What it costs to rent in Mairehau
The normal flat in Mairehau rents for about $488 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.
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Rental properties
~$488/wk
Most pay $441 to $637
Approximate normal flat
+17%
Growth, 10 years
+11%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Mairehau spans 3 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Mairehau compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Mairehau is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Mairehau grew 17% over 10 years, against Christchurch’s 39%.
That is 22 points slower than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Mairehau rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Mairehau 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 Mairehau on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
56 Kensington Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $475/wk
15 Ethne Street
$720/wk
35 Kensington Avenue
$665/wk
44 Mahars Road
$695/wk
50 Glenfield Crescent
$680/wk
58 Philpotts Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $480/wk
3 Roslyn Avenue
$650/wk
1/5 Crosby Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $630/wk
74 Kellys Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
228 Hills Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $480/wk
4 Payling Lane
2 bed · 1 bath · $420/wk
6 Wanaka Place
4 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk
17 Autumn Place
3 bed · 2 bath · $700/wk
2/443 Hills Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $375/wk
6 Riselaw Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $650/wk
24B Thames Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $429/wk
62 Flockton Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $460/wk
11 Kew Place
3 bed · 1 bath · $480/wk
257 Knowles Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk
294A Westminster Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $530/wk
234 Hills Road
4 bed · 1 bath · $580/wk
34 Erin Crescent
2 bed · 1 bath · $480/wk
90 Warrington Street
4 bed · 1 bath · $695/wk
468 Innes Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $585/wk