Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Balmoral — built from 33 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. Balmoral is the 79th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 68% of them.
The median weekly rent in Balmoral is $638, based on 33 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 3% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 4.9%, and it is down 6% on Q1 2020, when the median was $550.
Most new tenancies fall between $504 and $838 a week — the middle half of the market.
Balmoral is the 79th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 68% 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 | $550 | 48 |
| Q2 2020 | $550 | 24 |
| Q3 2020 | $528 | 36 |
| Q4 2020 | $560 | 27 |
| Q1 2021 | $678 | 42 |
| Q2 2021 | $565 | 27 |
| Q3 2021 | $565 | 21 |
| Q4 2021 | $528 | 30 |
| Q1 2022 | $690 | 42 |
| Q2 2022 | $525 | 39 |
| Q3 2022 | $615 | 33 |
| Q4 2022 | $670 | 33 |
| Q1 2023 | $650 | 42 |
| Q2 2023 | $750 | 27 |
| Q3 2023 | $605 | 21 |
| Q4 2023 | $588 | 24 |
| Q1 2024 | $620 | 33 |
| Q2 2024 | $638 | 33 |
| Q3 2024 | $570 | 27 |
| Q4 2024 | $695 | 21 |
| Q1 2025 | $608 | 48 |
| Q2 2025 | $570 | 36 |
| Q3 2025 | $665 | 33 |
| Q4 2025 | $640 | 30 |
| Q1 2026 | $638 | 33 |
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 | $695 | 24 | 73% |
| Apartment | $595 | 6 | 18% |
Pre-filled with the Balmoral 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 Balmoral, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham | $623 | -$15 | 0.8 km |
| Maungawhau | $790 | +$152 | 0.9 km |
| St Lukes | $675 | +$37 | 1.4 km |
| Eden Park | $730 | +$92 | 1.4 km |
| Mount Eden | $628 | -$10 | 1.4 km |
| Eden Valley | $528 | -$110 | 1.6 km |
Rent tells you what a Balmoral 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 Balmoral address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Balmoral median of $638 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $33,176 a year in gross rent.
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