Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Royal Oak — built from 63 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 Oak is the 47th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 81% of them.
The median weekly rent in Royal Oak is $616, based on 63 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is almost exactly in line with the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 4.6%, and it is up 3% on Q1 2020, when the median was $576.
Most new tenancies fall between $544 and $787 a week — the middle half of the market.
Royal Oak is the 47th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 81% 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 | $576 | 75 |
| Q2 2020 | $691 | 48 |
| Q3 2020 | $634 | 66 |
| Q4 2020 | $579 | 60 |
| Q1 2021 | $598 | 60 |
| Q2 2021 | $577 | 60 |
| Q3 2021 | $605 | 45 |
| Q4 2021 | $630 | 57 |
| Q1 2022 | $658 | 51 |
| Q2 2022 | $636 | 66 |
| Q3 2022 | $563 | 72 |
| Q4 2022 | $578 | 63 |
| Q1 2023 | $655 | 81 |
| Q2 2023 | $702 | 60 |
| Q3 2023 | $657 | 66 |
| Q4 2023 | $671 | 48 |
| Q1 2024 | $706 | 48 |
| Q2 2024 | $715 | 54 |
| Q3 2024 | $692 | 54 |
| Q4 2024 | $640 | 54 |
| Q1 2025 | $646 | 87 |
| Q2 2025 | $699 | 57 |
| Q3 2025 | $681 | 78 |
| Q4 2025 | $658 | 54 |
| Q1 2026 | $616 | 63 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
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The closest suburbs to Royal Oak, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onehunga | $611 | -$5 | 1.1 km |
| Epsom Central-South | $813 | +$197 | 1.6 km |
| One Tree Hill | $750 | +$134 | 1.6 km |
| Three Kings | $606 | -$10 | 1.8 km |
| Hillsborough | $730 | +$114 | 1.9 km |
| Epsom | $508 | -$108 | 2.1 km |
Rent tells you what a Royal Oak 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 Oak address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Royal Oak median of $616 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $32,032 a year in gross rent.
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