What it costs to rent in Christchurch Central City
The normal flat in Christchurch Central City rents for about $497 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.
4,512
Rental properties
~$497/wk
Most pay $438 to $556
Approximate normal flat
+47%
Growth, 10 years
+30%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Christchurch Central City spans 6 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Christchurch Central City compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Christchurch Central City is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Christchurch Central City grew 47% over 10 years, against Christchurch’s 39%.
That is 8 points faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Christchurch Central City rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Christchurch Central City 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.
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Flats in Christchurch Central City on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
10/170 Peterborough Street
2 bed · 2 bath · $435/wk
4/139 Salisbury Street
$495/wk
182C Salisbury Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $540/wk
6/237 Armagh Street
$700/wk
1/324 Oxford Terrace
$550/wk
211/282 Madras Street
$600/wk
2/15 Peterborough Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $650/wk
G08/205 Gloucester Street
$550/wk
16/268 Worcester Street
$540/wk
8/163 Worcester Street
$640/wk
6/20 Hurley Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $485/wk
1/305 Armagh Street
2 bed · 2 bath · $580/wk
8/295 Armagh Street
$510/wk
15/165 Chester Street East
2 bed · 1 bath · $380/wk
201/36C Welles Street
$445/wk
1/265 Gloucester Street
$475/wk
2/33 Gloucester Street
$295/wk
11/300 Armagh Street
$325/wk
g11a/118 Salisbury Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $315/wk
13/388 Montreal Street
$640/wk
329 Cambridge Terrace
1 bed · 1 bath · $270/wk
5/243 Salisbury Street
$480/wk
23/400 Durham Street North
3 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk
6/27 Gracefield Avenue
2 bed · 2 bath · $490/wk