Feature article
What’s it like to live in Flat Bush?
An up and coming Auckland suburb.
Last updated: 27 February 2025
Your home isn’t just a building. The area surrounding it plays a huge part in your day-to-day life, and that of your family – so you need to find the perfect fit.
Property viewings help you get a feel for individual homes, but how can you learn about a suburb as a whole? Well, in addition to walking its streets, this is a question of good old fashioned research.
To help you decide which is the best suburb in Auckland for your next home, we’ll be exploring some of the city’s commonly searched areas, so you can make up your mind on what’s right for you.
This time, we’re taking a tour of the up and coming suburb of Flat Bush.
Flat Bush’s property landscape
Average Flat Bush property prices:
As of January 2025, the average asking price* for property in Flat Bush looked like this:
- 4-5 bedroom houses: $1,537,700
- Prices have dropped 1% year on year.
- 3-4 bedroom houses: $951,550
- Prices have increased by 1% year on year.
- 1-2 bedroom houses: $636,900
- Prices have fallen by 10% year on year.
Life in Flat Bush
A new, and multicultural Auckland suburb, Flat Bush has plenty to offer those who call it home. Among the facilities you’ll enjoy if you choose to make Flat Bush home are:
- Green spaces: Flat Bush residents have heaps of green spaces on their doorsteps. The largest of these is Barry Curtis Park, complete with a playground, sports pitches and walking tracks. The perfect place for exercise or to enjoy some tranquility.
- International cuisine: in a diverse suburb like Flat Bush, it’s no surprise inhabitants are spoilt for choice when it comes dinner options from around the world.
- Shopping opportunities: with Botany Downs to the north and Manukau to the south, shopaholics won’t struggle for places to indulge their retail passion.
Getting around
It’s no secret that driving into Auckland CBD during rush hour can be a tad challenging. For Flat Bush commuters wishing to dodge the morning and evening traffic, a good option is to take the train from neighbouring Manukau.
There are also a range of bus services operating to other Auckland suburbs.
Schools in Flat Bush
If you’re moving to Flat Bush with young ones in tow, or if kids are on the cards in the near future, here are some the potential schooling opportunities on your doorstep:
- Te Uho o te Nikau Primary School - 221 Flat Bush School Road.
- Ormiston Primary School - 291 Ormiston Road.
- Ferguson Intermediate School - Ferguson Road, Otara.
- Ormiston Senior College - 291 Ormiston Road.
To find more specific details on an individual property in Flat Bush, check out the Trade Me Property listing. You can also use our homes.co.nz property insights tool to access records, rateable values (RVs), estimates, sales, and trends.
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