Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Albany Heights — built from 45 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Albany Heights is the 91st most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 63% of them.
The median weekly rent in Albany Heights is $650, based on 45 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 5% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 2.4%, and it is down 4% on Q1 2020, when the median was $600.
Most new tenancies fall between $485 and $770 a week — the middle half of the market.
Albany Heights is the 91st most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 63% of them.
Median weekly rent on new tenancies, Q1 2020 to Q1 2026. Hover the chart to read any quarter.
| Quarter | Median weekly rent | New bonds |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2020 | $600 | 75 |
| Q2 2020 | $660 | 48 |
| Q3 2020 | $640 | 60 |
| Q4 2020 | $650 | 45 |
| Q1 2021 | $680 | 51 |
| Q2 2021 | $610 | 57 |
| Q3 2021 | $650 | 39 |
| Q4 2021 | $680 | 54 |
| Q1 2022 | $645 | 51 |
| Q2 2022 | $620 | 42 |
| Q3 2022 | $660 | 42 |
| Q4 2022 | $660 | 51 |
| Q1 2023 | $618 | 63 |
| Q2 2023 | $680 | 39 |
| Q3 2023 | $700 | 42 |
| Q4 2023 | $690 | 39 |
| Q1 2024 | $618 | 45 |
| Q2 2024 | $645 | 33 |
| Q3 2024 | $703 | 48 |
| Q4 2024 | $630 | 48 |
| Q1 2025 | $635 | 78 |
| Q2 2025 | $720 | 54 |
| Q3 2025 | $685 | 51 |
| Q4 2025 | $715 | 48 |
| Q1 2026 | $650 | 45 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
The headline median covers every property type together, so the mix matters — a suburb with many rooms or studios shows a lower overall median than its houses alone.
| Property type | Median weekly | Bonds | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | $715 | 33 | 73% |
| Apartment | $450 | 6 | 13% |
| Room | $250 | 9 | 20% |
Read this median carefully. Roughly 20% of new tenancies in Albany Heights are single rooms or boarding-house places, which cost far less than a whole property. That pulls the headline median down, and a house here typically rents for $715.
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The closest suburbs to Albany Heights, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | $715 | +$65 | 2.1 km |
| Fairview Heights | $873 | +$223 | 2.2 km |
| Oteha | $722 | +$72 | 2.3 km |
| Pinehill | $890 | +$240 | 3 km |
| Northcross | $780 | +$130 | 3.4 km |
| Browns Bay | $753 | +$103 | 3.8 km |
Rent tells you what a Albany Heights property earns today. Zoning tells you what it could become — a second dwelling on the same section changes the income on this page entirely.
Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Albany Heights address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Albany Heights median of $650 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $33,800 a year in gross rent.
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