Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Wellsford — built from 15 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. Wellsford is the 18th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 93% of them.
The median weekly rent in Wellsford is $540, based on 15 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 13% below the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 3.6%, and it is up 17% on Q1 2020, when the median was $450.
Most new tenancies fall between $530 and $653 a week — the middle half of the market.
Wellsford is the 18th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 93% 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 | $450 | 18 |
| Q2 2020 | $470 | 18 |
| Q3 2020 | $460 | 18 |
| Q4 2020 | $460 | 21 |
| Q1 2021 | $460 | 15 |
| Q2 2021 | $520 | 12 |
| Q3 2021 | $485 | 6 |
| Q4 2021 | $500 | 9 |
| Q1 2022 | $530 | 15 |
| Q2 2022 | $475 | 12 |
| Q3 2022 | $490 | 9 |
| Q4 2022 | $500 | 18 |
| Q1 2023 | $570 | 12 |
| Q2 2023 | $550 | 21 |
| Q3 2023 | $550 | 6 |
| Q4 2023 | $550 | 15 |
| Q1 2024 | $570 | 9 |
| Q2 2024 | $583 | 9 |
| Q3 2024 | $570 | 6 |
| Q4 2024 | $500 | 24 |
| Q1 2025 | $560 | 12 |
| Q2 2025 | $580 | 21 |
| Q3 2025 | $595 | 15 |
| Q4 2025 | $550 | 18 |
| Q1 2026 | $540 | 15 |
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 Wellsford, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warkworth | $708 | +$168 | 17 km |
| Snells Beach | $588 | +$48 | 23.1 km |
| Orewa | $726 | +$186 | 35.7 km |
| Millwater | $886 | +$346 | 37.4 km |
| Red Beach | $780 | +$240 | 38.6 km |
| Silverdale | $788 | +$248 | 40.2 km |
Rent tells you what a Wellsford 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 Wellsford address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Wellsford median of $540 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $28,080 a year in gross rent.
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