Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Northcote Tuff Crater — built from 24 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Northcote Tuff Crater is the 58th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 76% of them.
The median weekly rent in Northcote Tuff Crater is $625, based on 24 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 29.0%, and it is up 10% on Q1 2020, when the median was $600.
Most new tenancies fall between $500 and $790 a week — the middle half of the market.
Northcote Tuff Crater is the 58th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 76% 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 | $600 | 12 |
| Q2 2020 | $635 | 15 |
| Q3 2020 | $500 | 18 |
| Q4 2020 | $618 | 21 |
| Q1 2021 | $570 | 24 |
| Q2 2021 | $600 | 21 |
| Q3 2021 | $650 | 12 |
| Q4 2021 | $580 | 18 |
| Q1 2022 | $600 | 24 |
| Q2 2022 | $625 | 15 |
| Q3 2022 | $693 | 24 |
| Q4 2022 | $680 | 21 |
| Q1 2023 | $663 | 24 |
| Q2 2023 | $645 | 18 |
| Q3 2023 | $700 | 9 |
| Q4 2023 | $650 | 18 |
| Q1 2024 | $600 | 21 |
| Q2 2024 | $680 | 12 |
| Q3 2024 | $705 | 18 |
| Q4 2024 | $695 | 18 |
| Q1 2025 | $880 | 24 |
| Q2 2025 | $750 | 18 |
| Q3 2025 | $678 | 12 |
| Q4 2025 | $605 | 15 |
| Q1 2026 | $625 | 24 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
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The closest suburbs to Northcote Tuff Crater, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northcote | $645 | +$20 | 1 km |
| Northcote Point | $780 | +$155 | 1.1 km |
| Hillcrest | $687 | +$62 | 2.1 km |
| Birkenhead | $717 | +$92 | 2.4 km |
| Hauraki | $750 | +$125 | 2.4 km |
| Takapuna | $715 | +$90 | 2.7 km |
Rent tells you what a Northcote Tuff Crater 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 Tuff Crater address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Northcote Tuff Crater median of $625 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $32,500 a year in gross rent.
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