Birkdale · Auckland
2/34 Hobby Avenue, Birkdale
Listed by Alex Matheson at Ray White Mairangi Bay & Milford
Listed 20 Aug 2026 · 81 days on market · 68% below the current Auckland Residential - Mixed Housing Suburban Zone average days on market
Land Price
$399,000
$345/m²
Land area
1,158 m²
title area
Zone
Residential - Mixed Housing Suburban Zone
Title Type
Freehold · Fee Simple
Legal Description
Lot 179 Deposited Plan 68388
Title Area
1,158 m²
Easements
None identified
Mortgage
No mortgage
Encumbrances
None
Consent Notices
Yes
Covenants
None
6 registered instruments on title
Can you build here? The 30-second read
- ZonedResidential - Mixed Housing Suburban ZoneDistrict Plan: up to 40% site coverage, ≈465 m² footprint, 8 m height limit.
- YesAll three DEVPRO plans fitAgainst the coverage limit — setbacks, shape and driveway still matter.
- YesMinor dwelling permittedThe zone rules allow a second, smaller home on the site.
- Check0 of 3 servicesNo council water or wastewater or stormwater found nearby — plan for a tank, and on-site wastewater.
- Check≈13 m fall across the siteFrom 1 m LiDAR — expect retaining or a split-level design.
- YesNo hazards flaggedNone found in council hazard layers — still read the LIM.
- ReadTitle has a consent noticeRegistered: a consent notice. Read them before you offer.
Aerial imagery
See the land from above.
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Location
What's nearby.
Nearest town
Riverhead
≈ 12.4 km straight-line
Nearest supermarket
New World
≈ 1.5 km straight-line
Nearest school
Verran Primary School
≈ 491 m straight-line
School zone
Birkdale Intermediate School · Verran Primary School
In-zone for enrolment — confirm the current scheme with the school
Distances are straight-line from the parcel, not drive time. Nearest town and school come from a curated dataset; supermarkets from OpenStreetMap. Switch the aerial above to Map to see the surrounding roads and town names.
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Can you build here?
Zoned Residential - Mixed Housing Suburban Zone — up to 40% site coverage.
What you can build
District Plan zone
Residential - Mixed Housing Suburban Zone
Max site coverage
40%
Max building footprint
465 m² of 1,162 m²
Of the total parcel area.
Height limit
8m
Yard setbacks
3m front · 1m side · 1m rear
Second dwelling
Permitted
Which DEVPRO plans fit here?
Footprint against the coverage-limited maximum only — setbacks, shape and driveways matter too. We confirm what actually fits in a feasibility chat.
The ground
Natural hazards
None identified
Reticulated services · 0/3 available
Water
Not available
Wastewater
Not available
Stormwater
Not available
Computed from LINZ parcel + 1m LiDAR and Auckland Council GIS. A guide, not a guarantee — confirm zoning rules in the operative District Plan and review the LIM before you commit.
Your home, complete
Your home from $639,500
Or upgrade to DEVPRO: 2-bed from $422,500 — your home from $821,500.
Indicative turnkey total — land asking price plus a standard timber-frame build (from $3,700/m² incl GST), or the DEVPRO upgrade. Excludes site works (earthworks, services connections, driveway), consents and finance. An initial design + cost estimate confirms it for this section.
Build on this section
Get an initial design + cost estimate
Pick a home — standard timber frame, or upgrade to DEVPRO — and we'll place it on this section (position, orientation, driveway and services) and price it, so you know if it fits your budget before detailed design.
Start my initial design →$1,400 incl GST, fixed · No payment today · Refunded off your build cost if you build with us
From the listing agent
In the words of Alex Matheson, Ray White Mairangi Bay & Milford
Vacant land on the North Shore is hard enough to find. Vacant land with development thinking already done? That's where it gets interesting.
Positioned in an established Birkdale location and zoned Residential - Mixed Housing Suburban, 2/34 Hobby Street presents an exciting opportunity for developers, builders, investors or those looking to secure land for the future.
With preliminary plans already prepared for a three-home development, much of the early thinking has been done, giving prospective purchasers a strong starting point from which to investigate the possibilities.
Whether your strategy is to develop now, refine the existing concept, explore an alternative design or simply land-bank for the future, this is a property that deserves serious consideration.
The location adds further appeal. Birkdale continues to attract buyers for its easy access to Glenfield, Birkenhead and the wider North Shore, along with nearby schools, shopping, public transport and motorway connections.
Why take a closer look:
- Vacant residential land
- Residential - Mixed Housing Suburban zoning
- Preliminary three-home development concept prepared
- Established North Shore location
- Multiple options for developers, builders and investors
- Opportunity to develop, redesign or land-bank
- Convenient access to surrounding amenities and transport links
Opportunities like this are becoming increasingly difficult to replace. If you've been waiting for a North Shore project with genuine potential, 2/34 Hobby Street could be the one.
Contact Alex Matheson 02102216942 for further information, plans and property documentation.
Purchasers are advised to undertake their own due diligence regarding development potential, zoning, services, consents and the suitability of the property for their intended use.
2/34 Hobby Avenue, Birkdale
rwmairangibay.co.nz/MRG33185
The description above is the listing agent's own wording, via Ray White Mairangi Bay & Milford. Devlin Property's independent read — buildability, services, hazards and total cost — is in the panels above.
Site context
What shapes the build here.
Road frontage
0 m
No mapped frontage — check for a registered access easement (see the title above)
Nearest stream
125 m
Unlikely to constrain the build
Nearest coast
1.2 km
Amenity at this distance, not a constraint
Site aspect
Falls ≈ south-west
Orientation we design around — see the contours on the aerial
Distances are from the parcel centroid to Topo 1:50k features (LINZ); site aspect is approximate, from the 1m LiDAR contours. Road frontage is a proxy — centreline intersection with parcel boundary, not a legal access measure. Confirm setbacks with a district-plan check before purchase.
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