Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Unsworth Heights — built from 51 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 2 statistical areas that make up the suburb.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 51 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. Unsworth Heights is the 17th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 93% of them.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 246 Auckland suburbs · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
The median weekly rent in Unsworth Heights is $539, based on 51 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 13% below the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 11.8%, and it is down 21% on Q1 2020, when the median was $598.
Most new tenancies fall between $451 and $733 a week — the middle half of the market.
Unsworth Heights is the 17th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 93% 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 | $598 | 60 |
| Q2 2020 | $592 | 48 |
| Q3 2020 | $627 | 42 |
| Q4 2020 | $632 | 42 |
| Q1 2021 | $678 | 54 |
| Q2 2021 | $650 | 33 |
| Q3 2021 | $650 | 24 |
| Q4 2021 | $665 | 39 |
| Q1 2022 | $650 | 51 |
| Q2 2022 | $683 | 39 |
| Q3 2022 | $445 | 72 |
| Q4 2022 | $482 | 66 |
| Q1 2023 | $469 | 96 |
| Q2 2023 | $683 | 42 |
| Q3 2023 | $505 | 60 |
| Q4 2023 | $642 | 51 |
| Q1 2024 | $629 | 63 |
| Q2 2024 | $497 | 57 |
| Q3 2024 | $513 | 54 |
| Q4 2024 | $672 | 66 |
| Q1 2025 | $482 | 63 |
| Q2 2025 | $662 | 48 |
| Q3 2025 | $670 | 57 |
| Q4 2025 | $673 | 66 |
| Q1 2026 | $539 | 51 |
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 | $739 | 27 | 53% |
| Room | $415 | 21 | 41% |
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Property-type split · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Read this median carefully. Roughly 41% of new tenancies in Unsworth Heights 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 $739.
Pre-filled with the Unsworth Heights 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 Unsworth Heights, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totara Vale | $694 | +$155 | 1.2 km |
| Bayview | $665 | +$126 | 2.1 km |
| Sunnynook | $709 | +$170 | 2.1 km |
| Schnapper Rock | $680 | +$141 | 2.6 km |
| Windsor Park | $800 | +$261 | 2.7 km |
| Albany | $715 | +$176 | 2.8 km |
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Straight-line distance, area centres · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Rent tells you what a Unsworth 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 Unsworth Heights address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Unsworth Heights median of $539 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $28,028 a year in gross rent.
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