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.
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.
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.
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 | $682 | 36 |
| Q2 2020 | $729 | 21 |
| Q3 2020 | $679 | 57 |
| Q4 2020 | $697 | 36 |
| Q1 2021 | $637 | 39 |
| Q2 2021 | $710 | 45 |
| Q3 2021 | $760 | 24 |
| Q4 2021 | $680 | 39 |
| Q1 2022 | $815 | 36 |
| Q2 2022 | $675 | 36 |
| Q3 2022 | $784 | 45 |
| Q4 2022 | $733 | 45 |
| Q1 2023 | $638 | 36 |
| Q2 2023 | $716 | 48 |
| Q3 2023 | $773 | 42 |
| Q4 2023 | $779 | 45 |
| Q1 2024 | $842 | 36 |
| Q2 2024 | $667 | 36 |
| Q3 2024 | $791 | 39 |
| Q4 2024 | $825 | 45 |
| Q1 2025 | $785 | 45 |
| Q2 2025 | $763 | 45 |
| Q3 2025 | $806 | 51 |
| Q4 2025 | $790 | 48 |
| Q1 2026 | $818 | 39 |
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 Botany, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Park | $660 | -$158 | 1.1 km |
| Northpark | $776 | -$42 | 1.3 km |
| Redcastle | $770 | -$48 | 1.7 km |
| Dannemora | $861 | +$43 | 2 km |
| Botany Downs | $744 | -$74 | 2.4 km |
| Somerville | $810 | -$8 | 2.5 km |
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.
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.
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