Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Chapel Downs — built from 24 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. Chapel Downs is the 80th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 68% of them.
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.
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 | $590 | 21 |
| Q2 2020 | $620 | 12 |
| Q3 2020 | $630 | 15 |
| Q4 2020 | $620 | 21 |
| Q1 2021 | $620 | 21 |
| Q2 2021 | $640 | 21 |
| Q3 2021 | $593 | 18 |
| Q4 2021 | $628 | 15 |
| Q1 2022 | $625 | 30 |
| Q2 2022 | $680 | 18 |
| Q3 2022 | $670 | 24 |
| Q4 2022 | $660 | 18 |
| Q1 2023 | $700 | 27 |
| Q2 2023 | $700 | 9 |
| Q3 2023 | $720 | 12 |
| Q4 2023 | $760 | 15 |
| Q1 2024 | $700 | 15 |
| Q2 2024 | $745 | 12 |
| Q3 2024 | $690 | 18 |
| Q4 2024 | $700 | 24 |
| Q1 2025 | $740 | 21 |
| Q2 2025 | $698 | 27 |
| Q3 2025 | $725 | 21 |
| Q4 2025 | $725 | 15 |
| Q1 2026 | $720 | 24 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
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.
The closest suburbs to Chapel Downs, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donegal Park | $620 | -$100 | 0.8 km |
| Clover Park | $668 | -$52 | 1.5 km |
| Ormiston | $639 | -$81 | 1.7 km |
| Hilltop | $745 | +$25 | 1.7 km |
| Ferguson | $635 | -$85 | 1.9 km |
| Baverstock | $830 | +$110 | 2.4 km |
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.
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 →Amit Sharma is an award-winning Auckland agent. Get a free, no-obligation appraisal of what your Chapel Downs property would rent or sell for today — based on real local numbers, not a guess.
Request a free appraisal