Chatswood is on Auckland's North Shore, around 10 km from the CBD, on Birkenhead's western edge between Chelsea Estate Heritage Park, Kauri Point and Birkdale.

What is the Chelsea Estate Heritage Park?

Chelsea Estate Heritage Park is the parkland surrounding the historic Chelsea Sugar Refinery, operating since 1884, with ponds, lawns, walking paths and harbour views, open to the public.

What is Kauri Point Centennial Park?

Kauri Point Centennial Park extends along the harbour coast near Chatswood, with bush tracks through kauri and coastal forest down to quiet beaches.

What schools serve Chatswood?

Chelsea School is the local state primary, with Birkenhead's intermediates and colleges, including Birkenhead College, a short trip east.

How do I get from Auckland CBD to Chatswood?

By car, around 15 to 20 minutes via the Harbour Bridge and Onewa Road. The Birkenhead ferry with a short drive, or buses along Onewa Road, offer alternatives.

Which schools are in zone for Chatswood?

Children living in Chatswood are in zone for Birkdale Intermediate, Chelsea School, Northcote Intermediate, Northcote College. Living in a school's home zone gives a guaranteed right to enrol.

How do I check my school zone in Chatswood?

Use the School Zone Checker on this page. Enter your address to check your school zone and see which schools you have a guaranteed right to enrol at.

Chatswood, Auckland | Postcode, Population & Property Values

Living in Chatswood

Chatswood folds into the bush of Birkenhead's western edge on Auckland's North Shore, around 10 km from the CBD, and it keeps two of the upper harbour's best secrets: the suburb's streets thread between genuine kauri stands, and at its foot spreads the Chelsea Estate Heritage Park, the rolling green grounds around the famous pink sugar refinery, where the ponds, lawns and harbour edges have served as Birkenhead's unofficial commons for over a century. Around 4,000 people live in this leafy arrangement.

The sugar works connection runs deep: Chelsea's refinery has operated on this shoreline since 1884, its heritage parkland now open for the dog walks, duck feeding and city-view picnics, while Kauri Point Centennial Park extends the bush coastline westward with tracks dropping to quiet harbour beaches.

The suburb's housing climbs and curls with the terrain, 1960s-to-90s homes angled for harbour glimpses through the canopy, on streets where the kererū hold right of way and the section sizes respect the trees.

Chelsea School anchors the local years below, with Birkenhead's colleges and ferry minutes east. Chatswood is the Shore gone green: kauri above, sugar-pink heritage below, and the harbour glittering through the gaps.

Is Chatswood a good place to live?

Chatswood is home to roughly 3,438 people across 2.9 km². On Suburb's overall livability scale, Chatswood scores 58 out of 100, with a safety score of 61/100 and 52% green space.

Schools: Chatswood has 33 schools in or near the suburb, spanning early-childhood through to secondary education. See the Schools tab below for the full list.

Housing: The estimated median value is around $1.53M, and weekly rent typically sits around $720.

Lifestyle: Chatswood has cafés, shops and things to do nearby. The current temperature is 5.9°C. See the Weather tab for monthly averages.

Whether Chatswood is right for you depends on what you’re looking for. Use the data and community tips below to decide if it suits your lifestyle, family and budget.

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Livability Breakdown

Safety61
Amenities62
Schools76
Housing Affordability25
Green space100
Community67
Transport31

Property & Economics

Est. Median Value: $1.53M
Median Weekly Rent: $720/wk
Median HH Income: $149K/yr
Pop. Growth (5yr): -2.6%
Data Year: 2023

Key Financial Indicators (NZD)

† Est. Median Value is suburb.co.nz's own estimate, modelled from available public data. We aim for accuracy, but where data is limited, estimates may be imprecise.

