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Auckland · Q1 2026

Sunnyhills

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Sunnyhills — built from 24 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$750
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↑ +7.9% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 24 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$685–$840
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
+7.9%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$39,000
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
24
new bonds this quarter

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2026 bond lodgements · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Where Sunnyhills sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Sunnyhills is the 61st most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 76% of them.

Sunnyhills $750 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 246 Auckland suburbs · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

The median weekly rent in Sunnyhills is $750, based on 24 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 21% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has risen 7.9%, and it is up 32% on Q1 2020, when the median was $550.

Most new tenancies fall between $685 and $840 a week — the middle half of the market.

Sunnyhills is the 61st most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 76% of them.

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How the Sunnyhills figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the statistical area that is Sunnyhills — 24 of them.
  2. Discard any cell built on fewer than five bonds. MBIE withholds those to protect individual tenants, which is why some bedroom sizes below show a dash.
  3. Publish the released median unchanged — Sunnyhills is a single statistical area, so no combining step is needed.
  4. Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
    weekly median = published area median annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $39,000

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Weighted geometric mean · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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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.

$420$640$840 $750 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$55018
Q2 2020$58018
Q3 2020$52021
Q4 2020$62036
Q1 2021$57015
Q2 2021$58330
Q3 2021$5839
Q4 2021$64518
Q1 2022$68530
Q2 2022$60521
Q3 2022$60027
Q4 2022$60024
Q1 2023$68024
Q2 2023$69021
Q3 2023$68021
Q4 2023$79021
Q1 2024$68018
Q2 2024$70018
Q3 2024$68524
Q4 2024$69515
Q1 2025$69530
Q2 2025$63018
Q3 2025$67027
Q4 2025$67018
Q1 2026$75024

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2020 – Q1 2026 · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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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 $773 9 bonds
3 bedrooms $750 6 bonds

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Withheld below 5 bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Sunnyhills 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

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Rent pre-filled, price is yours · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Nearby suburbsQ1 2026

The closest suburbs to Sunnyhills, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Farm Cove$825+$750.8 km
Pakuranga Heights$684-$661.3 km
Sunnyhills West-Pakuranga$753+$31.4 km
Half Moon Bay$711-$391.6 km
Highland Park$670-$801.6 km
Pakuranga$675-$752.3 km

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Straight-line distance, area centres · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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What you could build in Sunnyhills

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

Sunnyhills zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Sunnyhills address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Sunnyhills median of $750 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $39,000 a year in gross rent.

Check Sunnyhills zoning and development rules →

Schools in Sunnyhills

There is 1 school in Sunnyhills. None of them operates an enrolment zone. Our companion site NZ School Finder lists every one with its roll, year levels and zone status, straight from the Ministry of Education's directory — and publishes no rankings or ratings.

See the 1 school in Sunnyhills →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Sunnyhills?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Sunnyhills is $750 (Q1 2026), from 24 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 Sunnyhills going up or down?
Rents are rising — the median is up 7.9% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +31.6%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Sunnyhills?
A one-bedroom is typically $773 a week, a three-bedroom $750.
Is Sunnyhills expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $750 a week, Sunnyhills is above the Auckland median of $622. Sunnyhills is the 61st most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 76% of them.
What rental yield does Sunnyhills produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Sunnyhills median rent of $750 a week, annual rent is about $39,000. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $39,000 on a $1,000,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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