What it costs to rent in New Brighton
The normal flat in New Brighton rents for about $543 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
~$543/wk
Most pay $421 to $601
Approximate normal flat
+41%
Growth, 10 years
+33%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. New Brighton spans 3 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How New Brighton compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether New Brighton is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in New Brighton grew 41% over 10 years, against Christchurch’s 39%.
That is 2 points faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of New Brighton rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because New Brighton 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 New Brighton
Flats in New Brighton on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
19 Rawson Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $589/wk
2/50 Marine Parade
3 bed · 2 bath · $635/wk
4/27 Beresford Street
$530/wk
29 Palmers Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $540/wk
131 Hawke Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
14 Mafeking Street
4 bed · 3 bath · $800/wk
3/179 Marine Parade
2 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
1/44 Lonsdale Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
3/159 Shaw Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
4/9 Rodney Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $320/wk
67 Palmers Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
78 Bower Avenue
1 bed · 1 bath · $400/wk
1/237 Marine Parade
2 bed · 1 bath · $380/wk
158 Seaview Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $360/wk
1/100 Oram Avenue
2 bed · 1 bath · $430/wk
16 Mafeking Street
4 bed · 3 bath · $800/wk
80 Bowhill Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $680/wk
100 Willryan Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $630/wk
87A Palmers Road
2 bed · 1 bath
12/232 Marine Parade
1 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
95 Union Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
4/64 Lonsdale Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $530/wk
122 Baker Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $480/wk
237 Marine Parade
2 bed · 1 bath