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Auckland · Q1 2026

Farm Cove

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Farm Cove — built from 24 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$825
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↑ +26.0% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 24 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$666–$900
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
+26.0%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$42,900
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
24
new bonds this quarter

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

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Where Farm Cove sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Farm Cove is the 26th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 90% of them.

Farm Cove $825 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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

The median weekly rent in Farm Cove is $825, based on 24 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 33% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has risen 26.0%, and it is up 7% on Q1 2020, when the median was $600.

Most new tenancies fall between $666 and $900 a week — the middle half of the market.

Farm Cove is the 26th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 90% of them.

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How the Farm Cove figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the statistical area that is Farm Cove — 24 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 — Farm Cove 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 = $42,900

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.

$480$700$900 $825 Q1 2020Q4 2022Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$60012
Q2 2020$61012
Q3 2020$6606
Q4 2020$65015
Q1 2021$77012
Q2 2021$5759
Q3 2021$61512
Q4 2021$6209
Q1 2022$6409
Q2 2022$7109
Q3 2022$6609
Q4 2022$6009
Q1 2023$68015
Q2 2023$70515
Q3 2023$8509
Q4 2023$78012
Q1 2024$8509
Q3 2024$75518
Q4 2024$7709
Q1 2025$65512
Q2 2025$68812
Q3 2025$75021
Q4 2025$85021
Q1 2026$82524

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 $870 15 bonds

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

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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Farm Cove 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 Farm Cove, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Sunnyhills$750-$750.8 km
Half Moon Bay$711-$1141.4 km
Sunnyhills West-Pakuranga$753-$721.5 km
Pakuranga Heights$684-$1412 km
Tamaki$610-$2152.2 km
Highland Park$670-$1552.2 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 Farm Cove

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

Farm Cove zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Farm Cove address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Farm Cove median of $825 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $42,900 a year in gross rent.

Check Farm Cove zoning and development rules →

Schools in Farm Cove

There is 1 school in Farm Cove. 1 of them operates 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 1 school in Farm Cove →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Farm Cove?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Farm Cove is $825 (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 Farm Cove going up or down?
Rents are rising — the median is up 26.0% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +7.1%.
Is Farm Cove expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $825 a week, Farm Cove is above the Auckland median of $622. Farm Cove is the 26th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 90% of them.
What rental yield does Farm Cove produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Farm Cove median rent of $825 a week, annual rent is about $42,900. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $42,900 on a $1,050,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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