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Birkenhead70.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Chatswood?: Chatswood is on Auckland's North Shore, around 10 km from the CBD, on Birkenhead's western edge between Chelsea Estate Heritage Park, Kauri Point and Birkdale.
What is the Chelsea Estate Heritage Park?: Chelsea Estate Heritage Park is the parkland surrounding the historic Chelsea Sugar Refinery, operating since 1884, with ponds, lawns, walking paths and harbour views, open to the public.
What is Kauri Point Centennial Park?: Kauri Point Centennial Park extends along the harbour coast near Chatswood, with bush tracks through kauri and coastal forest down to quiet beaches.
What schools serve Chatswood?: Chelsea School is the local state primary, with Birkenhead's intermediates and colleges, including Birkenhead College, a short trip east.
How do I get from Auckland CBD to Chatswood?: By car, around 15 to 20 minutes via the Harbour Bridge and Onewa Road. The Birkenhead ferry with a short drive, or buses along Onewa Road, offer alternatives.
Which schools are in zone for Chatswood?: Children living in Chatswood are in zone for Birkdale Intermediate, Chelsea School, Northcote Intermediate, Northcote College. Living in a school's home zone gives a guaranteed right to enrol.
How do I check my school zone in Chatswood?: Use the School Zone Checker on this page. Enter your address to check your school zone and see which schools you have a guaranteed right to enrol at.

Schools & Enrolment Zones in Chatswood

Schools in zone for Chatswood

Children living in Chatswood have a guaranteed right to enrol at these schools, based on Ministry of Education home zones.

Birkdale Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 229 · decile 6
Chelsea School
Contributing · roll 377 · decile 10
Northcote Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 663 · decile 6
Northcote College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 1618

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School Zone Checker

Enter your address to check your school zone in Chatswood. School enrolment zones (home zones) decide which schools your child has a guaranteed right to enrol at.

Address matching is approximate and based on OpenStreetMap geocoding — confirm an exact result near a zone boundary directly with the school.

Other nearby schools

Schools close to Chatswood that you may be able to enrol at under open enrolment or by application (outside your home zone).

Birkenhead School
Contributing · roll 446 · decile 9 · 1.7 km away
Kauri Park School
Contributing · roll 352 · decile 7 · 1.9 km away
Verran Primary School
Contributing · roll 208 · decile 8 · 1.9 km away
Birkdale Primary School
Contributing · roll 190 · decile 5 · 2.2 km away
Birkenhead College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 489 · decile 6 · 2.4 km away
St Mary's School (Northcote)
Contributing · roll 314 · 3.0 km away
Northcote School (Auckland)
Contributing · roll 403 · decile 9 · 3.2 km away
Beach Haven School
Contributing · roll 416 · decile 4 · 3.3 km away
Birkdale North School
Contributing · roll 142 · decile 5 · 3.3 km away
Willow Park School
Contributing · roll 614 · decile 4 · 3.3 km away
Windy Ridge School
Contributing · roll 196 · decile 7 · 3.3 km away
Ponsonby Primary School
Contributing · roll 298 · decile 10 · 3.6 km away
Bayfield School
Contributing · roll 352 · decile 10 · 3.7 km away
Auckland Secondary Schools' Centre
Activity Centre · decile 10 · 3.7 km away
Marist Catholic School (Herne Bay)
Contributing · roll 116 · decile 7 · 4.2 km away
Marlborough School
Contributing · roll 400 · decile 7 · 4.2 km away
Onepoto School
Contributing · roll 153 · decile 1 · 4.2 km away
Ponsonby Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 589 · decile 8 · 4.2 km away
Glenfield College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 762 · decile 6 · 4.5 km away
St Mary's College (Ponsonby)
Secondary (Year 7-15) · roll 1000 · decile 8 · 4.5 km away
St Paul's College (Ponsonby)
Secondary (Year 7-15) · roll 392 · 4.6 km away
Point Chevalier School Rangi-mata-rau
Contributing · roll 600 · decile 10 · 4.6 km away
Sunnybrae Normal School
Contributing · roll 363 · decile 7 · 4.6 km away
Westmere School (Auckland)
Contributing · roll 355 · decile 10 · 4.6 km away
Scott Point School
Full Primary · roll 885 · 4.7 km away
Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 1785 · decile 8 · 4.8 km away
Glenfield Primary School
Contributing · roll 295 · decile 7 · 4.8 km away
Glenfield Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 443 · decile 6 · 4.9 km away
Richmond Road School
Contributing · roll 276 · decile 7 · 4.9 km away

Rubbish & Recycling

Rubbish collection: Wednesday (weekly)
Recycling & organics: Wednesday (fortnightly, Week 1)
Next recycling: 12 August

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Rubbish bin

Non-recyclable general waste. Put out every Wednesday.

