Where is New Windsor?

New Windsor is in central-west Auckland, around 11 km from the CBD, between Avondale (north), Blockhouse Bay (south) and Mount Roskill (east), near the SH20 Waterview interchange.

Why did the Waterview tunnel matter for New Windsor?

The Waterview Connection, opened in 2017, linked SH16 and SH20 beside the suburb, dramatically improving New Windsor's motorway access to the airport, the northwest and the city.

What is near New Windsor?

Avondale's Sunday market, Blockhouse Bay village and beach, Lynn Mall and Mount Roskill's food strips are all within minutes, with the airport around 20 minutes via SH20.

What schools are in New Windsor?

New Windsor School is the local state primary. Most secondary students attend Avondale College or Lynfield College, depending on zone.

How do I get from Auckland CBD to New Windsor?

By car, around 18 to 25 minutes via New North Road or SH16 and the Waterview tunnel. Buses run via Avondale and Blockhouse Bay Road, with Avondale's train station nearby.

Which schools are in zone for New Windsor?

Children living in New Windsor are in zone for Blockhouse Bay Intermediate, New Windsor School, Avondale College. Living in a school's home zone gives a guaranteed right to enrol.

How do I check my school zone in New Windsor?

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.

New Windsor, Auckland | Postcode, Population & Property Values

Living in New Windsor

New Windsor sits in central-west Auckland between Avondale, Blockhouse Bay and Mount Roskill, around 11 km from the CBD, and it is the suburb most improved by a tunnel it can't even see. When the Waterview Connection opened in 2017 and stitched the motorway network together nearby, New Windsor's awkward corner of the isthmus suddenly became one of its better-connected, and the suburb has been quietly cashing that cheque ever since.

Around 7,000 people live here, in 1960s weatherboard and brick on decent sections, with townhouse infill arriving at the steady isthmus rate. It's a suburb without a famous landmark, a beach or a mountain, and in Auckland's property market that absence of glamour is itself the feature: New Windsor is where buyers land when they want central-ish without the central-ish auction results.

The daily orbit is generous: Avondale's Sunday market and racecourse sit minutes north, Blockhouse Bay's village and beach minutes south, Lynn Mall and Mount Roskill's food strips within easy reach, and the tunnel delivers the airport or the north in one motorway movement.

New Windsor School covers the local primary years, with most students heading on to Avondale College or Lynfield College. New Windsor's pitch fits on a napkin: ten minutes from everything, fuss included with nothing.

Is New Windsor a good place to live?

New Windsor is home to roughly 7,737 people across 1.9 km². On Suburb's overall livability scale, New Windsor scores 47 out of 100, with a safety score of 70/100 and 5% green space.

Schools: New Windsor has 64 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 $1.20M, and weekly rent typically sits around $584.

Lifestyle: New Windsor has cafés, shops and things to do nearby. The current temperature is 12.6°C. See the Weather tab for monthly averages.

Whether New Windsor 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

Safety70
Amenities72
Schools52
Housing Affordability31
Green space18
Community22
Transport31

Property & Economics

Est. Median Value: $1.20M
Median Weekly Rent: $584/wk
Median HH Income: $122K/yr
Pop. Growth (5yr): +1.8%
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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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is New Windsor?: New Windsor is in central-west Auckland, around 11 km from the CBD, between Avondale (north), Blockhouse Bay (south) and Mount Roskill (east), near the SH20 Waterview interchange.
Why did the Waterview tunnel matter for New Windsor?: The Waterview Connection, opened in 2017, linked SH16 and SH20 beside the suburb, dramatically improving New Windsor's motorway access to the airport, the northwest and the city.
What is near New Windsor?: Avondale's Sunday market, Blockhouse Bay village and beach, Lynn Mall and Mount Roskill's food strips are all within minutes, with the airport around 20 minutes via SH20.
What schools are in New Windsor?: New Windsor School is the local state primary. Most secondary students attend Avondale College or Lynfield College, depending on zone.
How do I get from Auckland CBD to New Windsor?: By car, around 18 to 25 minutes via New North Road or SH16 and the Waterview tunnel. Buses run via Avondale and Blockhouse Bay Road, with Avondale's train station nearby.
Which schools are in zone for New Windsor?: Children living in New Windsor are in zone for Blockhouse Bay Intermediate, New Windsor School, Avondale College. Living in a school's home zone gives a guaranteed right to enrol.
How do I check my school zone in New Windsor?: 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 New Windsor

Schools in zone for New Windsor

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

Blockhouse Bay Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 834 · decile 5
New Windsor School
Contributing · roll 347 · decile 4
Avondale College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 2800 · decile 4

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School Zone Checker

Enter your address to check your school zone in New Windsor. 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 New Windsor that you may be able to enrol at under open enrolment or by application (outside your home zone).

