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Auckland · Q1 2026

Northcote Tuff Crater

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Northcote Tuff Crater — built from 24 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$625
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -29.0% year on year
Typical range
$500–$790
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-29.0%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$32,500
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
24
new bonds this quarter
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Where Northcote Tuff Crater sits in Auckland

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.

Northcote Tuff Crater $625 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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.

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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.

$380$680$960 $625 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$60012
Q2 2020$63515
Q3 2020$50018
Q4 2020$61821
Q1 2021$57024
Q2 2021$60021
Q3 2021$65012
Q4 2021$58018
Q1 2022$60024
Q2 2022$62515
Q3 2022$69324
Q4 2022$68021
Q1 2023$66324
Q2 2023$64518
Q3 2023$7009
Q4 2023$65018
Q1 2024$60021
Q2 2024$68012
Q3 2024$70518
Q4 2024$69518
Q1 2025$88024
Q2 2025$75018
Q3 2025$67812
Q4 2025$60515
Q1 2026$62524
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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 $720 12 bonds
2 bedrooms $470 6 bonds
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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Northcote Tuff Crater 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 Northcote Tuff Crater, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Northcote$645+$201 km
Northcote Point$780+$1551.1 km
Hillcrest$687+$622.1 km
Birkenhead$717+$922.4 km
Hauraki$750+$1252.4 km
Takapuna$715+$902.7 km
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What you could build in Northcote Tuff Crater

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.

Northcote Tuff Crater zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

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.

Check Northcote Tuff Crater zoning and development rules →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Northcote Tuff Crater?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Northcote Tuff Crater is $625 (Q1 2026), from 24 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 Northcote Tuff Crater going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 29.0% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +9.6%.
How much is a two-bedroom in Northcote Tuff Crater?
A one-bedroom is typically $720 a week, a two-bedroom $470.
Is Northcote Tuff Crater expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $625 a week, Northcote Tuff Crater is above the Auckland median of $622. Northcote Tuff Crater is the 58th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 76% of them.
What rental yield does Northcote Tuff Crater produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Northcote Tuff Crater median rent of $625 a week, annual rent is about $32,500. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $32,500 on a $800,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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