What it costs to rent in Ponsonby
The normal flat in Ponsonby 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.
2,970
Rental properties
~$688/wk
Most pay $552 to $878
Approximate normal flat
+19%
Growth, 10 years
+6%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Ponsonby spans 6 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Ponsonby compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Ponsonby is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Auckland as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Ponsonby grew 19% over 10 years, against Auckland’s 33%.
That is 14 points slower than Auckland as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Ponsonby rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Ponsonby 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 Ponsonby
Flats in Ponsonby on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
9/9 Union Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $900/wk
3/9 Union Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $650/wk
63 Wanganui Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $960/wk
4/77 Lincoln Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $400/wk
22 Hector Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $850/wk
1n/17 Blake Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $460/wk
1 Norfolk Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $1,050/wk
6 Summer Street
$1,250/wk
125 John Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $660/wk
26 Tawariki Street
$890/wk
6 Parawai Crescent
3 bed · 1 bath · $1,190/wk
2/77 Lincoln Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $465/wk
33 O'Neill Street
1 bath · $395/wk
4 Ardmore Road
4 bed · 2 bath · $1,630/wk
2l/17 Blake Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $490/wk
2/4A Seymour Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $680/wk
2/29 Douglas Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $650/wk
7 Norfolk Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $850/wk
5c/16 Chapman Street
2 bed · 2 bath · $700/wk
1/63 Norfolk Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $410/wk
9 Albany Road
4 bed · 2 bath · $1,390/wk
64 Islington Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $880/wk
127 John Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $860/wk
1/9 Union Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk