What it costs to rent in Papanui
The normal flat in Papanui rents for about $582 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.
1,008
Rental properties
~$582/wk
Most pay $535 to $649
Approximate normal flat
+38%
Growth, 10 years
+29%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Papanui spans 5 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Papanui compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Papanui is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Papanui grew 38% over 10 years, against Christchurch’s 39%.
That is 1 points slower than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Papanui rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Papanui 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 Papanui
Flats in Papanui on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
2/23 Blair Avenue
$560/wk
3/31 Blair Avenue
2 bed · 2 bath · $560/wk
13/27 Harewood Road
$530/wk
4/20 Shearer Avenue
$670/wk
1/74 Saint James Avenue
$480/wk
1/14 Gambia Street
$550/wk
49 Sawyers Arms Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $585/wk
14 Tavendale Place
$615/wk
9A Gambia Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $600/wk
42 Saint James Avenue
4 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk
171 Matsons Avenue
3 bed · 2 bath · $680/wk
2/31 Blair Avenue
2 bed · 2 bath · $530/wk
14 Gambia Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
10/27 Sails Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
9/27 Sails Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
125 Harewood Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
8 Grants Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $530/wk
111A Langdons Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
5/27 Sails Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $490/wk
13/27 Sails Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
56 Rayburn Avenue
3 bed · 2 bath · $600/wk
7/27 Sails Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $490/wk
9 Shearer Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
87 Paparoa Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $550/wk