Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for New Lynn — built from 177 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 5 statistical areas that make up the suburb.
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. New Lynn is the 44th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 82% of them.
The median weekly rent in New Lynn is $611, based on 177 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 2% below the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 7.6%, and it is up 12% on Q1 2020, when the median was $510.
Most new tenancies fall between $542 and $688 a week — the middle half of the market.
New Lynn is the 44th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 82% 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 | $510 | 138 |
| Q2 2020 | $517 | 99 |
| Q3 2020 | $513 | 123 |
| Q4 2020 | $526 | 153 |
| Q1 2021 | $544 | 144 |
| Q2 2021 | $530 | 141 |
| Q3 2021 | $540 | 108 |
| Q4 2021 | $529 | 147 |
| Q1 2022 | $585 | 168 |
| Q2 2022 | $572 | 174 |
| Q3 2022 | $506 | 171 |
| Q4 2022 | $558 | 165 |
| Q1 2023 | $588 | 204 |
| Q2 2023 | $606 | 168 |
| Q3 2023 | $591 | 141 |
| Q4 2023 | $611 | 153 |
| Q1 2024 | $597 | 168 |
| Q2 2024 | $611 | 150 |
| Q3 2024 | $599 | 171 |
| Q4 2024 | $611 | 180 |
| Q1 2025 | $568 | 186 |
| Q2 2025 | $581 | 198 |
| Q3 2025 | $579 | 177 |
| Q4 2025 | $600 | 156 |
| Q1 2026 | $611 | 177 |
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 | $623 | 159 | 90% |
| Apartment | $500 | 6 | 3% |
Pre-filled with the New Lynn 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 New Lynn, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Lynn Seabrook | $650 | +$39 | 1.1 km |
| Fruitvale | $625 | +$14 | 1.4 km |
| Kelston | $619 | +$8 | 1.8 km |
| Avondale | $636 | +$25 | 2 km |
| Glenavon | $650 | +$39 | 2.1 km |
| Blockhouse Bay | $694 | +$83 | 2.3 km |
Rent tells you what a New Lynn 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 New Lynn address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the New Lynn median of $611 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $31,772 a year in gross rent.
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