Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Hillcrest — built from 117 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 3 statistical areas that make up the suburb.
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Hillcrest is the 106th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 57% of them.
The median weekly rent in Hillcrest is $687, based on 117 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 10% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 2.7%, and it is up 18% on Q1 2020, when the median was $573.
Most new tenancies fall between $615 and $762 a week — the middle half of the market.
Hillcrest is the 106th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 57% 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 | $573 | 96 |
| Q2 2020 | $591 | 66 |
| Q3 2020 | $551 | 87 |
| Q4 2020 | $583 | 96 |
| Q1 2021 | $581 | 99 |
| Q2 2021 | $593 | 75 |
| Q3 2021 | $640 | 66 |
| Q4 2021 | $581 | 105 |
| Q1 2022 | $620 | 96 |
| Q2 2022 | $644 | 87 |
| Q3 2022 | $591 | 93 |
| Q4 2022 | $632 | 99 |
| Q1 2023 | $648 | 105 |
| Q2 2023 | $634 | 78 |
| Q3 2023 | $690 | 78 |
| Q4 2023 | $640 | 87 |
| Q1 2024 | $675 | 81 |
| Q2 2024 | $690 | 72 |
| Q3 2024 | $678 | 90 |
| Q4 2024 | $685 | 84 |
| Q1 2025 | $669 | 117 |
| Q2 2025 | $716 | 81 |
| Q3 2025 | $685 | 84 |
| Q4 2025 | $724 | 84 |
| Q1 2026 | $687 | 117 |
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 | $705 | 99 | 85% |
| Flat | $590 | 6 | 5% |
Pre-filled with the Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northcote | $645 | -$42 | 1.2 km |
| Glenfield | $680 | -$7 | 1.6 km |
| Birkenhead | $717 | +$30 | 2 km |
| Northcote Tuff Crater | $625 | -$62 | 2.1 km |
| Westlake | $745 | +$58 | 2.5 km |
| Northcote Point | $780 | +$93 | 2.6 km |
Rent tells you what a Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Hillcrest median of $687 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $35,724 a year in gross rent.
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