Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Northcote — built from 57 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 2 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. Northcote is the 86th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 65% of them.
The median weekly rent in Northcote is $645, based on 57 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 4% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 3.6%, and it is up 7% on Q1 2020, when the median was $572.
Most new tenancies fall between $572 and $784 a week — the middle half of the market.
Northcote is the 86th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 65% 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 | $572 | 48 |
| Q2 2020 | $589 | 33 |
| Q3 2020 | $528 | 36 |
| Q4 2020 | $596 | 51 |
| Q1 2021 | $601 | 69 |
| Q2 2021 | $622 | 42 |
| Q3 2021 | $619 | 33 |
| Q4 2021 | $624 | 60 |
| Q1 2022 | $606 | 54 |
| Q2 2022 | $595 | 51 |
| Q3 2022 | $565 | 51 |
| Q4 2022 | $592 | 48 |
| Q1 2023 | $585 | 60 |
| Q2 2023 | $604 | 51 |
| Q3 2023 | $657 | 45 |
| Q4 2023 | $687 | 39 |
| Q1 2024 | $692 | 39 |
| Q2 2024 | $623 | 51 |
| Q3 2024 | $698 | 57 |
| Q4 2024 | $650 | 45 |
| Q1 2025 | $669 | 66 |
| Q2 2025 | $636 | 60 |
| Q3 2025 | $644 | 57 |
| Q4 2025 | $650 | 69 |
| Q1 2026 | $645 | 57 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
Pre-filled with the Northcote 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 Northcote, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northcote Tuff Crater | $625 | -$20 | 1 km |
| Hillcrest | $687 | +$42 | 1.2 km |
| Northcote Point | $780 | +$135 | 1.5 km |
| Birkenhead | $717 | +$72 | 1.7 km |
| Glenfield | $680 | +$35 | 2.8 km |
| Takapuna | $715 | +$70 | 3 km |
Rent tells you what a Northcote 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 Northcote address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Northcote median of $645 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $33,540 a year in gross rent.
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