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Mount Eden

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Mount Eden — built from 216 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 5 statistical areas that make up the suburb.

$628
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -0.8% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 216 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$537–$739
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-0.8%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$32,656
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
216
new bonds this quarter

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2026 bond lodgements · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Where Mount Eden sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Mount Eden is the 64th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 74% of them.

Mount Eden $628 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 246 Auckland suburbs · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

The median weekly rent in Mount Eden is $628, based on 216 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is almost exactly in line with the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has fallen 0.8%, and it is up 8% on Q1 2020, when the median was $590.

Most new tenancies fall between $537 and $739 a week — the middle half of the market.

Mount Eden is the 64th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 74% of them.

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How the Mount Eden figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the 5 statistical areas that make up Mount Eden — 216 of them.
  2. Discard any cell built on fewer than five bonds. MBIE withholds those to protect individual tenants, which is why some bedroom sizes below show a dash.
  3. Combine the area medians with a bond-count-weighted geometric mean, so a small area with three tenancies cannot swing the suburb figure.
  4. Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
    weekly median = geomean(area medians, weight = bond count) annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $32,656

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Weighted geometric mean · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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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.

$500$600$680 $628 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$590276
Q2 2020$552156
Q3 2020$571177
Q4 2020$554192
Q1 2021$584237
Q2 2021$548207
Q3 2021$573168
Q4 2021$580213
Q1 2022$584276
Q2 2022$548234
Q3 2022$555225
Q4 2022$555228
Q1 2023$598267
Q2 2023$597186
Q3 2023$640189
Q4 2023$585159
Q1 2024$655207
Q2 2024$615165
Q3 2024$622189
Q4 2024$615180
Q1 2025$633252
Q2 2025$633195
Q3 2025$614213
Q4 2025$606198
Q1 2026$628216

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2020 – Q1 2026 · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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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 $561 120 bonds
2 bedrooms $627 60 bonds
3 bedrooms $831 12 bonds
4 bedrooms $1,050 9 bonds

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Withheld below 5 bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rent by property typeQ1 2026

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$69211453%
Apartment$5877233%
Flat$526188%

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Property-type split · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Mount Eden 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

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Rent pre-filled, price is yours · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Nearby suburbsQ1 2026

The closest suburbs to Mount Eden, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Eden Valley$528-$1001 km
Maungawhau$790+$1621.1 km
Epsom Central-North$838+$2101.2 km
Eden Park$730+$1021.4 km
Balmoral$638+$101.4 km
Epsom$508-$1201.7 km

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Straight-line distance, area centres · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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What you could build in Mount Eden

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

Mount Eden zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Mount Eden address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Mount Eden median of $628 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $32,656 a year in gross rent.

Check Mount Eden zoning and development rules →

Schools in Mount Eden

There are 3 schools in Mount Eden. 1 of them operates an enrolment zone, so where you rent decides which ones you can enrol in. Our companion site NZ School Finder lists every one with its roll, year levels and zone status, straight from the Ministry of Education's directory — and publishes no rankings or ratings.

See the 3 schools in Mount Eden →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Mount Eden?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Mount Eden is $628 (Q1 2026), from 216 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 Mount Eden going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 0.8% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +7.5%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Mount Eden?
A one-bedroom is typically $561 a week, a two-bedroom $627, a three-bedroom $831, a four-bedroom $1,050.
Is Mount Eden expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $628 a week, Mount Eden is above the Auckland median of $622. Mount Eden is the 64th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 74% of them.
What rental yield does Mount Eden produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Mount Eden median rent of $628 a week, annual rent is about $32,656. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $32,656 on a $800,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

Thinking of renting out or selling in Mount Eden?

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Areas included in Mount Eden: Mount Eden North East · Mount Eden North · Mount Eden West · Mount Eden East · Mount Eden South. See how we combine them.