Christ the King Catholic School (Owairaka)
Full Primary · roll 111 · decile 3 · 1.0 km away
Glenavon School
Full Primary · roll 347 · decile 2 · 1.0 km away
Owairaka District School
Contributing · roll 372 · decile 3 · 1.1 km away
Jireh Christian School
Full Primary · roll 286 · decile 3 · 1.3 km away
Avondale Primary School (Auckland)
Contributing · roll 362 · decile 3 · 1.3 km away
Marshall Laing School
Contributing · roll 611 · decile 5 · 1.5 km away
St Mary's Catholic School (Avondale)
Full Primary · roll 168 · decile 3 · 1.5 km away
Elim Christian College Mt Albert
Composite · roll 440 · 1.6 km away
Wesley Primary School
Contributing · roll 163 · decile 1 · 1.7 km away
Central Auckland Specialist School
Specialist School · roll 280 · decile 5 · 1.8 km away
Chaucer School
Contributing · roll 192 · decile 4 · 1.8 km away
Wesley Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 104 · decile 1 · 1.8 km away
Lynfield College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 2011 · decile 6 · 2.0 km away
St Dominic's Catholic School (Blockhouse Bay)
Contributing · roll 261 · decile 6 · 2.0 km away
Avondale Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 380 · decile 2 · 2.1 km away
May Road School
Contributing · roll 175 · decile 1 · 2.3 km away
TKKM o Nga Maungarongo
Composite · roll 67 · decile 4 · 2.3 km away
Blockhouse Bay School
Contributing · roll 508 · decile 7 · 2.4 km away
Mt Albert Grammar School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 3629 · decile 7 · 2.5 km away
Iqra School
Composite · roll 220 · 2.6 km away
Gladstone School (Auckland)
Contributing · roll 775 · decile 9 · 2.6 km away
Te Kura o Pātiki Rosebank School
Contributing · roll 559 · decile 2 · 2.7 km away
Marist College
Secondary (Year 7-15) · roll 773 · decile 7 · 2.8 km away
New Lynn School
Contributing · roll 396 · decile 4 · 2.8 km away
Marist School (Mt Albert)
Contributing · roll 261 · decile 8 · 2.9 km away
Dominion Road School
Contributing · roll 199 · decile 3 · 3.0 km away
Edendale School (Auckland)
Contributing · roll 497 · decile 6 · 3.0 km away
Oaklynn Special School
Specialist School · roll 220 · decile 4 · 3.0 km away
Waterview School
Contributing · roll 247 · decile 3 · 3.1 km away
Mt Roskill Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 559 · decile 5 · 3.2 km away
Twin Oaks Classical School
Composite · 3.2 km away
Good Shepherd School (Balmoral)
Contributing · roll 176 · decile 7 · 3.3 km away
Halsey Drive School
Contributing · roll 456 · decile 7 · 3.3 km away
Mt Roskill Grammar
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 1916 · decile 5 · 3.4 km away
Mt Albert School
Contributing · roll 499 · decile 6 · 3.5 km away
Mt Roskill Primary School
Contributing · roll 609 · decile 5 · 3.5 km away
Waikowhai Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 340 · decile 5 · 3.6 km away
Hay Park School
Contributing · roll 150 · decile 1 · 3.7 km away
St Francis Catholic School (Pt Chevalier)
Contributing · roll 263 · decile 7 · 3.7 km away
St Therese School (Three Kings)
Full Primary · roll 77 · decile 3 · 3.7 km away
Balmoral S D A School
Full Primary · roll 65 · decile 6 · 3.7 km away
Arahoe School
Contributing · roll 411 · decile 5 · 3.8 km away
Balmoral School (Auckland)
Full Primary · roll 757 · decile 8 · 3.8 km away
Kelston Boys' High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 834 · decile 2 · 3.9 km away
Fruitvale Road School
Contributing · roll 338 · decile 4 · 4.0 km away
Kelston School
Contributing · roll 296 · decile 3 · 4.0 km away
Waikowhai Primary School
Contributing · roll 193 · decile 2 · 4.0 km away
Kelston Girls' College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 584 · decile 2 · 4.1 km away
Kelston Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 407 · decile 2 · 4.1 km away
Maungawhau School
Contributing · roll 637 · decile 9 · 4.1 km away
Monte Cecilia Catholic School
Contributing · roll 147 · decile 6 · 4.2 km away
St Leonards Road School
Contributing · roll 427 · decile 3 · 4.2 km away
Pasadena Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 366 · decile 8 · 4.3 km away
Three Kings School
Contributing · roll 460 · decile 6 · 4.4 km away
Green Bay Primary School
Full Primary · roll 614 · decile 7 · 4.5 km away
Green Bay High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 1962 · decile 8 · 4.7 km away
Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea
Secondary (Year 9-15) · roll 1785 · decile 8 · 4.7 km away
Hillsborough School
Contributing · roll 346 · decile 8 · 4.8 km away
Point Chevalier School Rangi-mata-rau
Contributing · roll 600 · decile 10 · 4.8 km away
Kōwhai Intermediate
Intermediate · roll 548 · decile 7 · 4.9 km away
St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn)
Full Primary · roll 72 · decile 4 · 4.9 km away

