Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Morningside — built from 45 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. Morningside is the 37th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 85% of them.
The median weekly rent in Morningside is $600, based on 45 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 4% below the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 11.8%, and it is up 9% on Q1 2020, when the median was $610.
Most new tenancies fall between $480 and $695 a week — the middle half of the market.
Morningside is the 37th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 85% 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 | $610 | 60 |
| Q2 2020 | $505 | 30 |
| Q3 2020 | $565 | 42 |
| Q4 2020 | $550 | 33 |
| Q1 2021 | $550 | 51 |
| Q2 2021 | $580 | 51 |
| Q3 2021 | $513 | 27 |
| Q4 2021 | $510 | 51 |
| Q1 2022 | $550 | 57 |
| Q2 2022 | $548 | 48 |
| Q3 2022 | $565 | 57 |
| Q4 2022 | $555 | 54 |
| Q1 2023 | $550 | 57 |
| Q2 2023 | $588 | 33 |
| Q3 2023 | $625 | 57 |
| Q4 2023 | $570 | 51 |
| Q1 2024 | $600 | 51 |
| Q2 2024 | $620 | 48 |
| Q3 2024 | $560 | 33 |
| Q4 2024 | $640 | 42 |
| Q1 2025 | $680 | 54 |
| Q2 2025 | $630 | 54 |
| Q3 2025 | $583 | 42 |
| Q4 2025 | $580 | 39 |
| Q1 2026 | $600 | 45 |
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 | $625 | 30 | 67% |
| Apartment | $520 | 9 | 20% |
| Flat | $600 | 6 | 13% |
Pre-filled with the Morningside 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 Morningside, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Lukes | $675 | +$75 | 1 km |
| Kingsland | $665 | +$65 | 1.3 km |
| Eden Park | $730 | +$130 | 1.3 km |
| Grey Lynn | $726 | +$126 | 1.5 km |
| Westmere South-Western Springs | $950 | +$350 | 1.6 km |
| Mount Albert | $589 | -$11 | 1.7 km |
Rent tells you what a Morningside 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 Morningside address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Morningside median of $600 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $31,200 a year in gross rent.
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