Recycling bin

Paper, cardboard, glass bottles & jars, metal cans, rigid plastic containers. Put out every second Wednesday.

Food scraps bin

All food scraps and garden organics. Collected every second Wednesday alongside recycling.

Bin lid colours may vary in some older North Shore and Waitakere properties. The identifying colour is on the lid: rubbish (red), recycling (yellow), food scraps (green).

Collection data sourced from Auckland Council.

Explore Chatswood

Things to do(4)

Jetts Fitness

Kauri Point Centennial Park

Kauri point Domain

Jetts Birkenhead

Parks & green spaces(2)

Kauri Point Centennial Park

Kauri point Domain

Healthcare(1)

Month	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm/day)	Sunshine (hrs/day)
☀️ Jan	22.75	16.8	6.53	10.12
☀️ Feb	22.91	15.59	5.73	10.39
🍂 Mar	20.84	13.37	2.22	10.13
🍂 Apr	19.54	13.63	3.45	8.49
🍂 May	16.85	10.93	4.53	7.69
❄️ Jun	15.39	9.76	3.52	7.31
❄️ Jul	14.43	8.29	3.81	7.25
❄️ Aug	14.56	6.91	2.5	8.22
🌸 Sep	16.18	9.87	3.35	9.38
🌸 Oct	17.49	10.85	4.05	10.25
🌸 Nov	19.45	12.04	3.35	11.03
☀️ Dec	22.33	14.96	4.01	11.35

Living in Chatswood

Is Chatswood a good place to live?

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Livability Breakdown

Property & Economics

Key Financial Indicators (NZD)

Nearby Suburbs

Frequently Asked Questions

Schools & Enrolment Zones in Chatswood

Schools in zone for Chatswood

Birkdale Intermediate

Chelsea School

Northcote Intermediate

Northcote College

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Other nearby schools

Birkenhead School

Kauri Park School

Verran Primary School

Birkdale Primary School

Birkenhead College

St Mary's School (Northcote)

Northcote School (Auckland)

Beach Haven School

Birkdale North School

Willow Park School

Windy Ridge School

Ponsonby Primary School

Bayfield School

Auckland Secondary Schools' Centre

Marist Catholic School (Herne Bay)

Marlborough School

Onepoto School

Ponsonby Intermediate

Glenfield College

St Mary's College (Ponsonby)

St Paul's College (Ponsonby)

Point Chevalier School Rangi-mata-rau

Sunnybrae Normal School

Westmere School (Auckland)

Scott Point School

Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea

Glenfield Primary School

Glenfield Intermediate

Richmond Road School

Rubbish & Recycling

Rubbish bin

Recycling bin

Food scraps bin

Explore Chatswood

🎯Things to do(4)

Jetts Fitness

Kauri Point Centennial Park

Kauri point Domain

Jetts Birkenhead

🌳Parks & green spaces(2)

Kauri Point Centennial Park

Kauri point Domain

🏥Healthcare(1)

Onewa Doctors

Eat & Drink in Chatswood

🍽️Places to eat & drink(7)

Sugar at Chelsea Bay

Lilya NZ

WILD BEAN CAFE

Domino's Pizza Birkenhead

Little D Cafe

The Mediterranean

Domino's Pizza

Tradies & Services in Chatswood

🔧Tradies & services(5)

Auckland Dent Repair

Lai's Garden Maintenance

Novo Technical Services

POLITE Plumbers

Sarah's Garden Services

Shops in Chatswood

🛍️Shops(4)

Chiefly Chairs

Things to do(4)

Parks & green spaces(2)

Healthcare(1)

Places to eat & drink(7)

Tradies & services(5)

Shops(4)

Beauty & fitness(6)

Professional services(2)