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July 2018 rental report

Find out how the average rent for different-sized Auckland properties has changed over the past year.

  • Rents in Auckland continue to increase at a steady pace of 3.8% per annum.
  • Three bedroom homes account for 41% of rental properties and rent for an average of $559 per week. This is a $19 increase since July last year.
  • The rents in the Eastern Suburbs and Pakuranga Howick have risen less than 3% in the past 12 months.
  • The highest rental increases have been in West Auckland, Franklin/Manukau and the North Shore.

Average weekly rent received across Auckland

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Number of bedrooms
1  2  3  4  5+ 
Central Auckland $408 $563 $971    
Central Suburbs $378 $500 $634 $813 $1,056
Eastern Suburbs $379 $512 $664 $912 $1,060
Franklin/Manukau Rural $307 $366 $444 $564 $662
North Shore $396 $479 $596 $740 $924
Pakuranga/Howick $344 $454 $557 $680 $780
Rodney $348 $439 $533 $664 $816
South Auckland $312 $408 $497 $595 $723
West Auckland $332 $424 $511 $621 $752
Auckland average $370 $469 $559 $701 $861

Number of rental properties by number of rooms

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Number of bedrooms
1 2 3 4 5+
Central Auckland 376 235 21    
Central Suburbs 403 1,022 1,127 492 156
Eastern Suburbs 199 599 672 313 86
Franklin/Manukau Rural 65 152 463 289 46
North Shore 93 565 950 498 186
Pakuranga/Howick 21 217 498 318 108
Rodney 57 223 471 268 77
South Auckland 204 697 1,339 514 197
West Auckland 109 434 1,093 365 102
Grand total 1,527 4,144 6,634 3,059 961

Source: Barfoot & Thompson average tenancies as at 1 October  2018 and Barfoot & Thompson average sales over the last six months to beginning October 2018 for three bedroom properties in Auckland. Yield calculated using average sale price and average rental per week.

For more information, contact a property manager, or to find out how much rent you can achieve, ask for a rental appraisal.

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