Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Karangahape — built from 99 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 99 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2026 bond lodgements · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Karangahape is the 15th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 94% of them.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 246 Auckland suburbs · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
The median weekly rent in Karangahape is $525, based on 99 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 16% below the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 4.5%, and it is down 5% on Q1 2020, when the median was $520.
Most new tenancies fall between $420 and $680 a week — the middle half of the market.
Karangahape is the 15th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 94% of them.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Weighted geometric mean · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
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 | $520 | 102 |
| Q2 2020 | $550 | 60 |
| Q3 2020 | $500 | 105 |
| Q4 2020 | $510 | 93 |
| Q1 2021 | $550 | 87 |
| Q2 2021 | $480 | 81 |
| Q3 2021 | $500 | 75 |
| Q4 2021 | $520 | 69 |
| Q1 2022 | $550 | 93 |
| Q2 2022 | $483 | 75 |
| Q3 2022 | $485 | 87 |
| Q4 2022 | $480 | 90 |
| Q1 2023 | $518 | 93 |
| Q2 2023 | $600 | 81 |
| Q3 2023 | $520 | 75 |
| Q4 2023 | $548 | 66 |
| Q1 2024 | $585 | 93 |
| Q2 2024 | $500 | 84 |
| Q3 2024 | $450 | 75 |
| Q4 2024 | $488 | 72 |
| Q1 2025 | $550 | 114 |
| Q2 2025 | $505 | 87 |
| Q3 2025 | $550 | 69 |
| Q4 2025 | $540 | 57 |
| Q1 2026 | $525 | 99 |
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2020 – Q1 2026 · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Withheld below 5 bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
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 | $500 | 60 | 61% |
| Apartment | $583 | 36 | 36% |
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Property-type split · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Pre-filled with the Karangahape 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.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Rent pre-filled, price is yours · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
The closest suburbs to Karangahape, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Terrace | $590 | +$65 | 0.7 km |
| Symonds Street | $463 | -$62 | 0.8 km |
| Freemans Bay | $750 | +$225 | 0.9 km |
| Hobson Ridge | $468 | -$57 | 1 km |
| Queen Street | $464 | -$61 | 1.1 km |
| Grafton | $295 | -$230 | 1.1 km |
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Straight-line distance, area centres · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Rent tells you what a Karangahape 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 Karangahape address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Karangahape median of $525 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $27,300 a year in gross rent.
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