What it costs to rent in City Centre
The normal flat in City Centre rents for about $501 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.
7,389
Rental properties
~$501/wk
Most pay $438 to $578
Approximate normal flat
+47%
Growth, 10 years
+30%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. City Centre spans 9 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How City Centre compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether City Centre is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in City Centre 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 City Centre rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because City Centre 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 City Centre
Flats in City Centre on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
3/16 Hereford Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $250/wk
253 Hereford Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $190/wk
103/194 Worcester Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $440/wk
9/868 Colombo Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $590/wk
260 Worcester Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $260/wk
49A Gracefield Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
205/277 Kilmore Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $620/wk
1/251 Salisbury Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $280/wk
1/225 Bealey Avenue
1 bed · 1 bath · $299/wk
269 Kilmore Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $410/wk
22/894 Colombo Street
2 bed · 2 bath · $675/wk
3/314 Gloucester Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $390/wk
2/568 Colombo Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $460/wk
3/281 Cambridge Terrace
3 bed · 2 bath · $900/wk
18/211 Peterborough Street
2 bed · 2 bath · $480/wk
103/245 Cambridge Terrace
2 bed · 2 bath · $800/wk
104b/341 Madras Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $300/wk
125 Chester Street East
3 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
64 Huanui Lane
2 bed · 2 bath · $660/wk
10 Moa Place
2 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
7/330 Cashel Street
2 bed · 2 bath · $580/wk
8/290 Barbadoes Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $425/wk
3/342 Armagh Street
3 bed · 3 bath · $660/wk
201b/341 Madras Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $330/wk