SuburbIQ
Home / Auckland / Chapel Downs
Auckland · Q1 2026

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
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
01

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

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.

02

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
03

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
04

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

05

Nearby suburbs

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
06

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 →
07

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%.

Thinking of renting out or selling in Chapel Downs?

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