What it costs to rent in Hillcrest
The normal flat in Hillcrest rents for about $688 a week, from government bond records. No one has reviewed a flat here yet, but the rent figures still tell you what living in the area costs.
1,068
Rental properties
~$688/wk
Most pay $617 to $764
Approximate normal flat
+38%
Growth, 10 years
+18%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Hillcrest spans 3 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Hillcrest compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Hillcrest is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Auckland as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Hillcrest grew 38% over 10 years, against Auckland’s 33%.
That is 5 points faster than Auckland as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Hillcrest rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Hillcrest 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
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Write a reviewFlats in Hillcrest
Flats in Hillcrest on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
14 Beatrice Avenue
1 bed · 1 bath · $390/wk
2C Northwick Place
2 bed · 1 bath · $470/wk
1/82 Pupuke Road
$780/wk
23 Betsland Crescent
$600/wk
2/5 Evelyn Place
$630/wk
106C Coronation Road
$850/wk
145 Ocean View Road
$680/wk
2/95 Ocean View Road
$650/wk
1B Evelyn Place
$630/wk
118A Pupuke Road
1 bed · 1 bath · $350/wk
1/26 Evelyn Place
2 bed · 1 bath · $480/wk
34 Coronation Road
5 bed · 2 bath · $830/wk
70 Sunnybrae Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
35 Compton Street
4 bed · 1 bath · $730/wk
29 Monarch Avenue
5 bed · 2 bath · $795/wk
1 Coronation Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $650/wk
8 Raeben Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
1/74 Sunnybrae Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
6 Nicholson Place
6 bed · 2 bath · $900/wk
81 Archers Road
1 bed · 1 bath · $350/wk
7 Alice Place
4 bed · 2 bath · $980/wk
88B Monarch Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $720/wk
7 McFetridge Place
5 bed · 2 bath · $950/wk
46A Lynden Avenue
2 bed · 1 bath · $575/wk