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Auckland · Q1 2026

Ostend

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Ostend — built from 15 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$730
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -5.8% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 15 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$538–$795
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-5.8%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$37,960
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
15
new bonds this quarter

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

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Where Ostend sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Ostend is the 73rd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 71% of them.

Ostend $730 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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

The median weekly rent in Ostend is $730, based on 15 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 17% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has fallen 5.8%, and it is up 39% on Q1 2020, when the median was $700.

Most new tenancies fall between $538 and $795 a week — the middle half of the market.

Ostend is the 73rd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 71% of them.

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How the Ostend figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the statistical area that is Ostend — 15 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 — Ostend 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 = $37,960

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.

$180$520$860 $730 Q1 2020Q2 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$7009
Q3 2020$55015
Q4 2020$5689
Q1 2021$5256
Q2 2021$5889
Q3 2021$5506
Q4 2021$6056
Q1 2022$6136
Q2 2022$5009
Q3 2022$6306
Q2 2023$72012
Q3 2023$6409
Q4 2023$6686
Q1 2024$75012
Q2 2024$6639
Q3 2024$67012
Q4 2024$32312
Q1 2025$7759
Q2 2025$63015
Q3 2025$63530
Q4 2025$46012
Q1 2026$73015

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2020 – Q1 2026 · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Ostend 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 Ostend, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Maraetai$720-$1010.7 km
Sunkist Bay$650-$8011.1 km
Te Puru$780+$5012.4 km
Mellons Bay$680-$5015.1 km
Bucklands Beach$746+$1615.9 km
Howick$677-$5316.3 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 Ostend

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

Ostend zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Ostend address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Ostend median of $730 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $37,960 a year in gross rent.

Check Ostend zoning and development rules →

Schools in Ostend

There is 1 school in Ostend. 1 of them operates 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 1 school in Ostend →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Ostend?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Ostend is $730 (Q1 2026), from 15 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 Ostend going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 5.8% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +39.0%.
Is Ostend expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $730 a week, Ostend is above the Auckland median of $622. Ostend is the 73rd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 71% of them.
What rental yield does Ostend produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Ostend median rent of $730 a week, annual rent is about $37,960. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $37,960 on a $950,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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