Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Sunnyvale — built from 63 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. Sunnyvale is the 34th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 86% of them.
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.
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 | $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 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
Pre-filled with the Sunnyvale 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.
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 |
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.
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.
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