What it costs to rent in Avondale
The normal flat in Avondale rents for about $649 a week. Here is how that has grown over 15 years, how it stacks up against the rest of Auckland, and what tenants who have lived here say.
2,472
Rental properties
~$649/wk
Most pay $558 to $725
Approximate normal flat
+34%
Growth, 10 years
+10%
Growth, 5 years
Flatchat coverage
256 of about 2,472 rental properties in Avondale are on Flatchat.
About 10% of the market covered so far. Lived in one we have missed? Add it.
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Avondale spans 6 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Avondale compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Avondale is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Auckland as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Avondale grew 34% over 10 years, against Auckland’s 33%.
That is 1 points faster than Auckland as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Avondale rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Avondale is split across a few statistical areas and the rent is averaged across them.
Rents jump every January because that is when most student flats sign new leases for the year, and brand new tenancies rent higher than the standing stock. The line settles back by autumn. Source: MBIE bond data.
What tenants say
Ratings and warmth notes from people who have actually lived in Avondale. Bond data tells you the rent; this tells you what living here is like.
Rating breakdown
Flats in Avondale
Flats in Avondale on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
2/35 Glendon Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $210/wk
1726 Great North Road
$945/wk
1/14 Blockhouse Bay Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
2/7 Henry Street
$490/wk
11 Donegal Street
$670/wk
17/52 Taramea Street
$600/wk
12/52 Taramea Street
$600/wk
303/1904 Great North Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $690/wk
4/214 Blockhouse Bay Road
$615/wk
1902H Great North Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $650/wk
3/2A Elm Street
2 bed · 2 bath · $700/wk
405/26C Racecourse Parade
1 bed · 1 bath · $490/wk
9/15 Crayford Street East
3 bed · 3 bath · $790/wk
5/1250 New North Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $650/wk
28A Canal Road
$880/wk
7 Meliora Place
$650/wk
94 Mead Street
$750/wk
65/42 Holly Street
$650/wk
G04/1817A Great North Road
$650/wk
43 Ash Street
$680/wk
4G/21 Saint Jude Street
$650/wk
27/0 Holly Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $630/wk
402/26C Racecourse Parade
1 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
82E Riversdale Road
$650/wk