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Half Moon Bay

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.

$711
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -1.7% year on year
Typical range
$665–$771
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-1.7%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$36,972
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
63
new bonds this quarter
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Where Half Moon Bay sits in Auckland

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.

Half Moon Bay $711 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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.

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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.

$540$680$800 $711 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$60166
Q2 2020$61354
Q3 2020$60066
Q4 2020$61966
Q1 2021$60772
Q2 2021$63172
Q3 2021$65851
Q4 2021$64257
Q1 2022$65775
Q2 2022$62854
Q3 2022$63751
Q4 2022$64363
Q1 2023$69757
Q2 2023$67548
Q3 2023$71154
Q4 2023$69957
Q1 2024$69860
Q2 2024$71148
Q3 2024$75554
Q4 2024$71060
Q1 2025$72396
Q2 2025$72169
Q3 2025$72163
Q4 2025$71363
Q1 2026$71163
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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 $670 15 bonds
2 bedrooms $600 6 bonds
3 bedrooms $709 15 bonds
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Rental yield

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.

Gross rental yield

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Nearby suburbs

The closest suburbs to Half Moon Bay, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Farm Cove$825+$1141.4 km
Bucklands Beach$746+$351.5 km
Sunnyhills$750+$391.6 km
Highland Park$670-$411.9 km
Howick$677-$342.3 km
Mellons Bay$680-$312.6 km
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What you could build in Half Moon Bay

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.

Half Moon Bay zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

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.

Check Half Moon Bay zoning and development rules →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Half Moon Bay?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Half Moon Bay is $711 (Q1 2026), from 63 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 Half Moon Bay going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 1.7% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +17.1%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Half Moon Bay?
A one-bedroom is typically $670 a week, a two-bedroom $600, a three-bedroom $709.
Is Half Moon Bay expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $711 a week, Half Moon Bay is above the Auckland median of $622. Half Moon Bay is the 89th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 64% of them.
What rental yield does Half Moon Bay produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Half Moon Bay median rent of $711 a week, annual rent is about $36,972. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $36,972 on a $900,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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Areas included in Half Moon Bay: Half Moon Bay West · Half Moon Bay North East · Half Moon Bay South East. See how we combine them.