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Saint Heliers

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Saint Heliers — built from 63 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 3 statistical areas that make up the suburb.

$936
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↑ +22.5% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 63 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$706–$1,088
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
+22.5%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$48,672
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
63
new bonds this quarter

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

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Where Saint Heliers sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Saint Heliers is the 7th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 98% of them.

Saint Heliers $936 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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

The median weekly rent in Saint Heliers is $936, based on 63 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 50% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has risen 22.5%, and it is up 26% on Q1 2020, when the median was $738.

Most new tenancies fall between $706 and $1,088 a week — the middle half of the market.

Saint Heliers is the 7th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 98% of them.

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How the Saint Heliers figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the 3 statistical areas that make up Saint Heliers — 63 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 = $48,672

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.

$600$800$1000 $936 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$738105
Q2 2020$69069
Q3 2020$683111
Q4 2020$77590
Q1 2021$742117
Q2 2021$70478
Q3 2021$72875
Q4 2021$760102
Q1 2022$83099
Q2 2022$75975
Q3 2022$743108
Q4 2022$78369
Q1 2023$923102
Q2 2023$73175
Q3 2023$72475
Q4 2023$84469
Q1 2024$85478
Q2 2024$78860
Q3 2024$82687
Q4 2024$83969
Q1 2025$76493
Q2 2025$79481
Q3 2025$80399
Q4 2025$77969
Q1 2026$93663

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 $893 27 bonds
2 bedrooms $675 6 bonds
3 bedrooms $870 12 bonds
4 bedrooms $1,325 12 bonds

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Withheld below 5 bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Saint Heliers 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 Saint Heliers, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Kohimarama$850-$861.3 km
Glendowie$967+$311.6 km
Glen Innes$678-$2581.7 km
Mission Bay$800-$1362 km
Glen Innes East-Wai O Taiki Bay$680-$2562.3 km
Saint Johns$684-$2522.4 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 Saint Heliers

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

Saint Heliers zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Saint Heliers address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Saint Heliers median of $936 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $48,672 a year in gross rent.

Check Saint Heliers zoning and development rules →

Schools in Saint Heliers

There are 3 schools in Saint Heliers. 2 of them operate an enrolment zone, so where you rent decides which ones you can enrol in. 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 3 schools in Saint Heliers →

Sports clubs and gyms in Saint Heliers

4 sports clubs, gyms and pools are mapped in Saint Heliers. Our companion directory Sideline lists every one in the country, compiled from OpenStreetMap — and nobody can buy a ranking in it.

See what's on in Saint Heliers →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Saint Heliers?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Saint Heliers is $936 (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 Saint Heliers going up or down?
Rents are rising — the median is up 22.5% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +26.1%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Saint Heliers?
A one-bedroom is typically $893 a week, a two-bedroom $675, a three-bedroom $870, a four-bedroom $1,325.
Is Saint Heliers expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $936 a week, Saint Heliers is above the Auckland median of $622. Saint Heliers is the 7th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 98% of them.
What rental yield does Saint Heliers produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Saint Heliers median rent of $936 a week, annual rent is about $48,672. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $48,672 on a $1,200,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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Areas included in Saint Heliers: Saint Heliers West · Saint Heliers North · Saint Heliers South. See how we combine them.