Auckland · Q1 2026

Waikowhai

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Waikowhai — built from 36 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 2 statistical areas that make up the suburb.

$700

median weekly rent · Q1 2026

↓ -4.9% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 36 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range

$574–$885

middle 50% of new tenancies

Year on year

-4.9%

vs Q1 2025

Annual rent

$36,400

at the median, 52 weeks

Sample size

new bonds this quarter

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2026 bond lodgements · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Where Waikowhai sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Waikowhai is the 96th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 61% of them.

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 246 Auckland suburbs · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

The median weekly rent in Waikowhai is $700, based on 36 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 13% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has fallen 4.9%, and it is up 8% on Q1 2020, when the median was $581.

Most new tenancies fall between $574 and $885 a week — the middle half of the market.

Waikowhai is the 96th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 61% of them.

How the Waikowhai figure is calculated

Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the 2 statistical areas that make up Waikowhai — 36 of them.
Discard any cell built on fewer than five bonds. MBIE withholds those to protect individual tenants, which is why some bedroom sizes below show a dash.
Combine the area medians with a bond-count-weighted geometric mean, so a small area with three tenancies cannot swing the suburb figure.
Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
weekly median = geomean(area medians, weight = bond count) annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $36,400

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Weighted geometric mean · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Six years of rent

Median weekly rent on new tenancies, Q1 2020 to Q1 2026. Hover the chart to read any quarter.

View the numbers behind this chart

Quarter	Median weekly rent	New bonds
Q1 2020	$581	39
Q2 2020	$672	24
Q3 2020	$585	30
Q4 2020	$607	30
Q1 2021	$651	36
Q2 2021	$595	33
Q3 2021	$613	21
Q4 2021	$623	27
Q1 2022	$614	36
Q2 2022	$635	27
Q3 2022	$606	30
Q4 2022	$698	36
Q1 2023	$642	39
Q2 2023	$677	21
Q3 2023	$666	27
Q4 2023	$713	24
Q1 2024	$725	24
Q2 2024	$660	18
Q3 2024	$692	36
Q4 2024	$717	18
Q1 2025	$736	36
Q2 2025	$648	30
Q3 2025	$708	33
Q4 2025	$668	24
Q1 2026	$700	36

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2020 – Q1 2026 · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Rent by size

Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.

1 bedroom $655 15 bonds

3 bedrooms $675 6 bonds

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Withheld below 5 bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Waikowhai median rent. Enter a purchase price to see the gross yield.

Purchase price

Weekly rent

Gross yield ignores rates, insurance, maintenance, management and vacancy. Net yield is typically 1–2 percentage points lower — the full calculator works both out.

Gross rental yield

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Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Rent pre-filled, price is yours · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Nearby suburbsQ1 2026

The closest suburbs to Waikowhai, by distance between area centres.

Suburb	Median weekly	Difference	Distance
Hillsborough	$730	+$30	1.7 km
Mount Roskill	$763	+$63	1.8 km
Lynfield	$656	-$44	1.9 km
Mount Roskill White Swan	$700	—	2 km
Wesley	$683	-$17	3 km
Three Kings	$606	-$94	3.1 km

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Straight-line distance, area centres · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

What you could build in Waikowhai

Rent tells you what a Waikowhai property earns today. Zoning tells you what it could become — a second dwelling on the same section changes the income on this page entirely.

Waikowhai zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Waikowhai address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Waikowhai median of $700 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $36,400 a year in gross rent.

Check Waikowhai zoning and development rules →

Common questions

What is the average rent in Waikowhai?

The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Waikowhai is $700 (Q1 2026), from 36 bonds lodged with Tenancy Services. We use the median rather than a simple average because it is not distorted by a handful of very high or very low rents.

Are rents in Waikowhai going up or down?

Rents are easing — the median is down 4.9% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +7.5%.

How much is a three-bedroom in Waikowhai?

A one-bedroom is typically $655 a week, a three-bedroom $675.

Is Waikowhai expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?

At $700 a week, Waikowhai is above the Auckland median of $622. Waikowhai is the 96th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 61% of them.

What rental yield does Waikowhai produce?

Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Waikowhai median rent of $700 a week, annual rent is about $36,400. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $36,400 on a $900,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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Areas included in Waikowhai: Waikowhai North · Waikowhai South. See how we combine them.