Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Waterview — built from 45 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. Waterview is the 103rd most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 58% of them.
The median weekly rent in Waterview is $655, based on 45 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 5% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 2.3%, and it is up 16% on Q1 2020, when the median was $550.
Most new tenancies fall between $543 and $750 a week — the middle half of the market.
Waterview is the 103rd most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 58% 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 | $550 | 30 |
| Q2 2020 | $620 | 18 |
| Q3 2020 | $605 | 24 |
| Q4 2020 | $550 | 24 |
| Q1 2021 | $563 | 24 |
| Q2 2021 | $600 | 24 |
| Q3 2021 | $590 | 36 |
| Q4 2021 | $590 | 24 |
| Q1 2022 | $600 | 30 |
| Q2 2022 | $600 | 30 |
| Q3 2022 | $630 | 39 |
| Q4 2022 | $593 | 30 |
| Q1 2023 | $640 | 24 |
| Q2 2023 | $650 | 33 |
| Q3 2023 | $670 | 33 |
| Q4 2023 | $620 | 24 |
| Q1 2024 | $650 | 30 |
| Q2 2024 | $700 | 39 |
| Q3 2024 | $680 | 27 |
| Q4 2024 | $673 | 18 |
| Q1 2025 | $640 | 45 |
| Q2 2025 | $600 | 24 |
| Q3 2025 | $650 | 42 |
| Q4 2025 | $675 | 33 |
| Q1 2026 | $655 | 45 |
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 Waterview, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Albert | $589 | -$66 | 1.6 km |
| Point Chevalier | $716 | +$61 | 1.8 km |
| Avondale | $636 | -$19 | 1.9 km |
| Avondale Rosebank | $665 | +$10 | 2 km |
| Owairaka | $637 | -$18 | 2.3 km |
| St Lukes | $675 | +$20 | 2.9 km |
Rent tells you what a Waterview 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 Waterview address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Waterview median of $655 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $34,060 a year in gross rent.
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