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Northcross

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Northcross — built from 21 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$780
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↑ +5.4% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 21 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$650–$848
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
+5.4%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$40,560
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
21
new bonds this quarter

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

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Where Northcross sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Northcross is the 47th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 81% of them.

Northcross $780 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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

The median weekly rent in Northcross is $780, based on 21 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 25% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has risen 5.4%, and it is up 30% on Q1 2020, when the median was $595.

Most new tenancies fall between $650 and $848 a week — the middle half of the market.

Northcross is the 47th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 81% of them.

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How the Northcross figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the statistical area that is Northcross — 21 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 — Northcross 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 = $40,560

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.

$520$700$860 $780 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$59530
Q2 2020$65024
Q3 2020$60530
Q4 2020$66027
Q1 2021$60024
Q2 2021$65033
Q3 2021$65015
Q4 2021$69015
Q1 2022$62027
Q2 2022$66524
Q3 2022$66024
Q4 2022$64518
Q1 2023$75027
Q2 2023$75021
Q3 2023$71027
Q4 2023$78024
Q1 2024$75021
Q2 2024$74024
Q3 2024$69024
Q4 2024$75018
Q1 2025$74027
Q2 2025$72333
Q3 2025$76030
Q4 2025$81024
Q1 2026$78021

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.

3 bedrooms $760 6 bonds
4 bedrooms $910 9 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 Northcross 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 Northcross, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Browns Bay$753-$271.1 km
Fairview Heights$873+$931.3 km
Oteha$722-$581.3 km
Waiake$778-$21.3 km
Awaruku$7801.4 km
Glamorgan$715-$651.4 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 Northcross

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

Northcross zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Northcross address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Northcross median of $780 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $40,560 a year in gross rent.

Check Northcross zoning and development rules →

Schools in Northcross

There are 2 schools in Northcross. 2 of them operate 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 2 schools in Northcross →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Northcross?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Northcross is $780 (Q1 2026), from 21 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 Northcross going up or down?
Rents are rising — the median is up 5.4% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +30.0%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Northcross?
a three-bedroom $760, a four-bedroom $910.
Is Northcross expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $780 a week, Northcross is above the Auckland median of $622. Northcross is the 47th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 81% of them.
What rental yield does Northcross produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Northcross median rent of $780 a week, annual rent is about $40,560. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $40,560 on a $1,000,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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