Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Lynfield — built from 57 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. Lynfield is the 106th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 57% of them.
The median weekly rent in Lynfield is $656, based on 57 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 5% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 7.1%, and it is up 5% on Q1 2020, when the median was $573.
Most new tenancies fall between $605 and $730 a week — the middle half of the market.
Lynfield is the 106th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper 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 | 69 |
| Q2 2020 | $565 | 36 |
| Q3 2020 | $554 | 45 |
| Q4 2020 | $592 | 57 |
| Q1 2021 | $625 | 60 |
| Q2 2021 | $600 | 57 |
| Q3 2021 | $628 | 33 |
| Q4 2021 | $620 | 48 |
| Q1 2022 | $601 | 51 |
| Q2 2022 | $614 | 60 |
| Q3 2022 | $623 | 63 |
| Q4 2022 | $642 | 78 |
| Q1 2023 | $650 | 63 |
| Q2 2023 | $655 | 36 |
| Q3 2023 | $649 | 36 |
| Q4 2023 | $709 | 48 |
| Q1 2024 | $712 | 48 |
| Q2 2024 | $715 | 39 |
| Q3 2024 | $684 | 42 |
| Q4 2024 | $670 | 63 |
| Q1 2025 | $706 | 75 |
| Q2 2025 | $696 | 57 |
| Q3 2025 | $632 | 60 |
| Q4 2025 | $695 | 63 |
| Q1 2026 | $656 | 57 |
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 | $675 | 51 | 89% |
| Flat | $550 | 6 | 11% |
Pre-filled with the Lynfield 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 Lynfield, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Roskill White Swan | $700 | +$44 | 1.3 km |
| Blockhouse Bay | $694 | +$38 | 1.5 km |
| Waikowhai | $700 | +$44 | 1.9 km |
| New Windsor | $650 | -$6 | 2.2 km |
| Glenavon | $650 | -$6 | 2.2 km |
| Mount Roskill | $763 | +$107 | 2.3 km |
Rent tells you what a Lynfield 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 Lynfield address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Lynfield median of $656 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $34,112 a year in gross rent.
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