Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Ponsonby — built from 30 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. Ponsonby is the 11th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 96% of them.
The median weekly rent in Ponsonby is $892, based on 30 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 43% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 0.9%, and it is up 8% on Q1 2020, when the median was $789.
Most new tenancies fall between $595 and $1,091 a week — the middle half of the market.
Ponsonby is the 11th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 96% 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 | $789 | 87 |
| Q2 2020 | $811 | 78 |
| Q3 2020 | $834 | 60 |
| Q4 2020 | $1,051 | 57 |
| Q1 2021 | $829 | 84 |
| Q2 2021 | $848 | 84 |
| Q3 2021 | $937 | 54 |
| Q4 2021 | $904 | 51 |
| Q1 2022 | $855 | 81 |
| Q2 2022 | $946 | 75 |
| Q3 2022 | $834 | 54 |
| Q4 2022 | $727 | 60 |
| Q1 2023 | $1,008 | 69 |
| Q2 2023 | $887 | 57 |
| Q3 2023 | $899 | 60 |
| Q4 2023 | $798 | 57 |
| Q1 2024 | $759 | 54 |
| Q2 2024 | $948 | 54 |
| Q3 2024 | $913 | 84 |
| Q4 2024 | $937 | 51 |
| Q1 2025 | $900 | 66 |
| Q2 2025 | $785 | 54 |
| Q3 2025 | $942 | 51 |
| Q4 2025 | $877 | 45 |
| Q1 2026 | $892 | 30 |
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 | $998 | 18 | 60% |
| Apartment | $615 | 6 | 20% |
| Flat | $710 | 6 | 20% |
Pre-filled with the Ponsonby 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 Ponsonby, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herne Bay | $755 | -$137 | 0.9 km |
| Freemans Bay | $750 | -$142 | 1.1 km |
| Grey Lynn | $726 | -$166 | 1.2 km |
| Saint Marys Bay | $720 | -$172 | 1.4 km |
| Westmere South-Western Springs | $950 | +$58 | 1.7 km |
| Victoria Park | $515 | -$377 | 1.7 km |
Rent tells you what a Ponsonby 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 Ponsonby address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Ponsonby median of $892 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $46,384 a year in gross rent.
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