What it costs to rent in Saint Albans
The normal flat in Saint Albans rents for about $564 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.
2,676
Rental properties
~$564/wk
Most pay $490 to $667
Approximate normal flat
+48%
Growth, 10 years
+34%
Growth, 5 years
Flatchat coverage
94 of about 2,676 rental properties in Saint Albans are on Flatchat.
About 4% 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. Saint Albans spans 5 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Saint Albans compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Saint Albans is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Saint Albans grew 48% over 10 years, against Christchurch’s 39%.
That is 9 points faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Saint Albans rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Saint Albans 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 Saint Albans. Bond data tells you the rent; this tells you what living here is like.
Rating breakdown
Flats in Saint Albans
Flats in Saint Albans on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
32C Eversleigh Street
4 bed · 4 bath · $790/wk
3/129 Sherborne Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
140A Sherborne Street
$650/wk
3/165 Cranford Street
$450/wk
562A Madras Street
$750/wk
142A Holly Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $785/wk
477A Manchester Street
$660/wk
3/98 Holly Road
$540/wk
8/449 Durham Street North
$470/wk
3/7 Radnor Street
$435/wk
6/13 Donald Place
$560/wk
14/49 Onslow Street
$700/wk
1/83 Cranford Street
$530/wk
1/19 Courtenay Street
$600/wk
9 Winton Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk
74B Innes Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $490/wk
3/123 Sherborne Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $530/wk
3/1022 Colombo Street
$660/wk
109D Warrington Street
$560/wk
68 Sherborne Street
$649/wk
4/41 Berry Street
$380/wk
10 Rehua Lane
2 bed · 1 bath · $410/wk
1/16 Oxley Avenue
2 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
560 Madras Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $495/wk