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Cape Hill

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Cape Hill — built from 15 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$735
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↑ +9.7% year on year
Typical range
$678–$763
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
+9.7%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$38,220
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
15
new bonds this quarter
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Where Cape Hill sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Cape Hill is the 70th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 72% of them.

Cape Hill $735 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

The median weekly rent in Cape Hill is $735, based on 15 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 18% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has risen 9.7%, and it is up 19% on Q1 2020, when the median was $605.

Most new tenancies fall between $678 and $763 a week — the middle half of the market.

Cape Hill is the 70th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 72% 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.

$500$680$840 $735 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$60512
Q2 2020$5959
Q3 2020$5809
Q4 2020$60512
Q1 2021$62012
Q2 2021$59515
Q4 2021$64512
Q1 2022$78512
Q2 2022$6689
Q3 2022$6639
Q4 2022$6509
Q1 2023$6906
Q2 2023$6759
Q3 2023$6906
Q4 2023$7106
Q1 2024$72012
Q2 2024$7759
Q3 2024$73512
Q4 2024$7209
Q1 2025$6709
Q2 2025$7259
Q3 2025$7359
Q4 2025$71012
Q1 2026$73515
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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 $740 6 bonds
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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Cape Hill 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 Cape Hill, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Rooseville Park$620-$1151 km
Anselmi Ridge$640-$951.3 km
Pukekohe$578-$1571.5 km
Cloverlea$625-$1104 km
Drury$700-$359.4 km
Kingseat-Karaka$750+$1510 km
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What you could build in Cape Hill

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

Cape Hill zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Cape Hill address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Cape Hill median of $735 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $38,220 a year in gross rent.

Check Cape Hill zoning and development rules →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Cape Hill?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Cape Hill is $735 (Q1 2026), from 15 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 Cape Hill going up or down?
Rents are rising — the median is up 9.7% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +18.5%.
Is Cape Hill expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $735 a week, Cape Hill is above the Auckland median of $622. Cape Hill is the 70th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 72% of them.
What rental yield does Cape Hill produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Cape Hill median rent of $735 a week, annual rent is about $38,220. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $38,220 on a $950,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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