Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Rothesay Bay — built from 18 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. Rothesay Bay is the 40th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 84% of them.
The median weekly rent in Rothesay Bay is $795, based on 18 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 28% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has been broadly flat, and it is up 19% on Q1 2020, when the median was $650.
Most new tenancies fall between $675 and $900 a week — the middle half of the market.
Rothesay Bay is the 40th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 84% 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 | $650 | 27 |
| Q2 2020 | $480 | 12 |
| Q3 2020 | $598 | 21 |
| Q4 2020 | $720 | 18 |
| Q1 2021 | $670 | 21 |
| Q2 2021 | $780 | 18 |
| Q3 2021 | $700 | 15 |
| Q4 2021 | $710 | 21 |
| Q1 2022 | $770 | 18 |
| Q2 2022 | $700 | 21 |
| Q3 2022 | $780 | 24 |
| Q4 2022 | $745 | 15 |
| Q1 2023 | $880 | 12 |
| Q2 2023 | $750 | 18 |
| Q3 2023 | $815 | 21 |
| Q4 2023 | $700 | 18 |
| Q1 2024 | $690 | 18 |
| Q2 2024 | $850 | 12 |
| Q3 2024 | $825 | 21 |
| Q4 2024 | $820 | 18 |
| Q1 2025 | $795 | 18 |
| Q2 2025 | $750 | 18 |
| Q3 2025 | $800 | 21 |
| Q4 2025 | $675 | 12 |
| Q1 2026 | $795 | 18 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
Pre-filled with the Rothesay Bay 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 Rothesay Bay, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murrays Bay | $859 | +$64 | 0.9 km |
| Browns Bay | $753 | -$42 | 1 km |
| Waiake | $778 | -$17 | 1.9 km |
| Northcross | $780 | -$15 | 2 km |
| Mairangi Bay | $797 | +$2 | 2 km |
| Windsor Park | $800 | +$5 | 2.1 km |
Rent tells you what a Rothesay Bay 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 Rothesay Bay address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Rothesay Bay median of $795 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $41,340 a year in gross rent.
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