Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Saint Johns — built from 63 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 2 statistical areas that make up the suburb.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 63 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2026 bond lodgements · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Saint Johns is the 109th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 56% of them.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 246 Auckland suburbs · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
The median weekly rent in Saint Johns is $684, based on 63 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 10% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 2.6%, and it is up 12% on Q1 2020, when the median was $600.
Most new tenancies fall between $585 and $762 a week — the middle half of the market.
Saint Johns is the 109th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 56% of them.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Weighted geometric mean · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
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 | $600 | 66 |
| Q2 2020 | $571 | 54 |
| Q3 2020 | $583 | 54 |
| Q4 2020 | $604 | 60 |
| Q1 2021 | $612 | 72 |
| Q2 2021 | $592 | 66 |
| Q3 2021 | $629 | 54 |
| Q4 2021 | $574 | 78 |
| Q1 2022 | $613 | 57 |
| Q2 2022 | $628 | 66 |
| Q3 2022 | $611 | 63 |
| Q4 2022 | $566 | 57 |
| Q1 2023 | $659 | 54 |
| Q2 2023 | $626 | 51 |
| Q3 2023 | $647 | 54 |
| Q4 2023 | $646 | 39 |
| Q1 2024 | $735 | 51 |
| Q2 2024 | $690 | 48 |
| Q3 2024 | $627 | 48 |
| Q4 2024 | $672 | 54 |
| Q1 2025 | $702 | 45 |
| Q2 2025 | $717 | 48 |
| Q3 2025 | $649 | 60 |
| Q4 2025 | $624 | 42 |
| Q1 2026 | $684 | 63 |
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2020 – Q1 2026 · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Withheld below 5 bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
The headline median covers every property type together, so the mix matters — a suburb with many rooms or studios shows a lower overall median than its houses alone.
| Property type | Median weekly | Bonds | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | $729 | 45 | 71% |
| Apartment | $558 | 6 | 10% |
| Flat | $565 | 9 | 14% |
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Property-type split · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Pre-filled with the Saint Johns 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.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Rent pre-filled, price is yours · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
The closest suburbs to Saint Johns, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowbank | $682 | -$2 | 1.1 km |
| Stonefields | $840 | +$156 | 1.3 km |
| Remuera Waiatarua | $850 | +$166 | 1.4 km |
| Glen Innes | $678 | -$6 | 1.5 km |
| Kohimarama | $850 | +$166 | 2 km |
| Point England | $585 | -$99 | 2.3 km |
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Straight-line distance, area centres · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Rent tells you what a Saint Johns 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 Saint Johns address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Saint Johns median of $684 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $35,568 a year in gross rent.
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