Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Highland Park — built from 36 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. Highland Park is the 124th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 50% of them.
The median weekly rent in Highland Park is $670, based on 36 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 8% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 6.9%, and it is up 12% on Q1 2020, when the median was $590.
Most new tenancies fall between $600 and $780 a week — the middle half of the market.
Highland Park is the 124th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 50% 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 | $590 | 36 |
| Q2 2020 | $600 | 27 |
| Q3 2020 | $595 | 36 |
| Q4 2020 | $600 | 30 |
| Q1 2021 | $600 | 45 |
| Q2 2021 | $575 | 39 |
| Q3 2021 | $570 | 36 |
| Q4 2021 | $630 | 36 |
| Q1 2022 | $650 | 30 |
| Q2 2022 | $650 | 39 |
| Q3 2022 | $635 | 36 |
| Q4 2022 | $620 | 33 |
| Q1 2023 | $670 | 39 |
| Q2 2023 | $650 | 33 |
| Q3 2023 | $675 | 27 |
| Q4 2023 | $660 | 36 |
| Q1 2024 | $680 | 33 |
| Q2 2024 | $700 | 33 |
| Q3 2024 | $688 | 42 |
| Q4 2024 | $705 | 45 |
| Q1 2025 | $720 | 51 |
| Q2 2025 | $668 | 42 |
| Q3 2025 | $670 | 42 |
| Q4 2025 | $660 | 33 |
| Q1 2026 | $670 | 36 |
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 Highland Park, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botany Downs | $744 | +$74 | 1 km |
| Sunnyhills | $750 | +$80 | 1.6 km |
| Howick | $677 | +$7 | 1.6 km |
| Half Moon Bay | $711 | +$41 | 1.9 km |
| Pakuranga Heights | $684 | +$14 | 1.9 km |
| Northpark | $776 | +$106 | 1.9 km |
Rent tells you what a Highland Park 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 Highland Park address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Highland Park median of $670 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $34,840 a year in gross rent.
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