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Murrays Bay

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Murrays Bay — built from 33 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 2 statistical areas that make up the suburb.

$859
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -4.0% year on year
Typical range
$653–$1,103
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-4.0%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$44,668
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
33
new bonds this quarter
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Where Murrays Bay sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Murrays Bay is the 16th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 94% of them.

Murrays Bay $859 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

The median weekly rent in Murrays Bay is $859, based on 33 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 38% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has fallen 4.0%, and it is up 20% on Q1 2020, when the median was $675.

Most new tenancies fall between $653 and $1,103 a week — the middle half of the market.

Murrays Bay is the 16th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 94% 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.

$580$760$940 $859 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$67536
Q2 2020$66324
Q3 2020$67836
Q4 2020$67230
Q1 2021$71636
Q2 2021$72530
Q3 2021$75639
Q4 2021$69636
Q1 2022$73936
Q2 2022$73830
Q3 2022$73833
Q4 2022$72039
Q1 2023$71530
Q2 2023$83233
Q3 2023$82333
Q4 2023$75633
Q1 2024$76830
Q2 2024$77433
Q3 2024$76636
Q4 2024$72630
Q1 2025$89536
Q2 2025$86342
Q3 2025$75027
Q4 2025$87727
Q1 2026$85933
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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 $832 12 bonds
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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Murrays Bay 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 Murrays Bay, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Rothesay Bay$795-$640.9 km
Mairangi Bay$797-$621.1 km
Windsor Park$800-$591.4 km
Browns Bay$753-$1061.5 km
Pinehill$890+$312.1 km
Campbells Bay$955+$962.2 km
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What you could build in Murrays Bay

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

Murrays Bay zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Murrays Bay address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Murrays Bay median of $859 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $44,668 a year in gross rent.

Check Murrays Bay zoning and development rules →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Murrays Bay?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Murrays Bay is $859 (Q1 2026), from 33 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 Murrays Bay going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 4.0% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +20.0%.
Is Murrays Bay expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $859 a week, Murrays Bay is above the Auckland median of $622. Murrays Bay is the 16th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 94% of them.
What rental yield does Murrays Bay produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Murrays Bay median rent of $859 a week, annual rent is about $44,668. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $44,668 on a $1,100,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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Areas included in Murrays Bay: Murrays Bay West · Murrays Bay East. See how we combine them.