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Auckland · Q1 2026

Fairview Heights

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Fairview Heights — built from 27 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$873
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -4.6% year on year
Typical range
$625–$990
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-4.6%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$45,396
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
27
new bonds this quarter
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Where Fairview Heights sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Fairview Heights is the 14th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 95% of them.

Fairview Heights $873 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

The median weekly rent in Fairview Heights is $873, based on 27 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 40% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has fallen 4.6%, and it is up 12% on Q1 2020, when the median was $795.

Most new tenancies fall between $625 and $990 a week — the middle half of the market.

Fairview Heights is the 14th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier 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.

$460$740$1020 $873 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$79533
Q2 2020$69515
Q3 2020$75033
Q4 2020$77021
Q1 2021$78018
Q2 2021$79827
Q3 2021$77012
Q4 2021$81021
Q1 2022$76021
Q2 2022$90027
Q3 2022$89027
Q4 2022$86027
Q1 2023$75030
Q2 2023$92030
Q3 2023$89527
Q4 2023$87830
Q1 2024$87021
Q2 2024$94024
Q3 2024$89524
Q4 2024$58030
Q1 2025$91524
Q2 2025$86036
Q3 2025$82521
Q4 2025$87530
Q1 2026$87327
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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 $650 12 bonds
4 bedrooms $900 6 bonds
5+ bedrooms $1,050 6 bonds
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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Fairview Heights 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 Fairview Heights, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Oteha$722-$1511.1 km
Northcross$780-$931.3 km
Awaruku$780-$931.8 km
Browns Bay$753-$1202.1 km
Albany Heights$650-$2232.2 km
Glamorgan$715-$1582.3 km
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What you could build in Fairview Heights

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

Fairview Heights zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Fairview Heights address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Fairview Heights median of $873 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $45,396 a year in gross rent.

Check Fairview Heights zoning and development rules →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Fairview Heights?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Fairview Heights is $873 (Q1 2026), from 27 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 Fairview Heights going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 4.6% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +11.9%.
Is Fairview Heights expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $873 a week, Fairview Heights is above the Auckland median of $622. Fairview Heights is the 14th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 95% of them.
What rental yield does Fairview Heights produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Fairview Heights median rent of $873 a week, annual rent is about $45,396. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $45,396 on a $1,150,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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