Auckland · Q1 2026

Sunnyvale

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Sunnyvale — built from 63 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$598

median weekly rent · Q1 2026

↓ -4.0% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 63 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range

$214–$666

middle 50% of new tenancies

Year on year

-4.0%

vs Q1 2025

Annual rent

$31,096

at the median, 52 weeks

Sample size

new bonds this quarter

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

Where Sunnyvale sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Sunnyvale is the 34th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 86% of them.

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

The median weekly rent in Sunnyvale is $598, based on 63 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 4% below the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has fallen 4.0%, and it is up 7% on Q1 2020, when the median was $510.

Most new tenancies fall between $214 and $666 a week — the middle half of the market.

Sunnyvale is the 34th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 86% of them.

How the Sunnyvale figure is calculated

Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the statistical area that is Sunnyvale — 63 of them.
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.
Publish the released median unchanged — Sunnyvale is a single statistical area, so no combining step is needed.
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 = $31,096

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

Six years of rent

Median weekly rent on new tenancies, Q1 2020 to Q1 2026. Hover the chart to read any quarter.

View the numbers behind this chart

Quarter	Median weekly rent	New bonds
Q1 2020	$510	39
Q2 2020	$520	21
Q3 2020	$550	33
Q4 2020	$570	39
Q1 2021	$560	51
Q2 2021	$550	24
Q3 2021	$533	27
Q4 2021	$595	42
Q1 2022	$600	39
Q2 2022	$600	39
Q3 2022	$550	48
Q4 2022	$580	36
Q1 2023	$550	42
Q2 2023	$595	24
Q3 2023	$600	42
Q4 2023	$580	30
Q1 2024	$655	39
Q2 2024	$628	36
Q3 2024	$675	33
Q4 2024	$650	45
Q1 2025	$623	42
Q2 2025	$599	39
Q3 2025	$560	51
Q4 2025	$600	42
Q1 2026	$598	63

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

Rent by size

Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.

1 bedroom $550 42 bonds

2 bedrooms $583 9 bonds

3 bedrooms $650 9 bonds

4 bedrooms $690 6 bonds

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

Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Sunnyvale median rent. Enter a purchase price to see the gross yield.

Purchase price

Weekly rent

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

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

Nearby suburbsQ1 2026

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

Suburb	Median weekly	Difference	Distance
Sunnyvale West-Parrs Park	$600	+$2	1.1 km
Glen Eden	$604	+$6	1.4 km
Glendene	$647	+$49	1.5 km
Glen Eden Rosier	$650	+$52	1.8 km
McLaren Park	$650	+$52	1.9 km
Kelston	$619	+$21	2 km

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

What you could build in Sunnyvale

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

Sunnyvale zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Sunnyvale address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Sunnyvale median of $598 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $31,096 a year in gross rent.

Check Sunnyvale zoning and development rules →

Sports clubs and gyms in Sunnyvale

4 sports clubs, gyms and pools are mapped in Sunnyvale. Our companion directory Sideline lists every one in the country, compiled from OpenStreetMap — and nobody can buy a ranking in it.

See what's on in Sunnyvale →

Common questions

What is the average rent in Sunnyvale?

The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Sunnyvale is $598 (Q1 2026), from 63 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 Sunnyvale going up or down?

Rents are easing — the median is down 4.0% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +6.8%.

How much is a three-bedroom in Sunnyvale?

A one-bedroom is typically $550 a week, a two-bedroom $583, a three-bedroom $650, a four-bedroom $690.

Is Sunnyvale expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?

At $598 a week, Sunnyvale is below the Auckland median of $622. Sunnyvale is the 34th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 86% of them.

What rental yield does Sunnyvale produce?

Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Sunnyvale median rent of $598 a week, annual rent is about $31,096. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $31,096 on a $800,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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