Auckland — Neighborhood Profile
Mount Eden renovation guide
Mount Eden stacks SCA, viewshaft, and Maungawhau height controls. Three overlays kill the wrong contractor's quote.
- Permit authority
- Auckland Council
- Dominant typology
- Californian bungalow 1920s-40s
- Conservation / heritage
- Special Character Area (SCA)
- Regulatory overlay
- AUP H3/H4 SCA · Volcanic Viewshaft E10 · LBP RBW · Watercare connection · NZS 3604:2011 · Maungawhau height limit
- Median property value (2026)
- NZ$1.85M
- Typical renovation spend
- NZ$100K-NZ$520K
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