Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Ellerslie — built from 165 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 4 statistical areas that make up the suburb.
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Ellerslie is the 99th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 60% of them.
The median weekly rent in Ellerslie is $697, based on 165 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 12% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 4.3%, and it is up 8% on Q1 2020, when the median was $635.
Most new tenancies fall between $581 and $827 a week — the middle half of the market.
Ellerslie is the 99th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 60% 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 | $635 | 117 |
| Q2 2020 | $584 | 75 |
| Q3 2020 | $612 | 99 |
| Q4 2020 | $610 | 93 |
| Q1 2021 | $646 | 129 |
| Q2 2021 | $640 | 96 |
| Q3 2021 | $581 | 66 |
| Q4 2021 | $615 | 96 |
| Q1 2022 | $630 | 111 |
| Q2 2022 | $635 | 111 |
| Q3 2022 | $616 | 108 |
| Q4 2022 | $604 | 84 |
| Q1 2023 | $619 | 123 |
| Q2 2023 | $727 | 87 |
| Q3 2023 | $638 | 87 |
| Q4 2023 | $627 | 165 |
| Q1 2024 | $646 | 135 |
| Q2 2024 | $675 | 108 |
| Q3 2024 | $683 | 90 |
| Q4 2024 | $660 | 117 |
| Q1 2025 | $668 | 168 |
| Q2 2025 | $684 | 135 |
| Q3 2025 | $621 | 138 |
| Q4 2025 | $640 | 117 |
| Q1 2026 | $697 | 165 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
The headline median covers every property type together, so the mix matters — a suburb with many rooms or studios shows a lower overall median than its houses alone.
| Property type | Median weekly | Bonds | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | $720 | 141 | 85% |
| Apartment | $560 | 15 | 9% |
Pre-filled with the Ellerslie 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 Ellerslie, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remuera Abbotts Park | $853 | +$156 | 1.2 km |
| Greenlane | $772 | +$75 | 1.5 km |
| Mount Wellington Ferndale | $650 | -$47 | 1.8 km |
| Remuera Waiatarua | $850 | +$153 | 2 km |
| Oranga | $670 | -$27 | 2.1 km |
| Remuera Waiata | $825 | +$128 | 2.2 km |
Rent tells you what a Ellerslie 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 Ellerslie address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Ellerslie median of $697 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $36,244 a year in gross rent.
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