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Auckland · Q1 2026

Saint Marys Bay

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Saint Marys Bay — built from 27 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$720
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↑ +7.5% year on year
Typical range
$543–$1,094
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
+7.5%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$37,440
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
27
new bonds this quarter
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Where Saint Marys Bay sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Saint Marys Bay is the 82nd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 67% of them.

Saint Marys Bay $720 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

The median weekly rent in Saint Marys Bay is $720, based on 27 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 16% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has risen 7.5%, and it is up 7% on Q1 2020, when the median was $850.

Most new tenancies fall between $543 and $1,094 a week — the middle half of the market.

Saint Marys Bay is the 82nd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 67% 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.

$480$720$940 $720 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$85030
Q2 2020$59518
Q3 2020$88033
Q4 2020$80024
Q1 2021$67333
Q2 2021$58536
Q3 2021$63024
Q4 2021$59539
Q1 2022$77536
Q2 2022$61027
Q3 2022$58042
Q4 2022$62830
Q1 2023$65530
Q2 2023$58830
Q3 2023$69521
Q4 2023$87024
Q1 2024$63524
Q2 2024$73027
Q3 2024$80024
Q4 2024$68021
Q1 2025$67027
Q2 2025$75027
Q3 2025$61536
Q4 2025$75033
Q1 2026$72027
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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 $600 18 bonds
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Rent by property type

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 typeMedian weeklyBondsShare
House$7751867%
Apartment$595933%
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Rental yield

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

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Wynyard-Viaduct$810+$901 km
Victoria Park$515-$2051.2 km
Freemans Bay$750+$301.3 km
Herne Bay$755+$351.4 km
Ponsonby$892+$1721.4 km
Hobson Ridge$468-$2521.7 km
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What you could build in Saint Marys Bay

Rent tells you what a Saint Marys Bay 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 Marys Bay zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Saint Marys Bay address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Saint Marys Bay median of $720 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $37,440 a year in gross rent.

Check Saint Marys Bay zoning and development rules →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Saint Marys Bay?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Saint Marys Bay is $720 (Q1 2026), from 27 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 Marys Bay going up or down?
Rents are rising — the median is up 7.5% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +7.0%.
Is Saint Marys Bay expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $720 a week, Saint Marys Bay is above the Auckland median of $622. Saint Marys Bay is the 82nd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 67% of them.
What rental yield does Saint Marys Bay produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Saint Marys Bay median rent of $720 a week, annual rent is about $37,440. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $37,440 on a $950,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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