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Albany Heights

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Albany Heights — built from 45 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$650
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↑ +2.4% year on year
Typical range
$485–$770
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
+2.4%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$33,800
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
45
new bonds this quarter
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Where Albany Heights sits in Auckland

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.

Albany Heights $650 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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.

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Six years of rent

Median weekly rent on new tenancies, Q1 2020 to Q1 2026. Hover the chart to read any quarter.

$560$660$760 $650 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$60075
Q2 2020$66048
Q3 2020$64060
Q4 2020$65045
Q1 2021$68051
Q2 2021$61057
Q3 2021$65039
Q4 2021$68054
Q1 2022$64551
Q2 2022$62042
Q3 2022$66042
Q4 2022$66051
Q1 2023$61863
Q2 2023$68039
Q3 2023$70042
Q4 2023$69039
Q1 2024$61845
Q2 2024$64533
Q3 2024$70348
Q4 2024$63048
Q1 2025$63578
Q2 2025$72054
Q3 2025$68551
Q4 2025$71548
Q1 2026$65045
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Rent by size

Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.

1 bedroom $730 18 bonds
2 bedrooms $560 6 bonds
3 bedrooms $585 6 bonds
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Rent by property type

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 typeMedian weeklyBondsShare
House$7153373%
Apartment$450613%
Room$250920%

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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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Albany Heights median rent. Enter a purchase price to see the gross yield.

Gross yield ignores rates, insurance, maintenance, management and vacancy. Net yield is typically 1–2 percentage points lower — the full calculator works both out.

Gross rental yield

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Nearby suburbs

The closest suburbs to Albany Heights, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Albany$715+$652.1 km
Fairview Heights$873+$2232.2 km
Oteha$722+$722.3 km
Pinehill$890+$2403 km
Northcross$780+$1303.4 km
Browns Bay$753+$1033.8 km
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What you could build in Albany Heights

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.

Albany Heights zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

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.

Check Albany Heights zoning and development rules →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Albany Heights?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Albany Heights is $650 (Q1 2026), from 45 bonds lodged with Tenancy Services. We use the median rather than a simple average because it is not distorted by a handful of very high or very low rents.
Are rents in Albany Heights going up or down?
Rents are rising — the median is up 2.4% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved -4.4%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Albany Heights?
A one-bedroom is typically $730 a week, a two-bedroom $560, a three-bedroom $585.
Is Albany Heights expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $650 a week, Albany Heights is above the Auckland median of $622. Albany Heights is the 91st most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 63% of them.
What rental yield does Albany Heights produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Albany Heights median rent of $650 a week, annual rent is about $33,800. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $33,800 on a $850,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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