Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Totara Heights — built from 27 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. Totara Heights is the 72nd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 71% of them.
The median weekly rent in Totara Heights is $730, based on 27 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 17% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 5.8%, and it is up 28% on Q1 2020, when the median was $590.
Most new tenancies fall between $690 and $800 a week — the middle half of the market.
Totara Heights is the 72nd most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 71% 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 | $590 | 12 |
| Q2 2020 | $490 | 6 |
| Q3 2020 | $680 | 12 |
| Q4 2020 | $610 | 18 |
| Q1 2021 | $570 | 15 |
| Q2 2021 | $750 | 15 |
| Q3 2021 | $665 | 9 |
| Q4 2021 | $680 | 15 |
| Q1 2022 | $595 | 18 |
| Q2 2022 | $595 | 12 |
| Q3 2022 | $680 | 12 |
| Q4 2022 | $720 | 15 |
| Q1 2023 | $620 | 15 |
| Q2 2023 | $670 | 15 |
| Q3 2023 | $720 | 12 |
| Q4 2023 | $775 | 9 |
| Q1 2024 | $705 | 12 |
| Q2 2024 | $750 | 12 |
| Q3 2024 | $648 | 18 |
| Q4 2024 | $740 | 18 |
| Q1 2025 | $775 | 18 |
| Q2 2025 | $740 | 21 |
| Q3 2025 | $720 | 18 |
| Q4 2025 | $675 | 9 |
| Q1 2026 | $730 | 27 |
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 Totara Heights, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwood Heights | $700 | -$30 | 0.9 km |
| Hillpark | $677 | -$53 | 1.4 km |
| Hilltop | $745 | +$15 | 1.8 km |
| Alfriston | $450 | -$280 | 2.2 km |
| Wiri | $549 | -$181 | 2.3 km |
| Clover Park | $668 | -$62 | 2.3 km |
Rent tells you what a Totara Heights 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 Totara Heights address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Totara Heights median of $730 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $37,960 a year in gross rent.
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