central city. Extensions of the southern line to new developments in Drury and Paerata will also bring the city closer together.
But what do the new stations and improved services mean for house prices?
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