Auckland · Q1 2026

Long Bay

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Long Bay — built from 30 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$840

median weekly rent · Q1 2026

↑ +3.7% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 30 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range

$680–$920

middle 50% of new tenancies

Year on year

+3.7%

vs Q1 2025

Annual rent

$43,680

at the median, 52 weeks

Sample size

new bonds this quarter

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

Where Long Bay sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Long Bay is the 21st most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 92% of them.

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

The median weekly rent in Long Bay is $840, based on 30 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 35% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has risen 3.7%, and it is up 2% on Q1 2020, when the median was $930.

Most new tenancies fall between $680 and $920 a week — the middle half of the market.

Long Bay is the 21st most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 92% of them.

How the Long Bay figure is calculated

Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the statistical area that is Long Bay — 30 of them.
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.
Publish the released median unchanged — Long Bay is a single statistical area, so no combining step is needed.
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 = $43,680

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

Six years of rent

Median weekly rent on new tenancies, Q1 2020 to Q1 2026. Hover the chart to read any quarter.

View the numbers behind this chart

Quarter	Median weekly rent	New bonds
Q1 2020	$930	18
Q2 2020	$900	6
Q3 2020	$873	27
Q4 2020	$930	12
Q1 2021	$825	12
Q2 2021	$960	9
Q3 2021	$1,020	6
Q4 2021	$1,013	12
Q1 2022	$1,050	15
Q2 2022	$950	12
Q3 2022	$1,050	18
Q4 2022	$910	21
Q1 2023	$1,050	30
Q2 2023	$995	15
Q3 2023	$1,000	24
Q4 2023	$800	12
Q1 2024	$895	27
Q2 2024	$1,065	27
Q3 2024	$995	24
Q4 2024	$950	27
Q1 2025	$810	78
Q2 2025	$780	48
Q3 2025	$750	51
Q4 2025	$875	27
Q1 2026	$840	30

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

Rent by size

Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.

1 bedroom $698 15 bonds

3 bedrooms $855 9 bonds

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

Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Long Bay median rent. Enter a purchase price to see the gross yield.

Purchase price

Weekly rent

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

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

Nearby suburbsQ1 2026

The closest suburbs to Long Bay, by distance between area centres.

Suburb	Median weekly	Difference	Distance
Awaruku	$780	-$60	1 km
Glamorgan	$715	-$125	1.5 km
Torbay	$620	-$220	1.7 km
Waiake	$778	-$62	2.2 km
Northcross	$780	-$60	2.5 km
Fairview Heights	$873	+$33	2.7 km

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

What you could build in Long Bay

Rent tells you what a Long Bay property earns today. Zoning tells you what it could become — a second dwelling on the same section changes the income on this page entirely.

Long Bay zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Long Bay address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Long Bay median of $840 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $43,680 a year in gross rent.

Check Long Bay zoning and development rules →

Schools in Long Bay

There are 2 schools in Long Bay. 2 of them operate an enrolment zone, so where you rent decides which ones you can enrol in. Our companion site NZ School Finder lists every one with its roll, year levels and zone status, straight from the Ministry of Education's directory — and publishes no rankings or ratings.

See the 2 schools in Long Bay →

Common questions

What is the average rent in Long Bay?

The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Long Bay is $840 (Q1 2026), from 30 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 Long Bay going up or down?

Rents are rising — the median is up 3.7% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +1.8%.

How much is a three-bedroom in Long Bay?

A one-bedroom is typically $698 a week, a three-bedroom $855.

Is Long Bay expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?

At $840 a week, Long Bay is above the Auckland median of $622. Long Bay is the 21st most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 92% of them.

What rental yield does Long Bay produce?

Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Long Bay median rent of $840 a week, annual rent is about $43,680. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $43,680 on a $1,100,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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