Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Auckland-University — built from 648 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. Auckland-University is the 7th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 97% of them.
The median weekly rent in Auckland-University is $466, based on 648 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 25% below the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 1.3%, and it is up 28% on Q1 2020, when the median was $383.
Most new tenancies fall between $442 and $495 a week — the middle half of the market.
Auckland-University is the 7th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 97% 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 | $383 | 12 |
| Q2 2020 | $348 | 6 |
| Q3 2020 | $350 | 6 |
| Q4 2020 | $315 | 6 |
| Q1 2021 | $365 | 21 |
| Q2 2021 | $365 | 15 |
| Q3 2021 | $350 | 6 |
| Q4 2021 | $375 | 6 |
| Q2 2022 | $430 | 12 |
| Q3 2022 | $350 | 15 |
| Q4 2022 | $420 | 12 |
| Q1 2023 | $480 | 12 |
| Q2 2023 | $420 | 12 |
| Q3 2023 | $375 | 6 |
| Q4 2023 | $433 | 15 |
| Q1 2024 | $603 | 15 |
| Q2 2024 | $400 | 9 |
| Q3 2024 | $420 | 9 |
| Q4 2024 | $380 | 9 |
| Q1 2025 | $460 | 27 |
| Q2 2025 | $450 | 6 |
| Q3 2025 | $393 | 9 |
| Q4 2025 | $397 | 6 |
| Q1 2026 | $466 | 648 |
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 | $428 | 6 | 1% |
| Apartment | $466 | 642 | 99% |
Pre-filled with the Auckland-University 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.
The closest suburbs to Auckland-University, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Street | $464 | -$2 | 0.5 km |
| Shortland Street | $470 | +$4 | 0.5 km |
| Anzac Avenue | $500 | +$34 | 0.5 km |
| Symonds Street | $463 | -$3 | 0.6 km |
| The Strand | $399 | -$67 | 0.7 km |
| Hobson Ridge | $468 | +$2 | 0.8 km |
Rent tells you what a Auckland-University 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 Auckland-University address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Auckland-University median of $466 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $24,232 a year in gross rent.
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