Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Meadowbank — 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. Meadowbank is the 111th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 55% of them.
The median weekly rent in Meadowbank is $682, based on 57 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 10% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 3.8%, and it is up 12% on Q1 2020, when the median was $526.
Most new tenancies fall between $581 and $849 a week — the middle half of the market.
Meadowbank is the 111th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 55% 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 | $526 | 60 |
| Q2 2020 | $612 | 33 |
| Q3 2020 | $672 | 51 |
| Q4 2020 | $557 | 51 |
| Q1 2021 | $609 | 51 |
| Q2 2021 | $646 | 36 |
| Q3 2021 | $577 | 42 |
| Q4 2021 | $599 | 45 |
| Q1 2022 | $616 | 42 |
| Q2 2022 | $590 | 39 |
| Q3 2022 | $574 | 51 |
| Q4 2022 | $622 | 39 |
| Q1 2023 | $734 | 51 |
| Q2 2023 | $610 | 42 |
| Q3 2023 | $663 | 48 |
| Q4 2023 | $720 | 48 |
| Q1 2024 | $655 | 57 |
| Q2 2024 | $690 | 48 |
| Q3 2024 | $650 | 39 |
| Q4 2024 | $626 | 39 |
| Q1 2025 | $657 | 60 |
| Q2 2025 | $695 | 39 |
| Q3 2025 | $695 | 42 |
| Q4 2025 | $624 | 48 |
| Q1 2026 | $682 | 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 | $724 | 45 | 79% |
| Apartment | $650 | 6 | 11% |
| Flat | $550 | 6 | 11% |
Pre-filled with the Meadowbank 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 Meadowbank, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Johns | $684 | +$2 | 1.1 km |
| Remuera Waiatarua | $850 | +$168 | 1.5 km |
| Mission Bay | $800 | +$118 | 1.6 km |
| Kohimarama | $850 | +$168 | 1.6 km |
| Orakei | $913 | +$231 | 2 km |
| Stonefields | $840 | +$158 | 2.2 km |
Rent tells you what a Meadowbank 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 Meadowbank address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Meadowbank median of $682 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $35,464 a year in gross rent.
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