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Chapel Downs

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Chapel Downs — built from 24 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$720
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -2.7% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 24 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$650–$750
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-2.7%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$37,440
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
24
new bonds this quarter

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2026 bond lodgements · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Where Chapel Downs sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Chapel Downs is the 80th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 68% of them.

Chapel Downs $720 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 246 Auckland suburbs · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

The median weekly rent in Chapel Downs is $720, based on 24 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 16% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has fallen 2.7%, and it is up 16% on Q1 2020, when the median was $590.

Most new tenancies fall between $650 and $750 a week — the middle half of the market.

Chapel Downs is the 80th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 68% of them.

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How the Chapel Downs figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the statistical area that is Chapel Downs — 24 of them.
  2. Discard any cell built on fewer than five bonds. MBIE withholds those to protect individual tenants, which is why some bedroom sizes below show a dash.
  3. Publish the released median unchanged — Chapel Downs is a single statistical area, so no combining step is needed.
  4. Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
    weekly median = published area median annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $37,440

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Weighted geometric mean · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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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.

$520$660$800 $720 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$59021
Q2 2020$62012
Q3 2020$63015
Q4 2020$62021
Q1 2021$62021
Q2 2021$64021
Q3 2021$59318
Q4 2021$62815
Q1 2022$62530
Q2 2022$68018
Q3 2022$67024
Q4 2022$66018
Q1 2023$70027
Q2 2023$7009
Q3 2023$72012
Q4 2023$76015
Q1 2024$70015
Q2 2024$74512
Q3 2024$69018
Q4 2024$70024
Q1 2025$74021
Q2 2025$69827
Q3 2025$72521
Q4 2025$72515
Q1 2026$72024

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2020 – Q1 2026 · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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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 $730 15 bonds
3 bedrooms $720 6 bonds

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Withheld below 5 bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Chapel Downs 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

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Rent pre-filled, price is yours · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Nearby suburbsQ1 2026

The closest suburbs to Chapel Downs, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Donegal Park$620-$1000.8 km
Clover Park$668-$521.5 km
Ormiston$639-$811.7 km
Hilltop$745+$251.7 km
Ferguson$635-$851.9 km
Baverstock$830+$1102.4 km

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Straight-line distance, area centres · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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What you could build in Chapel Downs

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

Chapel Downs zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Chapel Downs address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Chapel Downs median of $720 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $37,440 a year in gross rent.

Check Chapel Downs zoning and development rules →

Schools in Chapel Downs

There is 1 school in Chapel Downs. 1 of them operates an enrolment zone, so where you rent decides which ones you can enrol in. Our companion site NZ School Finder lists every one with its roll, year levels and zone status, straight from the Ministry of Education's directory — and publishes no rankings or ratings.

See the 1 school in Chapel Downs →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Chapel Downs?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Chapel Downs is $720 (Q1 2026), from 24 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 Chapel Downs going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 2.7% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +16.1%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Chapel Downs?
A one-bedroom is typically $730 a week, a three-bedroom $720.
Is Chapel Downs expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $720 a week, Chapel Downs is above the Auckland median of $622. Chapel Downs is the 80th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 68% of them.
What rental yield does Chapel Downs produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Chapel Downs median rent of $720 a week, annual rent is about $37,440. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $37,440 on a $950,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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