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Auckland · Q1 2026

Royal Oak

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.

$616
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -4.6% year on year
Typical range
$544–$787
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-4.6%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$32,032
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
63
new bonds this quarter
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Where Royal Oak sits in Auckland

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.

Royal Oak $616 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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.

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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.

$500$640$760 $616 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$57675
Q2 2020$69148
Q3 2020$63466
Q4 2020$57960
Q1 2021$59860
Q2 2021$57760
Q3 2021$60545
Q4 2021$63057
Q1 2022$65851
Q2 2022$63666
Q3 2022$56372
Q4 2022$57863
Q1 2023$65581
Q2 2023$70260
Q3 2023$65766
Q4 2023$67148
Q1 2024$70648
Q2 2024$71554
Q3 2024$69254
Q4 2024$64054
Q1 2025$64687
Q2 2025$69957
Q3 2025$68178
Q4 2025$65854
Q1 2026$61663
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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 $646 36 bonds
2 bedrooms $600 15 bonds
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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Royal Oak 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

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Nearby suburbs

The closest suburbs to Royal Oak, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Onehunga$611-$51.1 km
Epsom Central-South$813+$1971.6 km
One Tree Hill$750+$1341.6 km
Three Kings$606-$101.8 km
Hillsborough$730+$1141.9 km
Epsom$508-$1082.1 km
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What you could build in Royal Oak

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.

Royal Oak zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

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.

Check Royal Oak zoning and development rules →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Royal Oak?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Royal Oak is $616 (Q1 2026), from 63 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 Royal Oak going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 4.6% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +3.0%.
How much is a two-bedroom in Royal Oak?
A one-bedroom is typically $646 a week, a two-bedroom $600.
Is Royal Oak expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $616 a week, Royal Oak is below the Auckland median of $622. Royal Oak is the 47th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 81% of them.
What rental yield does Royal Oak produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Royal Oak median rent of $616 a week, annual rent is about $32,032. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $32,032 on a $800,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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Areas included in Royal Oak: Royal Oak West (Auckland) · Royal Oak East (Auckland). See how we combine them.