Rubbish & Recycling

Rubbish collection: Friday (weekly)
Recycling & organics: Friday (fortnightly, Week 2)
Next recycling: 7 August

Check your exact collection days on the Auckland Council tool →

Rubbish bin

Non-recyclable general waste. Put out every Friday.

Recycling bin

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

Food scraps bin

All food scraps and garden organics. Collected every second Friday 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 New Windsor

Things to do(5)

Valonia Reserve

Te Kotuitanga Park

Dickey Reserve

Lion Budokan Karate International

Auckland United F.C Academy

Parks & green spaces(3)

Valonia Reserve

Te Kotuitanga Park

Dickey Reserve

Healthcare(2)

New Windsor Pharmacy

Month	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm/day)	Sunshine (hrs/day)
☀️ Jan	22.7	16.73	6.68	10.22
☀️ Feb	22.77	15.67	6.25	10.43
🍂 Mar	20.56	13.57	2.68	10.21
🍂 Apr	19.39	13.51	3.6	8.56
🍂 May	16.64	10.96	4.55	7.71
❄️ Jun	15.24	9.49	3.44	7.29
❄️ Jul	14.27	8.16	4.08	7.31
❄️ Aug	14.38	6.92	2.41	8.3
🌸 Sep	16.05	9.84	3.3	9.4
🌸 Oct	17.32	10.59	3.93	10.28
🌸 Nov	19.19	11.95	3.48	11.13
☀️ Dec	22.23	14.94	4.08	11.39

Living in New Windsor

Is New Windsor a good place to live?

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Livability Breakdown

Property & Economics

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Nearby Suburbs

Frequently Asked Questions

Schools & Enrolment Zones in New Windsor

Schools in zone for New Windsor

Blockhouse Bay Intermediate

New Windsor School

Avondale College

Check your school zone

School Zone Checker

Other nearby schools

Christ the King Catholic School (Owairaka)

Glenavon School

Owairaka District School

Jireh Christian School

Avondale Primary School (Auckland)

Marshall Laing School

St Mary's Catholic School (Avondale)

Elim Christian College Mt Albert

Wesley Primary School

Central Auckland Specialist School

Chaucer School

Wesley Intermediate

Lynfield College

St Dominic's Catholic School (Blockhouse Bay)

Avondale Intermediate

May Road School

TKKM o Nga Maungarongo

Blockhouse Bay School

Mt Albert Grammar School

Iqra School

Gladstone School (Auckland)

Te Kura o Pātiki Rosebank School

Marist College

New Lynn School

Marist School (Mt Albert)

Dominion Road School

Edendale School (Auckland)

Oaklynn Special School

Waterview School

Mt Roskill Intermediate

Twin Oaks Classical School

Good Shepherd School (Balmoral)

Halsey Drive School

Mt Roskill Grammar

Mt Albert School

Mt Roskill Primary School

Waikowhai Intermediate

Hay Park School

St Francis Catholic School (Pt Chevalier)

St Therese School (Three Kings)

Balmoral S D A School

Arahoe School

Balmoral School (Auckland)

Kelston Boys' High School

Fruitvale Road School

Kelston School

Waikowhai Primary School

Kelston Girls' College

Kelston Intermediate

Maungawhau School

Monte Cecilia Catholic School

St Leonards Road School

Pasadena Intermediate

Three Kings School

Green Bay Primary School

Green Bay High School

Western Springs College-Ngā Puna o Waiōrea

Hillsborough School

Point Chevalier School Rangi-mata-rau

Kōwhai Intermediate

St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn)

Rubbish & Recycling

Rubbish bin

Recycling bin

Things to do(5)

Parks & green spaces(3)

Healthcare(2)

Places to eat & drink(9)

Tradies & services(6)

Shops(3)

Beauty & fitness(4)

Professional services(6)

Places to stay(2)