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Auckland · Q1 2026

Highland Park

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Highland Park — built from 36 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$670
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -6.9% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 36 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$600–$780
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-6.9%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$34,840
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
36
new bonds this quarter

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2026 bond lodgements · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Where Highland Park sits in Auckland

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.

Highland Park $670 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 246 Auckland suburbs · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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.

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How the Highland Park figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the statistical area that is Highland Park — 36 of them.
  2. Discard any cell built on fewer than five bonds. MBIE withholds those to protect individual tenants, which is why some bedroom sizes below show a dash.
  3. Publish the released median unchanged — Highland Park is a single statistical area, so no combining step is needed.
  4. Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
    weekly median = published area median annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $34,840

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Weighted geometric mean · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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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.

$520$640$760 $670 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$59036
Q2 2020$60027
Q3 2020$59536
Q4 2020$60030
Q1 2021$60045
Q2 2021$57539
Q3 2021$57036
Q4 2021$63036
Q1 2022$65030
Q2 2022$65039
Q3 2022$63536
Q4 2022$62033
Q1 2023$67039
Q2 2023$65033
Q3 2023$67527
Q4 2023$66036
Q1 2024$68033
Q2 2024$70033
Q3 2024$68842
Q4 2024$70545
Q1 2025$72051
Q2 2025$66842
Q3 2025$67042
Q4 2025$66033
Q1 2026$67036

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2020 – Q1 2026 · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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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 $680 9 bonds
3 bedrooms $665 15 bonds

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Withheld below 5 bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Highland Park 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

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Rent pre-filled, price is yours · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Nearby suburbsQ1 2026

The closest suburbs to Highland Park, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Botany Downs$744+$741 km
Sunnyhills$750+$801.6 km
Howick$677+$71.6 km
Half Moon Bay$711+$411.9 km
Pakuranga Heights$684+$141.9 km
Northpark$776+$1061.9 km

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Straight-line distance, area centres · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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What you could build in Highland Park

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.

Highland Park zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

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.

Check Highland Park zoning and development rules →

Sports clubs and gyms in Highland Park

11 sports clubs, gyms and pools are mapped in Highland Park. Our companion directory Sideline lists every one in the country, compiled from OpenStreetMap — and nobody can buy a ranking in it.

See what's on in Highland Park →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Highland Park?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Highland Park is $670 (Q1 2026), from 36 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 Highland Park going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 6.9% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +11.7%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Highland Park?
A one-bedroom is typically $680 a week, a three-bedroom $665.
Is Highland Park expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $670 a week, Highland Park is above the Auckland median of $622. Highland Park is the 124th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 50% of them.
What rental yield does Highland Park produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Highland Park median rent of $670 a week, annual rent is about $34,840. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $34,840 on a $850,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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