Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Takapuna — built from 111 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 3 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. Takapuna is the 85th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 66% of them.
The median weekly rent in Takapuna is $715, based on 111 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 15% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 1.7%, and it is up 15% on Q1 2020, when the median was $621.
Most new tenancies fall between $592 and $968 a week — the middle half of the market.
Takapuna is the 85th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 66% 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 | 141 |
| Q2 2020 | $656 | 123 |
| Q3 2020 | $649 | 141 |
| Q4 2020 | $614 | 135 |
| Q1 2021 | $621 | 135 |
| Q2 2021 | $586 | 126 |
| Q3 2021 | $658 | 111 |
| Q4 2021 | $614 | 132 |
| Q1 2022 | $627 | 114 |
| Q2 2022 | $581 | 114 |
| Q3 2022 | $615 | 141 |
| Q4 2022 | $644 | 129 |
| Q1 2023 | $683 | 126 |
| Q2 2023 | $685 | 117 |
| Q3 2023 | $675 | 117 |
| Q4 2023 | $654 | 120 |
| Q1 2024 | $683 | 114 |
| Q2 2024 | $730 | 108 |
| Q3 2024 | $713 | 123 |
| Q4 2024 | $708 | 120 |
| Q1 2025 | $727 | 123 |
| Q2 2025 | $695 | 126 |
| Q3 2025 | $731 | 153 |
| Q4 2025 | $725 | 102 |
| Q1 2026 | $715 | 111 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
The headline median covers every property type together, so the mix matters — a suburb with many rooms or studios shows a lower overall median than its houses alone.
| Property type | Median weekly | Bonds | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | $839 | 69 | 62% |
| Apartment | $662 | 33 | 30% |
Pre-filled with the Takapuna 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.
Rent tells you what a Takapuna 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 Takapuna address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Takapuna median of $715 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $37,180 a year in gross rent.
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