Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Sandringham — built from 120 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 4 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. Sandringham is the 57th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 77% of them.
The median weekly rent in Sandringham is $623, based on 120 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 1.0%, and it is up 15% on Q1 2020, when the median was $550.
Most new tenancies fall between $544 and $768 a week — the middle half of the market.
Sandringham is the 57th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 77% 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 | $550 | 159 |
| Q2 2020 | $572 | 105 |
| Q3 2020 | $540 | 123 |
| Q4 2020 | $559 | 156 |
| Q1 2021 | $541 | 183 |
| Q2 2021 | $542 | 138 |
| Q3 2021 | $545 | 87 |
| Q4 2021 | $591 | 135 |
| Q1 2022 | $588 | 165 |
| Q2 2022 | $554 | 144 |
| Q3 2022 | $566 | 135 |
| Q4 2022 | $564 | 147 |
| Q1 2023 | $580 | 159 |
| Q2 2023 | $621 | 132 |
| Q3 2023 | $629 | 114 |
| Q4 2023 | $590 | 120 |
| Q1 2024 | $614 | 120 |
| Q2 2024 | $605 | 111 |
| Q3 2024 | $617 | 114 |
| Q4 2024 | $586 | 150 |
| Q1 2025 | $629 | 180 |
| Q2 2025 | $598 | 105 |
| Q3 2025 | $593 | 138 |
| Q4 2025 | $600 | 114 |
| Q1 2026 | $623 | 120 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
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 | $661 | 87 | 73% |
| Apartment | $585 | 21 | 18% |
| Flat | $520 | 6 | 5% |
Pre-filled with the Sandringham 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.
The closest suburbs to Sandringham, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Lukes | $675 | +$52 | 0.8 km |
| Balmoral | $638 | +$15 | 0.8 km |
| Wesley | $683 | +$60 | 1.7 km |
| Maungawhau | $790 | +$167 | 1.7 km |
| Mount Albert | $589 | -$34 | 1.8 km |
| Morningside | $600 | -$23 | 1.8 km |
Rent tells you what a Sandringham 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 Sandringham address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Sandringham median of $623 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $32,396 a year in gross rent.
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