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.
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.
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.
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 | $552 | 51 |
| Q2 2020 | $609 | 36 |
| Q3 2020 | $577 | 63 |
| Q4 2020 | $585 | 75 |
| Q1 2021 | $636 | 57 |
| Q2 2021 | $591 | 54 |
| Q3 2021 | $574 | 36 |
| Q4 2021 | $601 | 57 |
| Q1 2022 | $601 | 63 |
| Q2 2022 | $601 | 42 |
| Q3 2022 | $587 | 48 |
| Q4 2022 | $612 | 48 |
| Q1 2023 | $626 | 48 |
| Q2 2023 | $670 | 36 |
| Q3 2023 | $633 | 51 |
| Q4 2023 | $650 | 45 |
| Q1 2024 | $665 | 39 |
| Q2 2024 | $636 | 33 |
| Q3 2024 | $681 | 48 |
| Q4 2024 | $678 | 48 |
| Q1 2025 | $709 | 66 |
| Q2 2025 | $681 | 45 |
| Q3 2025 | $677 | 51 |
| Q4 2025 | $702 | 36 |
| Q1 2026 | $722 | 27 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
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 type | Median weekly | Bonds | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | $764 | 21 | 78% |
| Apartment | $620 | 6 | 22% |
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.
The closest suburbs to Oteha, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Heights | $873 | +$151 | 1.1 km |
| Northcross | $780 | +$58 | 1.3 km |
| Pinehill | $890 | +$168 | 1.4 km |
| Browns Bay | $753 | +$31 | 1.6 km |
| Albany Heights | $650 | -$72 | 2.3 km |
| Awaruku | $780 | +$58 | 2.5 km |
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.
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.
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