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Auckland · Q1 2026

Sunnynook

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Sunnynook — built from 57 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 2 statistical areas that make up the suburb.

$709
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -1.8% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 57 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$621–$778
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-1.8%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$36,868
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
57
new bonds this quarter

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

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Where Sunnynook sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Sunnynook is the 92nd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 63% of them.

Sunnynook $709 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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

The median weekly rent in Sunnynook is $709, based on 57 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 14% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has fallen 1.8%, and it is up 13% on Q1 2020, when the median was $621.

Most new tenancies fall between $621 and $778 a week — the middle half of the market.

Sunnynook is the 92nd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 63% of them.

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How the Sunnynook figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the 2 statistical areas that make up Sunnynook — 57 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. Combine the area medians with a bond-count-weighted geometric mean, so a small area with three tenancies cannot swing the suburb figure.
  4. Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
    weekly median = geomean(area medians, weight = bond count) annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $36,868

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.

$500$660$800 $709 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$62172
Q2 2020$55836
Q3 2020$64651
Q4 2020$60954
Q1 2021$62866
Q2 2021$63657
Q3 2021$62748
Q4 2021$62051
Q1 2022$66257
Q2 2022$59236
Q3 2022$66754
Q4 2022$65242
Q1 2023$68572
Q2 2023$70639
Q3 2023$67651
Q4 2023$68648
Q1 2024$75054
Q2 2024$70345
Q3 2024$69554
Q4 2024$71533
Q1 2025$72269
Q2 2025$70648
Q3 2025$71163
Q4 2025$73060
Q1 2026$70957

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 $687 18 bonds
2 bedrooms $590 6 bonds
3 bedrooms $743 18 bonds
4 bedrooms $765 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 Sunnynook 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 Sunnynook, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Totara Vale$694-$151.4 km
Forrest Hill$754+$451.4 km
Windsor Park$800+$911.5 km
Mairangi Bay$797+$881.5 km
Campbells Bay$955+$2461.6 km
Unsworth Heights$539-$1702.1 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 Sunnynook

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

Sunnynook zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Sunnynook address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Sunnynook median of $709 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $36,868 a year in gross rent.

Check Sunnynook zoning and development rules →

Schools in Sunnynook

There is 1 school in Sunnynook. 1 of them operates an enrolment zone, so where you rent decides which ones you can enrol in. 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 Sunnynook →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Sunnynook?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Sunnynook is $709 (Q1 2026), from 57 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 Sunnynook going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 1.8% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +12.9%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Sunnynook?
A one-bedroom is typically $687 a week, a two-bedroom $590, a three-bedroom $743, a four-bedroom $765.
Is Sunnynook expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $709 a week, Sunnynook is above the Auckland median of $622. Sunnynook is the 92nd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 63% of them.
What rental yield does Sunnynook produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Sunnynook median rent of $709 a week, annual rent is about $36,868. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $36,868 on a $900,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

Thinking of renting out or selling in Sunnynook?

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Areas included in Sunnynook: Sunnynook South · Sunnynook North. See how we combine them.