Henderson in detail
Building faster than before
The Henderson area had 11,604 occupied dwellings in 2018 and 12,594 in 2023. Consents went from 267 in the year to March 2019 to 675 four years later.
Four in ten rent
In 2023, 42.8% of Henderson households didn't own their home or hold it in a trust, against 34.0% nationally.
Cold on the creek flats
NIWA's Henderson River Park station records a July mean grass minimum of 2.3 degrees, 27.4 ground frosts a year, and 92% humidity at 9 am in June and July.
Auckland's hottest day
The highest temperature NIWA lists for the Auckland region is 34.0 degrees, at Lincoln Road on 12 February 2009.
Creek and harbour
Henderson sits in the catchment of Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek, an estuarial arm of the Waitematā. NZS 3604 puts land within 100 m of a tidal estuary in exposure zone D.
Damp and portable heat
21.3% of occupied homes were always or sometimes damp in 2023, 43.0% used an electric heater as a main heater and 4.7% used no heating at all.
Henderson jobs, and the rules around them
New townhouses. Most are unit titles. Tenancy Services advises reading the body corporate's operational rules before work starts. In a narrow terrace, a multi-room heat pump runs several indoor units from one outdoor unit.
Noise next door. Houses here are close together, so the outdoor spot matters. The Unitary Plan sets residential limits measured inside the neighbouring site, and an activity that breaks a permitted noise standard needs resource consent. Our consents and noise guide covers it.
Letting a house. Size the living room heat pump from Tenancy Services' heating assessment tool, and keep the paperwork: Tenancy Services says landlords must hold records showing how they comply.
Summer cooling. It's worth having for upstairs rooms that catch the afternoon sun.
Send us the details when it suits. Installers who do this kind of job, with registrations we've checked, see it, and the one who takes it is the only one who gets your number.
What we'd do
What we'd do in Henderson
In a new townhouse we'd get the body corporate's written OK and agree the outdoor unit's spot before choosing a model, then size on the 2 degree heating figure, because the creek flats get real frosts. In an older house with streaming windows, we'd fix the extractor fans and look at home ventilation in Auckland alongside the heat pump.