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Auckland · Q1 2026

Morningside

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Morningside — built from 45 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$600
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -11.8% year on year
Typical range
$480–$695
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-11.8%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$31,200
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
45
new bonds this quarter
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Where Morningside sits in Auckland

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.

Morningside $600 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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.

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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.

$440$580$720 $600 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$61060
Q2 2020$50530
Q3 2020$56542
Q4 2020$55033
Q1 2021$55051
Q2 2021$58051
Q3 2021$51327
Q4 2021$51051
Q1 2022$55057
Q2 2022$54848
Q3 2022$56557
Q4 2022$55554
Q1 2023$55057
Q2 2023$58833
Q3 2023$62557
Q4 2023$57051
Q1 2024$60051
Q2 2024$62048
Q3 2024$56033
Q4 2024$64042
Q1 2025$68054
Q2 2025$63054
Q3 2025$58342
Q4 2025$58039
Q1 2026$60045
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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 $500 21 bonds
2 bedrooms $600 15 bonds
3 bedrooms $683 6 bonds
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Rent by property type

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 typeMedian weeklyBondsShare
House$6253067%
Apartment$520920%
Flat$600613%
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Rental yield

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.

Gross rental yield

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Nearby suburbs

The closest suburbs to Morningside, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
St Lukes$675+$751 km
Kingsland$665+$651.3 km
Eden Park$730+$1301.3 km
Grey Lynn$726+$1261.5 km
Westmere South-Western Springs$950+$3501.6 km
Mount Albert$589-$111.7 km
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What you could build in Morningside

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.

Morningside zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

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.

Check Morningside zoning and development rules →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Morningside?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Morningside is $600 (Q1 2026), from 45 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 Morningside going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 11.8% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +9.1%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Morningside?
A one-bedroom is typically $500 a week, a two-bedroom $600, a three-bedroom $683.
Is Morningside expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $600 a week, Morningside is below the Auckland median of $622. Morningside is the 37th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 85% of them.
What rental yield does Morningside produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Morningside median rent of $600 a week, annual rent is about $31,200. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $31,200 on a $800,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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