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Auckland · Q1 2026

Avondale

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Avondale — built from 189 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 4 statistical areas that make up the suburb.

$636
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -3.6% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 189 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$547–$713
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-3.6%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$33,072
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
189
new bonds this quarter

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2026 bond lodgements · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Where Avondale sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Avondale is the 76th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 69% of them.

Avondale $636 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 246 Auckland suburbs · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

The median weekly rent in Avondale is $636, based on 189 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 2% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has fallen 3.6%, and it is up 9% on Q1 2020, when the median was $548.

Most new tenancies fall between $547 and $713 a week — the middle half of the market.

Avondale is the 76th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 69% of them.

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How the Avondale figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the 4 statistical areas that make up Avondale — 189 of them.
  2. Discard any cell built on fewer than five bonds. MBIE withholds those to protect individual tenants, which is why some bedroom sizes below show a dash.
  3. Combine the area medians with a bond-count-weighted geometric mean, so a small area with three tenancies cannot swing the suburb figure.
  4. Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
    weekly median = geomean(area medians, weight = bond count) annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $33,072

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Weighted geometric mean · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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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.

$480$620$740 $636 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$548174
Q2 2020$55175
Q3 2020$557108
Q4 2020$557123
Q1 2021$586147
Q2 2021$580138
Q3 2021$60587
Q4 2021$585156
Q1 2022$604156
Q2 2022$571141
Q3 2022$533156
Q4 2022$566162
Q1 2023$605198
Q2 2023$679141
Q3 2023$646144
Q4 2023$619168
Q1 2024$693150
Q2 2024$611129
Q3 2024$631138
Q4 2024$655156
Q1 2025$660204
Q2 2025$657204
Q3 2025$650165
Q4 2025$602180
Q1 2026$636189

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2020 – Q1 2026 · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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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 $591 96 bonds
2 bedrooms $580 33 bonds
3 bedrooms $686 45 bonds
4 bedrooms $850 6 bonds

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Withheld below 5 bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rent by property typeQ1 2026

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$67413571%
Apartment$5053317%

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Property-type split · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Avondale 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

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Rent pre-filled, price is yours · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Nearby suburbsQ1 2026

The closest suburbs to Avondale, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Avondale Rosebank$665+$291.5 km
Glenavon$650+$141.7 km
Waterview$655+$191.9 km
New Lynn$611-$252 km
Owairaka$637+$12 km
New Windsor$650+$142.1 km

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Straight-line distance, area centres · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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What you could build in Avondale

Rent tells you what a Avondale property earns today. Zoning tells you what it could become — a second dwelling on the same section changes the income on this page entirely.

Avondale zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Avondale address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Avondale median of $636 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $33,072 a year in gross rent.

Check Avondale zoning and development rules →

Schools in Avondale

There are 6 schools in Avondale. 4 of them operate an enrolment zone, so where you rent decides which ones you can enrol in. Our companion site NZ School Finder lists every one with its roll, year levels and zone status, straight from the Ministry of Education's directory — and publishes no rankings or ratings.

See the 6 schools in Avondale →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Avondale?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Avondale is $636 (Q1 2026), from 189 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 Avondale going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 3.6% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +8.5%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Avondale?
A one-bedroom is typically $591 a week, a two-bedroom $580, a three-bedroom $686, a four-bedroom $850.
Is Avondale expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $636 a week, Avondale is above the Auckland median of $622. Avondale is the 76th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 69% of them.
What rental yield does Avondale produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Avondale median rent of $636 a week, annual rent is about $33,072. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $33,072 on a $850,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

Thinking of renting out or selling in Avondale?

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Areas included in Avondale: Avondale West (Auckland) · Avondale North (Auckland) · Avondale Central (Auckland) · Avondale South (Auckland). See how we combine them.