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Mt Eden Real Estate
Mount Eden is prized for its vibrant community, excellent schools and the iconic Maungawhau mountain itself. Residents value the balance between a family friendly atmosphere and easy access to the city, making it an ideal location for both living and education.
Mt Eden has emerged in recent years as one of Auckland’s affluent residential suburbs. The mountain, known as Maungawhau, is the ‘anchor’ of the suburb and provides many walking and hiking trails and from its peak boasts awesome views over the city and harbor.
Mt Eden is a leafy suburb consisting predominantly of large character weatherboard homes from the first half of the 20th century, many enjoy verdant gardens and large mature trees.
The zoning for some top schooling is one of the main reasons for the desirability of the location. The area is in zone for Balmoral School and Auckland Normal Intermediate, as well as Auckland Boys and Epsom Girls Grammar Schools.
Renowned Eden Park is close by and the venue for the nation’s top sporting events including the All Blacks matches.
In the 1950s and 1960s the inner suburbs became unfashionable and the old houses of the Mt Eden area were comparatively cheap to buy. Mt Eden developed a slightly bohemian image during this time as a community of artists, writers, teachers and university lecturers made it their home. Mt Eden Village is still regarded by many as the ‘home of arts’ in Auckland, due to the large amount of creative activity in and around the suburb and the large number of artists who live nearby.
The suburb includes many significant character buildings including:
• 40 Mountain Rd – a two storied residence built around 1910 for Mr William McKenzie Commans.
• St Peter's College and Christian Brothers House, 1939–1944, designed by William Henry Gummer, architect, extant; 23 Mountain Rd; built on land gifted in 1925 by the Outhwaite family.
• Whare ra – 26 Clive Road. "House of the Sun" An experimental concrete house built in 1927 for Trevor Lloyd(1863–1937). Lloyd was the cartoonist for the Dominion Newspaper and seems to be the first person to use a kiwi bird as a representation of a New Zealander. The house is an experiment in the modernist Bauhaus style but is built into the hillside like the works of Frank Lloyd Wright. The building has a number of sculptural details using Maori motifs.
• Prison Officers Houses – On the north side of Clive Rd a group of houses were built for the staff of the nearby prison. These substantial residences incorporated local volcanic stone excavated by prison labour from the adjacent quarry.
Mt Eden is well served by trains and buses and is only 5kms from Auckland’s CBD. The train station is located at the north side of Mt Eden, between Ngahura St and Fenton ST. Mt Eden Railway Station is a part of the Western Line; trains run regularly into the city and the western suburbs beyond.
Statistics for Mt Eden real estate in the last 12 months
The median sale price is $1.34m
• 210 Mt Eden homes sold
• Median days to sell is 46
