The Gardens & Hill Park Real Estate Agents & Homes For Sale

Looking to find your first house, dream home, or a new investment property? Let us do the research for you with this suburb report on The Gardens and Hill Park.

Quick access to the motorway for travel either north or south, and easy access to cafes and restaurants, the suburbs of Hillpark and The Gardens is perfectly positioned for convenience. Just 24.5km south of Auckland CBD and a short 10-minute drive from Manukau City Centre. Public transport is readily available in the area.

The nearby suburbs of Manurewa meets most shopping needs with Southmall Shopping Centre and is home to the weekly Manurewa Sunday markets. Read more on the suburb of Manurewa here.

Families will be interested to know about the local schools on offer, including:

The Gardens School (Years 0 – 8)
Hill Park Primary (Years 0 – 6)
Manurewa Intermediate (Years 7 – 8)
Manurewa High School (Years 9 – 13)
Alfriston College (Years 9 – 13)

The Gardens

An oasis of native forest is right on your doorstep with the Auckland Botanic Gardens and Totara Park covering a high percentage of the suburbs’ total land area. These facilities offer enviable outdoor activity options with many bush trails, walking tracks, playgrounds, public pools and sporting grounds available for public use.

The Auckland Botanic Gardens cover a whopping 64 hectares of land, including 10 hectares of native New Zealand forest and an abundance of lively gardens. The Auckland Botanic Gardens are a must-see – attracting more than 950,000 visitors each year. We recommend taking a stroll through the various sections of the gardens – including the African plant garden, magnolia garden, palm garden, rose garden and threatened native plant garden. The Botanic Gardens is home to the Spring Blossom Valley – plan your visit in the spring to see the spectacular cherry blossoms in bloom.

Hill Park

Hill Park was granted official suburb status in August 2021 and bridges the nearby suburbs of Manurewa and The Gardens. Generally bounded by Alfriston Road to the South, Great South Road to the West, Puhinui Creek to the North and State Highway 1 to the East.

Home to large areas of mature native forest and parkland – a rare find in urban Auckland. Enjoy a walk in one of the abundant council reserves including Hillcrest Grove Reserve, Orford Park and David Nathan Park. The historic Nathan Homestead was built in 1925 and is now beautifully maintained as a heritage arts, culture and events centre. Nathan Homestead frequently hosted exhibitions for local, national and international artists and offers a multitude of creative classes for both adults and youth – including music lessons, art classes, ceramics and clay workshops, jewellery making and more.

Housing Stock in Hill Park & The Gardens

The suburb of Hill Park has been recognised as a Special Character Area since 2016. Key features of Hill Park include large, open front yards and setbacks, large lots, wide roads, and low densities of buildings/property.

Panoramic viewpoints are available, generous and solidly built homes and many new family homes exist in this area. The housing stock in Hill Park and The Gardens is diverse and will suit a wide range of prospective buyers.

If you are looking to buy or sell in The Gardens and Hill Park area or would like to know the current value of your property, please get in touch with us today. Our team of award-winning real estate agents are locals and would love to help.