Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Blockhouse Bay — built from 93 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 4 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. Blockhouse Bay is the 103rd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 59% of them.
The median weekly rent in Blockhouse Bay is $694, based on 93 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 12% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 0.6%, and it is up 11% on Q1 2020, when the median was $600.
Most new tenancies fall between $603 and $784 a week — the middle half of the market.
Blockhouse Bay is the 103rd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 59% 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 | $600 | 81 |
| Q2 2020 | $597 | 54 |
| Q3 2020 | $591 | 81 |
| Q4 2020 | $604 | 75 |
| Q1 2021 | $626 | 84 |
| Q2 2021 | $647 | 84 |
| Q3 2021 | $666 | 57 |
| Q4 2021 | $666 | 99 |
| Q1 2022 | $641 | 87 |
| Q2 2022 | $636 | 78 |
| Q3 2022 | $653 | 84 |
| Q4 2022 | $622 | 78 |
| Q1 2023 | $682 | 90 |
| Q2 2023 | $696 | 78 |
| Q3 2023 | $689 | 81 |
| Q4 2023 | $668 | 93 |
| Q1 2024 | $734 | 87 |
| Q2 2024 | $746 | 69 |
| Q3 2024 | $708 | 87 |
| Q4 2024 | $678 | 93 |
| Q1 2025 | $698 | 120 |
| Q2 2025 | $723 | 87 |
| Q3 2025 | $705 | 99 |
| Q4 2025 | $599 | 126 |
| Q1 2026 | $694 | 93 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
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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 Blockhouse Bay, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenavon | $650 | -$44 | 1.1 km |
| Lynfield | $656 | -$38 | 1.5 km |
| New Windsor | $650 | -$44 | 1.8 km |
| Mount Roskill White Swan | $700 | +$6 | 2.1 km |
| New Lynn | $611 | -$83 | 2.3 km |
| Avondale | $636 | -$58 | 2.7 km |
Rent tells you what a Blockhouse Bay 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 Blockhouse Bay address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Blockhouse Bay median of $694 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $36,088 a year in gross rent.
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