Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Birkenhead — built from 81 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 3 statistical areas that make up the suburb.
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Birkenhead is the 83rd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 67% of them.
The median weekly rent in Birkenhead is $717, based on 81 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 15% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 3.2%, and it is up 19% on Q1 2020, when the median was $610.
Most new tenancies fall between $608 and $877 a week — the middle half of the market.
Birkenhead is the 83rd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 67% 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 | $610 | 87 |
| Q2 2020 | $554 | 66 |
| Q3 2020 | $570 | 81 |
| Q4 2020 | $542 | 99 |
| Q1 2021 | $601 | 105 |
| Q2 2021 | $578 | 69 |
| Q3 2021 | $596 | 54 |
| Q4 2021 | $603 | 69 |
| Q1 2022 | $660 | 84 |
| Q2 2022 | $599 | 78 |
| Q3 2022 | $608 | 87 |
| Q4 2022 | $562 | 90 |
| Q1 2023 | $620 | 84 |
| Q2 2023 | $683 | 60 |
| Q3 2023 | $657 | 81 |
| Q4 2023 | $679 | 57 |
| Q1 2024 | $699 | 69 |
| Q2 2024 | $708 | 72 |
| Q3 2024 | $658 | 57 |
| Q4 2024 | $649 | 87 |
| Q1 2025 | $695 | 87 |
| Q2 2025 | $691 | 81 |
| Q3 2025 | $634 | 93 |
| Q4 2025 | $667 | 78 |
| Q1 2026 | $717 | 81 |
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 | $785 | 66 | 81% |
| Apartment | $680 | 6 | 7% |
Pre-filled with the Birkenhead 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 Birkenhead, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northcote | $645 | -$72 | 1.7 km |
| Hillcrest | $687 | -$30 | 2 km |
| Northcote Point | $780 | +$63 | 2 km |
| Birkdale | $667 | -$50 | 2.2 km |
| Northcote Tuff Crater | $625 | -$92 | 2.4 km |
| Glenfield | $680 | -$37 | 3 km |
Rent tells you what a Birkenhead 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 Birkenhead address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Birkenhead median of $717 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $37,284 a year in gross rent.
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