Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Royal Heights — built from 48 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. Royal Heights is the 122nd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 51% of them.
The median weekly rent in Royal Heights is $672, based on 48 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 8% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 10.0%, and it is up 17% on Q1 2020, when the median was $538.
Most new tenancies fall between $569 and $707 a week — the middle half of the market.
Royal Heights is the 122nd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 51% 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 | $538 | 45 |
| Q2 2020 | $550 | 36 |
| Q3 2020 | $559 | 33 |
| Q4 2020 | $580 | 39 |
| Q1 2021 | $576 | 54 |
| Q2 2021 | $583 | 48 |
| Q3 2021 | $620 | 36 |
| Q4 2021 | $629 | 57 |
| Q1 2022 | $604 | 39 |
| Q2 2022 | $634 | 42 |
| Q3 2022 | $615 | 54 |
| Q4 2022 | $614 | 45 |
| Q1 2023 | $631 | 42 |
| Q2 2023 | $656 | 48 |
| Q3 2023 | $671 | 48 |
| Q4 2023 | $675 | 42 |
| Q1 2024 | $646 | 33 |
| Q2 2024 | $653 | 39 |
| Q3 2024 | $686 | 42 |
| Q4 2024 | $647 | 36 |
| Q1 2025 | $611 | 57 |
| Q2 2025 | $631 | 63 |
| Q3 2025 | $618 | 78 |
| Q4 2025 | $640 | 57 |
| Q1 2026 | $672 | 48 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
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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 Royal Heights, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massey Royal Road | $640 | -$32 | 1.4 km |
| West Harbour | $695 | +$23 | 1.6 km |
| Massey | $628 | -$44 | 2 km |
| Te Atatu Peninsula | $626 | -$46 | 2.1 km |
| Westgate | $650 | -$22 | 2.3 km |
| West Harbour Clearwater Cove | $790 | +$118 | 2.8 km |
Rent tells you what a Royal Heights 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 Royal Heights address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Royal Heights median of $672 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $34,944 a year in gross rent.
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