What it costs to rent in Riccarton
The normal flat in Riccarton rents for about $581 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.
2,508
Rental properties
~$581/wk
Most pay $442 to $764
Approximate normal flat
+39%
Growth, 10 years
+21%
Growth, 5 years
Flatchat coverage
358 of about 2,508 rental properties in Riccarton are on Flatchat.
About 14% 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. Riccarton spans 6 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Riccarton compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Riccarton is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Riccarton grew 39% over 10 years, against Christchurch’s 39%.
That is level with Christchurch as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Riccarton rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Riccarton 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
Ratings and warmth notes from people who have actually lived in Riccarton. Bond data tells you the rent; this tells you what living here is like.
Rating breakdown
Flats in Riccarton
Flats in Riccarton on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
4/33 Elizabeth Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk
10 Bartlett Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $530/wk
3/146 Blenheim Road
$720/wk
2/84 Wainui Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $355/wk
2 Puna Street
5 bed · 1 bath · $490/wk
24 Piko Crescent
$1,200/wk
1/28 Lyndon Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $445/wk
60 Matai Street West
3 bed · 1 bath · $590/wk
28 Field Terrace
5 bed · 1 bath · $800/wk
4/21 Darvel Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $540/wk
64 Wainui Street
5 bed · 2 bath · $825/wk
1/39 Brockworth Place
$470/wk
14B Elizabeth Street
5 bed · 2 bath · $880/wk
3/23 Maxwell Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $415/wk
2/124 Riccarton Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $410/wk
118 Totara Street
4 bed · 1 bath · $560/wk
2/11 Brockworth Place
$670/wk
26 Tika Street
4 bed · 1 bath · $580/wk
58 Picton Avenue
3 bed · 2 bath · $700/wk
2/8A Rotherham Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $580/wk
85 Rattray Street
4 bed · 1 bath · $570/wk
4/27 Brockworth Place
3 bed · 1 bath · $650/wk
145 Clarence Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $430/wk
8/77 Deans Avenue
$570/wk