Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Wattle Downs — built from 45 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 3 statistical areas that make up the suburb.
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Wattle Downs is the 105th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 57% of them.
The median weekly rent in Wattle Downs 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 fallen 4.2%, and it is down 0% on Q1 2020, when the median was $609.
Most new tenancies fall between $607 and $755 a week — the middle half of the market.
Wattle Downs is the 105th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 57% 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 | $609 | 39 |
| Q2 2020 | $626 | 27 |
| Q3 2020 | $609 | 45 |
| Q4 2020 | $647 | 42 |
| Q1 2021 | $656 | 36 |
| Q2 2021 | $642 | 45 |
| Q3 2021 | $647 | 33 |
| Q4 2021 | $662 | 42 |
| Q1 2022 | $688 | 39 |
| Q2 2022 | $663 | 51 |
| Q3 2022 | $679 | 30 |
| Q4 2022 | $674 | 45 |
| Q1 2023 | $641 | 27 |
| Q2 2023 | $672 | 30 |
| Q3 2023 | $724 | 24 |
| Q4 2023 | $692 | 42 |
| Q1 2024 | $693 | 24 |
| Q2 2024 | $718 | 33 |
| Q3 2024 | $765 | 57 |
| Q4 2024 | $730 | 60 |
| Q1 2025 | $684 | 45 |
| Q2 2025 | $676 | 54 |
| Q3 2025 | $709 | 48 |
| Q4 2025 | $679 | 45 |
| 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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The closest suburbs to Wattle Downs, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leabank | $630 | -$25 | 1.5 km |
| Weymouth | $652 | -$3 | 1.9 km |
| Conifer Grove | $686 | +$31 | 2 km |
| Manurewa | $633 | -$22 | 2.3 km |
| Rowandale | $639 | -$16 | 2.4 km |
| Clendon Park | $641 | -$14 | 3.1 km |
Rent tells you what a Wattle Downs 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 Wattle Downs address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Wattle Downs median of $655 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $34,060 a year in gross rent.
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