Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Helensville — built from 18 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Helensville is the 65th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 74% of them.
The median weekly rent in Helensville is $630, based on 18 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is almost exactly in line with the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 6.8%, and it is up 15% on Q1 2020, when the median was $500.
Most new tenancies fall between $523 and $650 a week — the middle half of the market.
Helensville is the 65th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 74% 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 | $500 | 12 |
| Q2 2020 | $535 | 9 |
| Q3 2020 | $540 | 12 |
| Q4 2020 | $550 | 18 |
| Q1 2021 | $550 | 12 |
| Q2 2021 | $580 | 12 |
| Q3 2021 | $490 | 9 |
| Q4 2021 | $575 | 6 |
| Q1 2022 | $585 | 9 |
| Q2 2022 | $630 | 9 |
| Q3 2022 | $588 | 12 |
| Q4 2022 | $573 | 12 |
| Q1 2023 | $600 | 12 |
| Q2 2023 | $590 | 18 |
| Q3 2023 | $450 | 6 |
| Q4 2023 | $570 | 12 |
| Q1 2024 | $605 | 15 |
| Q2 2024 | $595 | 12 |
| Q3 2024 | $665 | 6 |
| Q4 2024 | $600 | 9 |
| Q1 2025 | $590 | 21 |
| Q2 2025 | $643 | 12 |
| Q3 2025 | $630 | 12 |
| Q4 2025 | $628 | 15 |
| Q1 2026 | $630 | 18 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
Pre-filled with the Helensville 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 Helensville, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kumeu-Huapai | $760 | +$130 | 13.2 km |
| Kumeu Rural | $650 | +$20 | 14.7 km |
| Riverhead | $735 | +$105 | 14.8 km |
| Dairy Flat | $820 | +$190 | 17.5 km |
| Whenuapai | $700 | +$70 | 19.7 km |
| Millwater | $886 | +$256 | 20.8 km |
Rent tells you what a Helensville 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 Helensville address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Helensville median of $630 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $32,760 a year in gross rent.
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