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Queen Street

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Queen Street — built from 270 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 2 statistical areas that make up the suburb.

$464
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -1.7% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 270 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$389–$585
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-1.7%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$24,128
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
270
new bonds this quarter

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

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Where Queen Street sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Queen Street is the 6th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 98% of them.

Queen Street $464 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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

The median weekly rent in Queen Street is $464, based on 270 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 25% below the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has fallen 1.7%, and it is up 12% on Q1 2020, when the median was $516.

Most new tenancies fall between $389 and $585 a week — the middle half of the market.

Queen Street is the 6th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 98% of them.

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How the Queen Street figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the 2 statistical areas that make up Queen Street — 270 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 = $24,128

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.

$360$460$540 $464 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$516240
Q2 2020$458138
Q3 2020$417324
Q4 2020$418222
Q1 2021$415279
Q2 2021$421237
Q3 2021$424153
Q4 2021$405225
Q1 2022$428255
Q2 2022$400207
Q3 2022$400261
Q4 2022$422264
Q1 2023$466285
Q2 2023$451174
Q3 2023$481213
Q4 2023$484174
Q1 2024$473249
Q2 2024$470192
Q3 2024$450201
Q4 2024$445207
Q1 2025$472312
Q2 2025$490234
Q3 2025$456258
Q4 2025$450192
Q1 2026$464270

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 $451 198 bonds
2 bedrooms $620 39 bonds
3 bedrooms $350 12 bonds
4 bedrooms $285 9 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$48312647%
Apartment$48212346%
Room$275124%

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

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Rental yield

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

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Hobson Ridge$468+$40.3 km
Auckland-University$466+$20.5 km
Shortland Street$470+$60.6 km
Symonds Street$463-$10.6 km
Victoria Park$515+$510.7 km
Anzac Avenue$500+$360.9 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 Queen Street

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

Queen Street zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Queen Street address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Queen Street median of $464 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $24,128 a year in gross rent.

Check Queen Street zoning and development rules →

Schools in Queen Street

There are 2 schools in Queen Street. None of them operates an enrolment zone. 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 Queen Street →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Queen Street?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Queen Street is $464 (Q1 2026), from 270 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 Queen Street going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 1.7% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +11.8%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Queen Street?
A one-bedroom is typically $451 a week, a two-bedroom $620, a three-bedroom $350, a four-bedroom $285.
Is Queen Street expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $464 a week, Queen Street is below the Auckland median of $622. Queen Street is the 6th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 98% of them.
What rental yield does Queen Street produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Queen Street median rent of $464 a week, annual rent is about $24,128. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $24,128 on a $600,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

Thinking of renting out or selling in Queen Street?

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Areas included in Queen Street: Queen Street · Queen Street South West. See how we combine them.