Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for St Lukes — built from 39 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 39 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. St Lukes is the 120th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 52% of them.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 246 Auckland suburbs · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
The median weekly rent in St Lukes is $675, based on 39 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 9% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 5.5%, and it is up 22% on Q1 2020, when the median was $578.
Most new tenancies fall between $640 and $750 a week — the middle half of the market.
St Lukes is the 120th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 52% 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 | $578 | 45 |
| Q2 2020 | $600 | 24 |
| Q3 2020 | $525 | 24 |
| Q4 2020 | $543 | 42 |
| Q1 2021 | $555 | 36 |
| Q2 2021 | $550 | 36 |
| Q3 2021 | $540 | 18 |
| Q4 2021 | $530 | 33 |
| Q1 2022 | $613 | 39 |
| Q2 2022 | $540 | 18 |
| Q3 2022 | $510 | 33 |
| Q4 2022 | $593 | 51 |
| Q1 2023 | $620 | 63 |
| Q2 2023 | $650 | 36 |
| Q3 2023 | $620 | 24 |
| Q4 2023 | $550 | 30 |
| Q1 2024 | $720 | 30 |
| Q2 2024 | $618 | 24 |
| Q3 2024 | $630 | 36 |
| Q4 2024 | $650 | 36 |
| Q1 2025 | $640 | 60 |
| Q2 2025 | $680 | 45 |
| Q3 2025 | $670 | 48 |
| Q4 2025 | $670 | 30 |
| Q1 2026 | $675 | 39 |
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 | $685 | 24 | 62% |
| Apartment | $670 | 12 | 31% |
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Property-type split · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Pre-filled with the St Lukes 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 St Lukes, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham | $623 | -$52 | 0.8 km |
| Morningside | $600 | -$75 | 1 km |
| Mount Albert | $589 | -$86 | 1.3 km |
| Balmoral | $638 | -$37 | 1.4 km |
| Eden Park | $730 | +$55 | 1.5 km |
| Kingsland | $665 | -$10 | 1.9 km |
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Straight-line distance, area centres · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Rent tells you what a St Lukes 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 St Lukes address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the St Lukes median of $675 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $35,100 a year in gross rent.
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