Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Ostend — built from 15 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. Ostend is the 73rd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 71% of them.
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.
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 | $700 | 9 |
| Q3 2020 | $550 | 15 |
| Q4 2020 | $568 | 9 |
| Q1 2021 | $525 | 6 |
| Q2 2021 | $588 | 9 |
| Q3 2021 | $550 | 6 |
| Q4 2021 | $605 | 6 |
| Q1 2022 | $613 | 6 |
| Q2 2022 | $500 | 9 |
| Q3 2022 | $630 | 6 |
| Q2 2023 | $720 | 12 |
| Q3 2023 | $640 | 9 |
| Q4 2023 | $668 | 6 |
| Q1 2024 | $750 | 12 |
| Q2 2024 | $663 | 9 |
| Q3 2024 | $670 | 12 |
| Q4 2024 | $323 | 12 |
| Q1 2025 | $775 | 9 |
| Q2 2025 | $630 | 15 |
| Q3 2025 | $635 | 30 |
| Q4 2025 | $460 | 12 |
| Q1 2026 | $730 | 15 |
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.
The closest suburbs to Ostend, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maraetai | $720 | -$10 | 10.7 km |
| Sunkist Bay | $650 | -$80 | 11.1 km |
| Te Puru | $780 | +$50 | 12.4 km |
| Mellons Bay | $680 | -$50 | 15.1 km |
| Bucklands Beach | $746 | +$16 | 15.9 km |
| Howick | $677 | -$53 | 16.3 km |
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.
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.
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