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McLaren Park

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

$650
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↑ +6.6% year on year
Typical range
$590–$690
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
+6.6%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$33,800
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
30
new bonds this quarter
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Where McLaren Park sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. McLaren Park is the 93rd most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 62% of them.

McLaren Park $650 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

The median weekly rent in McLaren Park is $650, based on 30 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 5% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has risen 6.6%, and it is up 18% on Q1 2020, when the median was $510.

Most new tenancies fall between $590 and $690 a week — the middle half of the market.

McLaren Park is the 93rd most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 62% of them.

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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.

$280$500$700 $650 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$51030
Q2 2020$55518
Q3 2020$5459
Q4 2020$54021
Q1 2021$55036
Q2 2021$57015
Q3 2021$54515
Q4 2021$53524
Q1 2022$57024
Q2 2022$56518
Q3 2022$57518
Q4 2022$56821
Q1 2023$55515
Q2 2023$57815
Q3 2023$63012
Q4 2023$65012
Q1 2024$63015
Q2 2024$64012
Q3 2024$37624
Q4 2024$63021
Q1 2025$61027
Q2 2025$62324
Q3 2025$62030
Q4 2025$62027
Q1 2026$65030
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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 $640 12 bonds
3 bedrooms $650 12 bonds
4 bedrooms $740 6 bonds
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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the McLaren Park 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

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Nearby suburbs

The closest suburbs to McLaren Park, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Sunnyvale West-Parrs Park$600-$501 km
Western Heights$795+$1451.5 km
Sunnyvale$598-$521.9 km
Henderson$572-$782.2 km
Glen Eden Rosier$6502.3 km
Summerland$710+$602.5 km
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What you could build in McLaren Park

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

McLaren Park zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any McLaren Park address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the McLaren Park median of $650 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $33,800 a year in gross rent.

Check McLaren Park zoning and development rules →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in McLaren Park?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in McLaren Park is $650 (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 McLaren Park going up or down?
Rents are rising — the median is up 6.6% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +18.2%.
How much is a three-bedroom in McLaren Park?
A one-bedroom is typically $640 a week, a three-bedroom $650, a four-bedroom $740.
Is McLaren Park expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $650 a week, McLaren Park is above the Auckland median of $622. McLaren Park is the 93rd most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 62% of them.
What rental yield does McLaren Park produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the McLaren Park median rent of $650 a week, annual rent is about $33,800. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $33,800 on a $850,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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