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Epsom Central-North

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Epsom Central-North — built from 45 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$838
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↑ +21.4% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 45 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$614–$1,100
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
+21.4%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$43,576
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
45
new bonds this quarter

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

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Where Epsom Central-North sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Epsom Central-North is the 22nd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 91% of them.

Epsom Central-North $838 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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

The median weekly rent in Epsom Central-North is $838, based on 45 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 35% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has risen 21.4%, and it is up 25% on Q1 2020, when the median was $800.

Most new tenancies fall between $614 and $1,100 a week — the middle half of the market.

Epsom Central-North is the 22nd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 91% of them.

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How the Epsom Central-North figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the statistical area that is Epsom Central-North — 45 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 — Epsom Central-North 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 = $43,576

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.

$460$720$960 $838 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$80042
Q2 2020$64521
Q3 2020$63033
Q4 2020$59342
Q1 2021$66863
Q2 2021$57036
Q3 2021$67836
Q4 2021$64039
Q1 2022$66357
Q2 2022$60036
Q3 2022$67042
Q4 2022$73533
Q1 2023$77854
Q2 2023$79845
Q3 2023$72536
Q4 2023$86551
Q1 2024$89557
Q2 2024$63036
Q3 2024$75030
Q4 2024$68836
Q1 2025$69048
Q2 2025$82030
Q3 2025$76036
Q4 2025$88024
Q1 2026$83845

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 $710 18 bonds
2 bedrooms $618 9 bonds
4 bedrooms $1,060 12 bonds

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

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Rent by property typeQ1 2026

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$9753373%
Apartment$610613%
Flat$595613%

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Property-type split · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Epsom Central-North 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 Epsom Central-North, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Epsom$508-$3300.5 km
Epsom Central-South$813-$251 km
Mount St John$580-$2581.1 km
Mount Eden$628-$2101.2 km
Maungawhau$790-$481.4 km
Eden Valley$528-$3102.1 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 Epsom Central-North

Rent tells you what a Epsom Central-North 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 Central-North zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Epsom Central-North address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Epsom Central-North median of $838 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $43,576 a year in gross rent.

Check Epsom Central-North zoning and development rules →

Schools in Epsom Central-North

There are 4 schools in Epsom Central-North. 3 of them operate 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 4 schools in Epsom Central-North →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Epsom Central-North?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Epsom Central-North is $838 (Q1 2026), from 45 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 Central-North going up or down?
Rents are rising — the median is up 21.4% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +25.4%.
How much is a two-bedroom in Epsom Central-North?
A one-bedroom is typically $710 a week, a two-bedroom $618, a four-bedroom $1,060.
Is Epsom Central-North expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $838 a week, Epsom Central-North is above the Auckland median of $622. Epsom Central-North is the 22nd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 91% of them.
What rental yield does Epsom Central-North produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Epsom Central-North median rent of $838 a week, annual rent is about $43,576. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $43,576 on a $1,100,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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