Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Herne Bay — built from 39 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. Herne Bay is the 56th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 78% of them.
The median weekly rent in Herne Bay is $755, based on 39 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 4.1%, and it is up 26% on Q1 2020, when the median was $678.
Most new tenancies fall between $599 and $956 a week — the middle half of the market.
Herne Bay is the 56th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 78% 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 | $678 | 42 |
| Q2 2020 | $685 | 33 |
| Q3 2020 | $650 | 45 |
| Q4 2020 | $580 | 36 |
| Q1 2021 | $600 | 36 |
| Q2 2021 | $695 | 45 |
| Q3 2021 | $585 | 24 |
| Q4 2021 | $750 | 39 |
| Q1 2022 | $645 | 33 |
| Q2 2022 | $700 | 30 |
| Q3 2022 | $663 | 42 |
| Q4 2022 | $620 | 30 |
| Q1 2023 | $775 | 36 |
| Q2 2023 | $663 | 36 |
| Q3 2023 | $678 | 33 |
| Q4 2023 | $783 | 36 |
| Q1 2024 | $950 | 45 |
| Q2 2024 | $730 | 30 |
| Q3 2024 | $685 | 33 |
| Q4 2024 | $770 | 36 |
| Q1 2025 | $725 | 48 |
| Q2 2025 | $770 | 36 |
| Q3 2025 | $700 | 36 |
| Q4 2025 | $798 | 27 |
| Q1 2026 | $755 | 39 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
The headline median covers every property type together, so the mix matters — a suburb with many rooms or studios shows a lower overall median than its houses alone.
| Property type | Median weekly | Bonds | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | $890 | 18 | 46% |
| Apartment | $670 | 18 | 46% |
Pre-filled with the Herne 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 Herne Bay, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponsonby | $892 | +$137 | 0.9 km |
| Saint Marys Bay | $720 | -$35 | 1.4 km |
| Westmere South-Western Springs | $950 | +$195 | 1.9 km |
| Freemans Bay | $750 | -$5 | 1.9 km |
| Grey Lynn | $726 | -$29 | 2 km |
| Victoria Park | $515 | -$240 | 2.3 km |
Rent tells you what a Herne 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 Herne Bay address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Herne Bay median of $755 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $39,260 a year in gross rent.
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