Mt Roskill

Interest at both ends of the Mt Roskill housing market is typically one of supply and demand. At the upper end, there aren't enough larger homes in the $400 plus to $1 million bracket for buyers wanting views of the Manukau Harbour at the Lynfield end of the suburb.

At the lower end of the market, there's a surplus of the solid, simple homes that were built during this area's initial housing development during the post-war 50s and 60s.

On current market trends, Mt Roskill is now an even more affordable option for investors and young buyers looking for an older, established alternative to the newer, more expensive homes in the suburbs further west.

As an example, a structurally sound weatherboard home on a half site, which would have fetched around $220,000 12 months ago, is likely to sell now for less than $200,000.

In the 80s and 90s, a further resurgence saw sophisticated, executive-style housing developed in the area known as Roskill South. Now there's virtually no building land left in Mt Roskill.

Certainly, the larger sites needed for multiple units or terraced houses are extinct, os any development is likely to be single townhouses on crossleased sites.

A big part of Mt Roskill's continuing appeal as a family area is the status of Mt Roskill Grammar School, which was a big factor in attracting Asian migrants into the area a few years ago.

Importantly, Mt Roskill is easily accessible to other parts of the city without the need to access the motorways.