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Auckland · Q1 2026

Massey

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Massey — built from 99 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 4 statistical areas that make up the suburb.

$628
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -2.0% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 99 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$563–$696
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-2.0%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$32,656
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
99
new bonds this quarter

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

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Where Massey sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Massey is the 62nd most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 75% of them.

Massey $628 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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

The median weekly rent in Massey is $628, based on 99 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 fallen 2.0%, and it is up 9% on Q1 2020, when the median was $534.

Most new tenancies fall between $563 and $696 a week — the middle half of the market.

Massey is the 62nd most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 75% of them.

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How the Massey figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the 4 statistical areas that make up Massey — 99 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 = $32,656

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.

$480$600$720 $628 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$53478
Q2 2020$56151
Q3 2020$55987
Q4 2020$55772
Q1 2021$57593
Q2 2021$58981
Q3 2021$59466
Q4 2021$597111
Q1 2022$61493
Q2 2022$60187
Q3 2022$59799
Q4 2022$59493
Q1 2023$598102
Q2 2023$60572
Q3 2023$63566
Q4 2023$658102
Q1 2024$67560
Q2 2024$66475
Q3 2024$63981
Q4 2024$63990
Q1 2025$641123
Q2 2025$649111
Q3 2025$631120
Q4 2025$61799
Q1 2026$62899

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 $592 51 bonds
3 bedrooms $653 27 bonds
4 bedrooms $695 6 bonds

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

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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Massey 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 Massey, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Massey Royal Road$640+$121.2 km
Henderson Larnoch$645+$171.7 km
Royal Heights$672+$442 km
Henderson Lincoln$632+$42.3 km
Ranui Domain$585-$432.4 km
Westgate$650+$222.7 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 Massey

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

Massey zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Massey address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Massey median of $628 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $32,656 a year in gross rent.

Check Massey zoning and development rules →

Schools in Massey

There are 4 schools in Massey. 4 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 4 schools in Massey →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Massey?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Massey is $628 (Q1 2026), from 99 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 Massey going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 2.0% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +9.2%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Massey?
A one-bedroom is typically $592 a week, a three-bedroom $653, a four-bedroom $695.
Is Massey expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $628 a week, Massey is above the Auckland median of $622. Massey is the 62nd most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 75% of them.
What rental yield does Massey produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Massey median rent of $628 a week, annual rent is about $32,656. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $32,656 on a $800,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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Areas included in Massey: Massey Central · Massey West · Massey East · Massey South. See how we combine them.