Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Three Kings — built from 54 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 2 statistical areas that make up the suburb.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 54 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2026 bond lodgements · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Three Kings is the 40th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 84% of them.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 246 Auckland suburbs · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
The median weekly rent in Three Kings is $606, based on 54 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 3% below the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 16.4%, and it is down 17% on Q1 2020, when the median was $672.
Most new tenancies fall between $403 and $767 a week — the middle half of the market.
Three Kings is the 40th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 84% of them.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Weighted geometric mean · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
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 | $672 | 39 |
| Q2 2020 | $620 | 18 |
| Q3 2020 | $659 | 27 |
| Q4 2020 | $619 | 33 |
| Q1 2021 | $734 | 39 |
| Q2 2021 | $662 | 36 |
| Q3 2021 | $654 | 18 |
| Q4 2021 | $685 | 21 |
| Q1 2022 | $733 | 33 |
| Q2 2022 | $682 | 21 |
| Q3 2022 | $626 | 36 |
| Q4 2022 | $656 | 33 |
| Q1 2023 | $720 | 36 |
| Q2 2023 | $758 | 33 |
| Q3 2023 | $660 | 36 |
| Q4 2023 | $766 | 24 |
| Q1 2024 | $654 | 36 |
| Q2 2024 | $690 | 30 |
| Q3 2024 | $677 | 30 |
| Q4 2024 | $720 | 39 |
| Q1 2025 | $725 | 48 |
| Q2 2025 | $730 | 39 |
| Q3 2025 | $741 | 33 |
| Q4 2025 | $711 | 24 |
| Q1 2026 | $606 | 54 |
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2020 – Q1 2026 · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Withheld below 5 bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
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 | $777 | 30 | 56% |
| Apartment | $620 | 6 | 11% |
| Room | $340 | 18 | 33% |
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Property-type split · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Read this median carefully. Roughly 33% of new tenancies in Three Kings are single rooms or boarding-house places, which cost far less than a whole property. That pulls the headline median down, and a house here typically rents for $777.
Pre-filled with the Three Kings 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.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Rent pre-filled, price is yours · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
The closest suburbs to Three Kings, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maungawhau | $790 | +$184 | 1.4 km |
| Epsom Central-South | $813 | +$207 | 1.4 km |
| Mount Roskill | $763 | +$157 | 1.8 km |
| Hillsborough | $730 | +$124 | 1.8 km |
| Royal Oak | $616 | +$10 | 1.8 km |
| Epsom | $508 | -$98 | 1.9 km |
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Straight-line distance, area centres · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Rent tells you what a Three Kings 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 Three Kings address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Three Kings median of $606 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $31,512 a year in gross rent.
Check Three Kings zoning and development rules →4 sports clubs, gyms and pools are mapped in Three Kings. Our companion directory Sideline lists every one in the country, compiled from OpenStreetMap — and nobody can buy a ranking in it.
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