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Auckland · Q1 2026

Botany

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Botany — built from 39 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 4 statistical areas that make up the suburb.

$818
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↑ +4.2% year on year
Typical range
$769–$907
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
+4.2%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$42,536
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
39
new bonds this quarter
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Where Botany sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Botany is the 30th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 88% of them.

Botany $818 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

The median weekly rent in Botany is $818, based on 39 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 32% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has risen 4.2%, and it is up 28% on Q1 2020, when the median was $682.

Most new tenancies fall between $769 and $907 a week — the middle half of the market.

Botany is the 30th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 88% of them.

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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.

$560$720$880 $818 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$68236
Q2 2020$72921
Q3 2020$67957
Q4 2020$69736
Q1 2021$63739
Q2 2021$71045
Q3 2021$76024
Q4 2021$68039
Q1 2022$81536
Q2 2022$67536
Q3 2022$78445
Q4 2022$73345
Q1 2023$63836
Q2 2023$71648
Q3 2023$77342
Q4 2023$77945
Q1 2024$84236
Q2 2024$66736
Q3 2024$79139
Q4 2024$82545
Q1 2025$78545
Q2 2025$76345
Q3 2025$80651
Q4 2025$79048
Q1 2026$81839
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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 $800 12 bonds
4 bedrooms $820 9 bonds
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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Botany 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

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Nearby suburbs

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

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Huntington Park$660-$1581.1 km
Northpark$776-$421.3 km
Redcastle$770-$481.7 km
Dannemora$861+$432 km
Botany Downs$744-$742.4 km
Somerville$810-$82.5 km
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What you could build in Botany

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

Botany zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Botany address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Botany median of $818 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $42,536 a year in gross rent.

Check Botany zoning and development rules →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Botany?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Botany is $818 (Q1 2026), from 39 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 Botany going up or down?
Rents are rising — the median is up 4.2% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +28.4%.
Is Botany expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $818 a week, Botany is above the Auckland median of $622. Botany is the 30th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 88% of them.
What rental yield does Botany produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Botany median rent of $818 a week, annual rent is about $42,536. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $42,536 on a $1,050,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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Areas included in Botany: Botany Central · Botany North · Botany East · Botany South. See how we combine them.