Suburb rent · Ilam, Christchurch

What it costs to rent in Ilam

The normal flat in Ilam rents for about $683 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.

1 reviews3.8 average ratingUpdated Jan 2026

2,367

Rental properties

~$683/wk

Most pay $498 to $918

Approximate normal flat

+6.7% in a year

+45%

Growth, 10 years

+3.8% a year

+22%

Growth, 5 years

+4.1% a year

Flatchat coverage

201 of about 2,367 rental properties in Ilam 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. Ilam spans 6 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).

How Ilam compares

vs Christchurch

How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Ilam is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.

Rent growth, 10 years

Rent in Ilam grew 45% over 10 years, against Christchurch’s 39%.

That is 6 points faster than Christchurch as a whole.

Rent over time

15 years

Fifteen years of Ilam rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Ilam is split across a few statistical areas and the rent is averaged across them.

~$683/wkapproximate normal flat, 2026

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201120182026

What the normal flat rentsWhere most rents fall

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.