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Auckland · Q1 2026

Narrow Neck

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Narrow Neck — built from 27 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$800
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↑ +4.6% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 27 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$529–$926
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
+4.6%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$41,600
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
27
new bonds this quarter

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

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Where Narrow Neck sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Narrow Neck is the 35th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 86% of them.

Narrow Neck $800 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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

The median weekly rent in Narrow Neck is $800, based on 27 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 29% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has risen 4.6%, and it is up 23% on Q1 2020, when the median was $580.

Most new tenancies fall between $529 and $926 a week — the middle half of the market.

Narrow Neck is the 35th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 86% of them.

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How the Narrow Neck figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the statistical area that is Narrow Neck — 27 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. Publish the released median unchanged — Narrow Neck is a single statistical area, so no combining step is needed.
  4. Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
    weekly median = published area median annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $41,600

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$700$880 $800 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$58030
Q2 2020$57527
Q3 2020$77024
Q4 2020$59036
Q1 2021$65030
Q2 2021$59527
Q3 2021$58018
Q4 2021$77521
Q1 2022$59527
Q2 2022$65027
Q3 2022$72321
Q4 2022$68027
Q1 2023$71036
Q2 2023$78324
Q3 2023$61327
Q4 2023$68521
Q1 2024$75021
Q2 2024$70024
Q3 2024$64524
Q4 2024$69521
Q1 2025$76524
Q2 2025$75021
Q3 2025$82536
Q4 2025$77321
Q1 2026$80027

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 $580 15 bonds
3 bedrooms $895 6 bonds

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

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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Narrow Neck 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 Narrow Neck, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Devonport$695-$1051.3 km
Belmont$830+$301.4 km
Hauraki$750-$502.4 km
Quay Street-Customs Street$670-$1303.6 km
Takapuna$715-$853.8 km
Northcote Tuff Crater$625-$1754.2 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 Narrow Neck

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

Narrow Neck zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Narrow Neck address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Narrow Neck median of $800 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $41,600 a year in gross rent.

Check Narrow Neck zoning and development rules →

Schools in Narrow Neck

There is 1 school in Narrow Neck. 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 1 school in Narrow Neck →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Narrow Neck?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Narrow Neck is $800 (Q1 2026), from 27 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 Narrow Neck going up or down?
Rents are rising — the median is up 4.6% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +23.1%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Narrow Neck?
A one-bedroom is typically $580 a week, a three-bedroom $895.
Is Narrow Neck expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $800 a week, Narrow Neck is above the Auckland median of $622. Narrow Neck is the 35th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 86% of them.
What rental yield does Narrow Neck produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Narrow Neck median rent of $800 a week, annual rent is about $41,600. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $41,600 on a $1,050,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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