Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Glenfield — built from 135 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 5 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. Glenfield is the 114th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 54% of them.
The median weekly rent in Glenfield is $680, based on 135 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 9% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has been broadly flat, and it is up 14% on Q1 2020, when the median was $557.
Most new tenancies fall between $585 and $752 a week — the middle half of the market.
Glenfield is the 114th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 54% 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 | $557 | 147 |
| Q2 2020 | $582 | 93 |
| Q3 2020 | $568 | 138 |
| Q4 2020 | $581 | 132 |
| Q1 2021 | $597 | 174 |
| Q2 2021 | $598 | 138 |
| Q3 2021 | $569 | 114 |
| Q4 2021 | $623 | 132 |
| Q1 2022 | $621 | 150 |
| Q2 2022 | $622 | 126 |
| Q3 2022 | $606 | 123 |
| Q4 2022 | $597 | 135 |
| Q1 2023 | $632 | 153 |
| Q2 2023 | $659 | 150 |
| Q3 2023 | $649 | 102 |
| Q4 2023 | $664 | 102 |
| Q1 2024 | $685 | 111 |
| Q2 2024 | $676 | 108 |
| Q3 2024 | $670 | 132 |
| Q4 2024 | $659 | 126 |
| Q1 2025 | $679 | 198 |
| Q2 2025 | $661 | 156 |
| Q3 2025 | $666 | 147 |
| Q4 2025 | $635 | 150 |
| Q1 2026 | $680 | 135 |
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 Glenfield, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayview | $665 | -$15 | 1.5 km |
| Hillcrest | $687 | +$7 | 1.6 km |
| Totara Vale | $694 | +$14 | 2.2 km |
| Birkdale | $667 | -$13 | 2.4 km |
| Westlake | $745 | +$65 | 2.7 km |
| Unsworth Heights | $539 | -$141 | 2.8 km |
Rent tells you what a Glenfield 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 Glenfield address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Glenfield median of $680 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $35,360 a year in gross rent.
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