Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Maungawhau — built from 27 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Maungawhau is the 41st most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 84% of them.
The median weekly rent in Maungawhau is $790, based on 27 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 27% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 26.4%, and it is up 16% on Q1 2020, when the median was $660.
Most new tenancies fall between $488 and $885 a week — the middle half of the market.
Maungawhau is the 41st most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 84% 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 | $660 | 30 |
| Q2 2020 | $520 | 15 |
| Q3 2020 | $550 | 27 |
| Q4 2020 | $595 | 24 |
| Q1 2021 | $680 | 33 |
| Q2 2021 | $430 | 12 |
| Q3 2021 | $730 | 9 |
| Q4 2021 | $590 | 24 |
| Q1 2022 | $550 | 21 |
| Q2 2022 | $555 | 27 |
| Q3 2022 | $520 | 30 |
| Q4 2022 | $585 | 36 |
| Q1 2023 | $725 | 27 |
| Q2 2023 | $570 | 24 |
| Q3 2023 | $755 | 24 |
| Q4 2023 | $630 | 27 |
| Q1 2024 | $995 | 18 |
| Q2 2024 | $640 | 27 |
| Q3 2024 | $468 | 15 |
| Q4 2024 | $695 | 24 |
| Q1 2025 | $625 | 27 |
| Q2 2025 | $653 | 24 |
| Q3 2025 | $600 | 21 |
| Q4 2025 | $600 | 15 |
| Q1 2026 | $790 | 27 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
Pre-filled with the Maungawhau 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 Maungawhau, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balmoral | $638 | -$152 | 0.9 km |
| Mount Eden | $628 | -$162 | 1.1 km |
| Epsom Central-North | $838 | +$48 | 1.4 km |
| Three Kings | $606 | -$184 | 1.4 km |
| Epsom Central-South | $813 | +$23 | 1.4 km |
| Epsom | $508 | -$282 | 1.6 km |
Rent tells you what a Maungawhau 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 Maungawhau address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Maungawhau median of $790 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $41,080 a year in gross rent.
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