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Auckland · Q1 2026

Epsom

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Epsom — built from 129 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 3 statistical areas that make up the suburb.

$508
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -18.1% year on year
Typical range
$426–$832
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-18.1%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$26,416
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
129
new bonds this quarter
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Where Epsom sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Epsom is the 13th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 95% of them.

Epsom $508 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

The median weekly rent in Epsom is $508, based on 129 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 18% below the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has fallen 18.1%, and it is down 26% on Q1 2020, when the median was $519.

Most new tenancies fall between $426 and $832 a week — the middle half of the market.

Epsom is the 13th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 95% of them.

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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.

$420$620$800 $508 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$519111
Q2 2020$66157
Q3 2020$63775
Q4 2020$65193
Q1 2021$690138
Q2 2021$61181
Q3 2021$65875
Q4 2021$722108
Q1 2022$67199
Q2 2022$65981
Q3 2022$609105
Q4 2022$635117
Q1 2023$636138
Q2 2023$63681
Q3 2023$67399
Q4 2023$74384
Q1 2024$535132
Q2 2024$71578
Q3 2024$688102
Q4 2024$70284
Q1 2025$620147
Q2 2025$674108
Q3 2025$563114
Q4 2025$67887
Q1 2026$508129
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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 $377 69 bonds
2 bedrooms $733 18 bonds
3 bedrooms $820 15 bonds
4 bedrooms $1,133 12 bonds
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Rent by property type

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 typeMedian weeklyBondsShare
House$8866349%
Apartment$7461814%
Boarding House$2753326%

Read this median carefully. Roughly 26% of new tenancies in Epsom are single rooms or boarding-house places, which cost far less than a whole property. That pulls the headline median down, and a house here typically rents for $886.

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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Epsom 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

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Nearby suburbs

The closest suburbs to Epsom, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Epsom Central-North$838+$3300.5 km
Epsom Central-South$813+$3050.6 km
Mount St John$580+$721.4 km
Maungawhau$790+$2821.6 km
Mount Eden$628+$1201.7 km
Three Kings$606+$981.9 km
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What you could build in Epsom

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

Epsom zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Epsom address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Epsom median of $508 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $26,416 a year in gross rent.

Check Epsom zoning and development rules →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Epsom?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Epsom is $508 (Q1 2026), from 129 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 Epsom going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 18.1% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved -26.4%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Epsom?
A one-bedroom is typically $377 a week, a two-bedroom $733, a three-bedroom $820, a four-bedroom $1,133.
Is Epsom expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $508 a week, Epsom is below the Auckland median of $622. Epsom is the 13th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 95% of them.
What rental yield does Epsom produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Epsom median rent of $508 a week, annual rent is about $26,416. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $26,416 on a $650,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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Areas included in Epsom: Epsom North · Epsom East · Epsom South. See how we combine them.