What it costs to rent in Belfast
The normal flat in Belfast rents for about $635 a week. Here is how that has grown over 15 years, how it stacks up against the rest of Christchurch, and what tenants who have lived here say.
546
Rental properties
~$635/wk
Most pay $585 to $675
Approximate normal flat
+38%
Growth, 10 years
+34%
Growth, 5 years
Flatchat coverage
46 of about 546 rental properties in Belfast are on Flatchat.
About 8% 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. Belfast spans 3 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Belfast compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Belfast is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Belfast grew 38% over 10 years, against Christchurch’s 39%.
That is 1 points slower than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Belfast rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Belfast 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 Belfast. Bond data tells you the rent; this tells you what living here is like.
Rating breakdown
Flats in Belfast
Flats in Belfast on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
746A Main North Road
1 bed · 1 bath · $340/wk
66A Johnswood Avenue
3 bed · 2 bath · $619/wk
9 John Gibb Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $700/wk
2/12 Lagan Street
$500/wk
20A Darroch Street
$600/wk
801A Main North Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $420/wk
219 Johns Road
1 bed · 1 bath · $350/wk
11 Perendale Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $520/wk
57 Thompsons Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $550/wk
2 Borderdale Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $520/wk
42 William Nicholls Drive
3 bed · 2 bath · $550/wk
20 Borderdale Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk
787A Main North Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $395/wk
26 Robert Duncan Road
4 bed · 2 bath · $580/wk
4 Dallimore Drive
4 bed · 2 bath
11 Romney Drive
3 bed · 2 bath · $540/wk
19 Romney Drive
3 bed · 2 bath · $540/wk
665 Main North Road
4 bed · 1 bath · $595/wk
46 Bill Hammond Drive
4 bed · 2 bath · $680/wk
3 Sedge Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk
63 Chrysolite Place
3 bed · 2 bath · $625/wk
9 Romney Drive
3 bed · 2 bath · $550/wk
77 Johnswood Avenue
3 bed · 2 bath · $599/wk
32 Robert Duncan Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $550/wk