Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Forrest Hill — built from 102 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 3 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. Forrest Hill is the 57th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 77% of them.
The median weekly rent in Forrest Hill is $754, based on 102 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 21% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 7.4%, and it is up 14% on Q1 2020, when the median was $656.
Most new tenancies fall between $670 and $878 a week — the middle half of the market.
Forrest Hill is the 57th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 77% 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 | $656 | 120 |
| Q2 2020 | $624 | 75 |
| Q3 2020 | $626 | 84 |
| Q4 2020 | $670 | 111 |
| Q1 2021 | $659 | 111 |
| Q2 2021 | $632 | 90 |
| Q3 2021 | $654 | 63 |
| Q4 2021 | $651 | 93 |
| Q1 2022 | $657 | 84 |
| Q2 2022 | $678 | 87 |
| Q3 2022 | $704 | 90 |
| Q4 2022 | $633 | 84 |
| Q1 2023 | $700 | 93 |
| Q2 2023 | $729 | 87 |
| Q3 2023 | $720 | 84 |
| Q4 2023 | $724 | 78 |
| Q1 2024 | $740 | 96 |
| Q2 2024 | $775 | 84 |
| Q3 2024 | $736 | 105 |
| Q4 2024 | $677 | 99 |
| Q1 2025 | $702 | 117 |
| Q2 2025 | $750 | 96 |
| Q3 2025 | $752 | 99 |
| Q4 2025 | $749 | 90 |
| Q1 2026 | $754 | 102 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
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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 Forrest Hill, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castor Bay | $920 | +$166 | 1.3 km |
| Sunnynook | $709 | -$45 | 1.4 km |
| Westlake | $745 | -$9 | 1.5 km |
| Campbells Bay | $955 | +$201 | 1.7 km |
| Milford | $798 | +$44 | 1.7 km |
| Totara Vale | $694 | -$60 | 1.8 km |
Rent tells you what a Forrest Hill 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 Forrest Hill address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Forrest Hill median of $754 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $39,208 a year in gross rent.
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