Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Cape Hill — built from 15 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.
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.
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.
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 | $605 | 12 |
| Q2 2020 | $595 | 9 |
| Q3 2020 | $580 | 9 |
| Q4 2020 | $605 | 12 |
| Q1 2021 | $620 | 12 |
| Q2 2021 | $595 | 15 |
| Q4 2021 | $645 | 12 |
| Q1 2022 | $785 | 12 |
| Q2 2022 | $668 | 9 |
| Q3 2022 | $663 | 9 |
| Q4 2022 | $650 | 9 |
| Q1 2023 | $690 | 6 |
| Q2 2023 | $675 | 9 |
| Q3 2023 | $690 | 6 |
| Q4 2023 | $710 | 6 |
| Q1 2024 | $720 | 12 |
| Q2 2024 | $775 | 9 |
| Q3 2024 | $735 | 12 |
| Q4 2024 | $720 | 9 |
| Q1 2025 | $670 | 9 |
| Q2 2025 | $725 | 9 |
| Q3 2025 | $735 | 9 |
| Q4 2025 | $710 | 12 |
| Q1 2026 | $735 | 15 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
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.
The closest suburbs to Cape Hill, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooseville Park | $620 | -$115 | 1 km |
| Anselmi Ridge | $640 | -$95 | 1.3 km |
| Pukekohe | $578 | -$157 | 1.5 km |
| Cloverlea | $625 | -$110 | 4 km |
| Drury | $700 | -$35 | 9.4 km |
| Kingseat-Karaka | $750 | +$15 | 10 km |
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.
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.
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