Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Sunnyhills — built from 24 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.
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.
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.
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 | 18 |
| Q2 2020 | $580 | 18 |
| Q3 2020 | $520 | 21 |
| Q4 2020 | $620 | 36 |
| Q1 2021 | $570 | 15 |
| Q2 2021 | $583 | 30 |
| Q3 2021 | $583 | 9 |
| Q4 2021 | $645 | 18 |
| Q1 2022 | $685 | 30 |
| Q2 2022 | $605 | 21 |
| Q3 2022 | $600 | 27 |
| Q4 2022 | $600 | 24 |
| Q1 2023 | $680 | 24 |
| Q2 2023 | $690 | 21 |
| Q3 2023 | $680 | 21 |
| Q4 2023 | $790 | 21 |
| Q1 2024 | $680 | 18 |
| Q2 2024 | $700 | 18 |
| Q3 2024 | $685 | 24 |
| Q4 2024 | $695 | 15 |
| Q1 2025 | $695 | 30 |
| Q2 2025 | $630 | 18 |
| Q3 2025 | $670 | 27 |
| Q4 2025 | $670 | 18 |
| Q1 2026 | $750 | 24 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
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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 Sunnyhills, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Cove | $825 | +$75 | 0.8 km |
| Pakuranga Heights | $684 | -$66 | 1.3 km |
| Sunnyhills West-Pakuranga | $753 | +$3 | 1.4 km |
| Half Moon Bay | $711 | -$39 | 1.6 km |
| Highland Park | $670 | -$80 | 1.6 km |
| Pakuranga | $675 | -$75 | 2.3 km |
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.
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.
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