Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Half Moon Bay — built from 63 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. Half Moon Bay is the 89th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 64% of them.
The median weekly rent in Half Moon Bay is $711, based on 63 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 14% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 1.7%, and it is up 17% on Q1 2020, when the median was $601.
Most new tenancies fall between $665 and $771 a week — the middle half of the market.
Half Moon Bay is the 89th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 64% 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 | $601 | 66 |
| Q2 2020 | $613 | 54 |
| Q3 2020 | $600 | 66 |
| Q4 2020 | $619 | 66 |
| Q1 2021 | $607 | 72 |
| Q2 2021 | $631 | 72 |
| Q3 2021 | $658 | 51 |
| Q4 2021 | $642 | 57 |
| Q1 2022 | $657 | 75 |
| Q2 2022 | $628 | 54 |
| Q3 2022 | $637 | 51 |
| Q4 2022 | $643 | 63 |
| Q1 2023 | $697 | 57 |
| Q2 2023 | $675 | 48 |
| Q3 2023 | $711 | 54 |
| Q4 2023 | $699 | 57 |
| Q1 2024 | $698 | 60 |
| Q2 2024 | $711 | 48 |
| Q3 2024 | $755 | 54 |
| Q4 2024 | $710 | 60 |
| Q1 2025 | $723 | 96 |
| Q2 2025 | $721 | 69 |
| Q3 2025 | $721 | 63 |
| Q4 2025 | $713 | 63 |
| Q1 2026 | $711 | 63 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
Pre-filled with the Half Moon Bay 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.
The closest suburbs to Half Moon Bay, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Cove | $825 | +$114 | 1.4 km |
| Bucklands Beach | $746 | +$35 | 1.5 km |
| Sunnyhills | $750 | +$39 | 1.6 km |
| Highland Park | $670 | -$41 | 1.9 km |
| Howick | $677 | -$34 | 2.3 km |
| Mellons Bay | $680 | -$31 | 2.6 km |
Rent tells you what a Half Moon Bay 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 Half Moon Bay address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Half Moon Bay median of $711 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $36,972 a year in gross rent.
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