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Snells Beach

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

$588
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -12.2% year on year
Typical range
$541–$695
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-12.2%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$30,576
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
27
new bonds this quarter
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Where Snells Beach sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Snells Beach is the 28th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 89% of them.

Snells Beach $588 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

The median weekly rent in Snells Beach is $588, based on 27 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 5% below the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has fallen 12.2%, and it is up 4% on Q1 2020, when the median was $495.

Most new tenancies fall between $541 and $695 a week — the middle half of the market.

Snells Beach is the 28th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 89% 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.

$440$580$720 $588 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$49527
Q2 2020$52527
Q3 2020$56536
Q4 2020$52012
Q1 2021$56521
Q2 2021$53033
Q3 2021$57015
Q4 2021$58018
Q1 2022$57021
Q2 2022$57318
Q3 2022$55015
Q4 2022$51815
Q1 2023$60018
Q2 2023$59024
Q3 2023$60021
Q4 2023$58012
Q1 2024$61518
Q2 2024$65027
Q3 2024$64015
Q4 2024$59512
Q1 2025$67039
Q2 2025$67024
Q3 2025$62536
Q4 2025$60021
Q1 2026$58827
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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 $573 15 bonds
2 bedrooms $558 6 bonds
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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Snells Beach 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 Snells Beach, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Warkworth$708+$1206.4 km
Orewa$726+$13818.9 km
Red Beach$780+$19221.1 km
Millwater$886+$29821.3 km
Gulf Harbour$786+$19822.5 km
Stanmore Bay$647+$5923 km
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What you could build in Snells Beach

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

Snells Beach zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Snells Beach address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Snells Beach median of $588 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $30,576 a year in gross rent.

Check Snells Beach zoning and development rules →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Snells Beach?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Snells Beach is $588 (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 Snells Beach going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 12.2% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +4.1%.
How much is a two-bedroom in Snells Beach?
A one-bedroom is typically $573 a week, a two-bedroom $558.
Is Snells Beach expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $588 a week, Snells Beach is below the Auckland median of $622. Snells Beach is the 28th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 89% of them.
What rental yield does Snells Beach produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Snells Beach median rent of $588 a week, annual rent is about $30,576. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $30,576 on a $750,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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