What it costs to rent in Opawa
The normal flat in Opawa rents for about $498 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
~$498/wk
Most pay $368 to $550
Approximate normal flat
+46%
Growth, 10 years
+30%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Opawa spans 2 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Opawa compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Opawa is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Opawa grew 46% over 10 years, against Christchurch’s 39%.
That is 7 points faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Opawa rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Opawa 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 Opawa
Flats in Opawa on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
47 Butler Street
$640/wk
97E Opawa Rd
3 bed · 2 bath · $510/wk
3/55 Opawa Road
2 bed · 2 bath · $510/wk
127 Opawa Rd
6 bed · 2 bath · $850/wk
9/55 Opawa Road
2 bed · 2 bath · $550/wk
2/55 Opawa Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $610/wk
4/55 Opawa Road
2 bed · 2 bath · $530/wk