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Lynfield

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.

$656
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -7.1% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 57 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$605–$730
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-7.1%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$34,112
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
57
new bonds this quarter

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

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Where Lynfield sits in Auckland

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.

Lynfield $656 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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

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.

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How the Lynfield figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the 2 statistical areas that make up Lynfield — 57 of them.
  2. 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.
  3. Combine the area medians with a bond-count-weighted geometric mean, so a small area with three tenancies cannot swing the suburb figure.
  4. Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
    weekly median = geomean(area medians, weight = bond count) annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $34,112

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

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Six years of rent

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

$500$640$760 $656 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$57369
Q2 2020$56536
Q3 2020$55445
Q4 2020$59257
Q1 2021$62560
Q2 2021$60057
Q3 2021$62833
Q4 2021$62048
Q1 2022$60151
Q2 2022$61460
Q3 2022$62363
Q4 2022$64278
Q1 2023$65063
Q2 2023$65536
Q3 2023$64936
Q4 2023$70948
Q1 2024$71248
Q2 2024$71539
Q3 2024$68442
Q4 2024$67063
Q1 2025$70675
Q2 2025$69657
Q3 2025$63260
Q4 2025$69563
Q1 2026$65657

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

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Rent by size

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

1 bedroom $659 18 bonds
2 bedrooms $555 9 bonds
3 bedrooms $685 15 bonds

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

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Rent by property typeQ1 2026

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 typeMedian weeklyBondsShare
House$6755189%
Flat$550611%

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Property-type split · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rental yield

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.

Gross rental yield

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

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Nearby suburbsQ1 2026

The closest suburbs to Lynfield, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Mount Roskill White Swan$700+$441.3 km
Blockhouse Bay$694+$381.5 km
Waikowhai$700+$441.9 km
New Windsor$650-$62.2 km
Glenavon$650-$62.2 km
Mount Roskill$763+$1072.3 km

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

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What you could build in Lynfield

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.

Lynfield zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

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.

Check Lynfield zoning and development rules →

Schools in Lynfield

There is 1 school in Lynfield. 1 of them operates 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 1 school in Lynfield →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Lynfield?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Lynfield is $656 (Q1 2026), from 57 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 Lynfield going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 7.1% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +5.0%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Lynfield?
A one-bedroom is typically $659 a week, a two-bedroom $555, a three-bedroom $685.
Is Lynfield expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $656 a week, Lynfield is above the Auckland median of $622. Lynfield is the 106th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 57% of them.
What rental yield does Lynfield produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Lynfield median rent of $656 a week, annual rent is about $34,112. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $34,112 on a $850,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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Areas included in Lynfield: Lynfield North · Lynfield South. See how we combine them.