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.
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.
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.
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 | $621 | 72 |
| Q2 2020 | $558 | 36 |
| Q3 2020 | $646 | 51 |
| Q4 2020 | $609 | 54 |
| Q1 2021 | $628 | 66 |
| Q2 2021 | $636 | 57 |
| Q3 2021 | $627 | 48 |
| Q4 2021 | $620 | 51 |
| Q1 2022 | $662 | 57 |
| Q2 2022 | $592 | 36 |
| Q3 2022 | $667 | 54 |
| Q4 2022 | $652 | 42 |
| Q1 2023 | $685 | 72 |
| Q2 2023 | $706 | 39 |
| Q3 2023 | $676 | 51 |
| Q4 2023 | $686 | 48 |
| Q1 2024 | $750 | 54 |
| Q2 2024 | $703 | 45 |
| Q3 2024 | $695 | 54 |
| Q4 2024 | $715 | 33 |
| Q1 2025 | $722 | 69 |
| Q2 2025 | $706 | 48 |
| Q3 2025 | $711 | 63 |
| Q4 2025 | $730 | 60 |
| Q1 2026 | $709 | 57 |
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 Sunnynook, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totara Vale | $694 | -$15 | 1.4 km |
| Forrest Hill | $754 | +$45 | 1.4 km |
| Windsor Park | $800 | +$91 | 1.5 km |
| Mairangi Bay | $797 | +$88 | 1.5 km |
| Campbells Bay | $955 | +$246 | 1.6 km |
| Unsworth Heights | $539 | -$170 | 2.1 km |
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.
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.
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