Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Kelston — built from 45 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 2 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. Kelston is the 49th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 80% of them.
The median weekly rent in Kelston is $619, based on 45 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is almost exactly in line with the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 3.9%, and it is up 13% on Q1 2020, when the median was $507.
Most new tenancies fall between $486 and $678 a week — the middle half of the market.
Kelston is the 49th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 80% 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 | $507 | 39 |
| Q2 2020 | $541 | 30 |
| Q3 2020 | $551 | 30 |
| Q4 2020 | $526 | 27 |
| Q1 2021 | $550 | 39 |
| Q2 2021 | $564 | 51 |
| Q3 2021 | $569 | 24 |
| Q4 2021 | $585 | 39 |
| Q1 2022 | $576 | 48 |
| Q2 2022 | $573 | 51 |
| Q3 2022 | $612 | 51 |
| Q4 2022 | $604 | 48 |
| Q1 2023 | $600 | 48 |
| Q2 2023 | $616 | 60 |
| Q3 2023 | $597 | 30 |
| Q4 2023 | $624 | 39 |
| Q1 2024 | $633 | 36 |
| Q2 2024 | $676 | 45 |
| Q3 2024 | $645 | 42 |
| Q4 2024 | $591 | 42 |
| Q1 2025 | $596 | 51 |
| Q2 2025 | $641 | 45 |
| Q3 2025 | $603 | 36 |
| Q4 2025 | $606 | 36 |
| Q1 2026 | $619 | 45 |
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.
Rent tells you what a Kelston 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 Kelston address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Kelston median of $619 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $32,188 a year in gross rent.
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