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Auckland · Q1 2026

Oteha

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Oteha — built from 27 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 2 statistical areas that make up the suburb.

$722
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↑ +1.8% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 27 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$692–$761
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
+1.8%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$37,544
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
27
new bonds this quarter

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

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Where Oteha sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Oteha is the 79th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 68% of them.

Oteha $722 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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

The median weekly rent in Oteha is $722, based on 27 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 16% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has risen 1.8%, and it is up 14% on Q1 2020, when the median was $552.

Most new tenancies fall between $692 and $761 a week — the middle half of the market.

Oteha is the 79th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 68% of them.

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How the Oteha figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the 2 statistical areas that make up Oteha — 27 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. Combine the area medians with a bond-count-weighted geometric mean, so a small area with three tenancies cannot swing the suburb figure.
  4. Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
    weekly median = geomean(area medians, weight = bond count) annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $37,544

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.

$500$640$760 $722 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$55251
Q2 2020$60936
Q3 2020$57763
Q4 2020$58575
Q1 2021$63657
Q2 2021$59154
Q3 2021$57436
Q4 2021$60157
Q1 2022$60163
Q2 2022$60142
Q3 2022$58748
Q4 2022$61248
Q1 2023$62648
Q2 2023$67036
Q3 2023$63351
Q4 2023$65045
Q1 2024$66539
Q2 2024$63633
Q3 2024$68148
Q4 2024$67848
Q1 2025$70966
Q2 2025$68145
Q3 2025$67751
Q4 2025$70236
Q1 2026$72227

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.

1 bedroom $795 6 bonds
2 bedrooms $620 6 bonds
3 bedrooms $810 6 bonds
4 bedrooms $835 6 bonds

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Withheld below 5 bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rent by property typeQ1 2026

The headline median covers every property type together, so the mix matters — a suburb with many rooms or studios shows a lower overall median than its houses alone.

Property typeMedian weeklyBondsShare
House$7642178%
Apartment$620622%

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Property-type split · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rental yield

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

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Fairview Heights$873+$1511.1 km
Northcross$780+$581.3 km
Pinehill$890+$1681.4 km
Browns Bay$753+$311.6 km
Albany Heights$650-$722.3 km
Awaruku$780+$582.5 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 Oteha

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

Oteha zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Oteha address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Oteha median of $722 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $37,544 a year in gross rent.

Check Oteha zoning and development rules →

Schools in Oteha

There are 2 schools in Oteha. 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 2 schools in Oteha →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Oteha?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Oteha is $722 (Q1 2026), from 27 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 Oteha going up or down?
Rents are rising — the median is up 1.8% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +13.5%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Oteha?
A one-bedroom is typically $795 a week, a two-bedroom $620, a three-bedroom $810, a four-bedroom $835.
Is Oteha expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $722 a week, Oteha is above the Auckland median of $622. Oteha is the 79th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 68% of them.
What rental yield does Oteha produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Oteha median rent of $722 a week, annual rent is about $37,544. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $37,544 on a $950,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

Thinking of renting out or selling in Oteha?

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Areas included in Oteha: Oteha East · Oteha West. See how we combine them.