What it costs to rent in Saint Albans
The normal flat in Saint Albans rents for about $553 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.
4,020
Rental properties
~$553/wk
Most pay $484 to $648
Approximate normal flat
+49%
Growth, 10 years
+32%
Growth, 5 years
Flatchat coverage
133 of about 4,020 rental properties in Saint Albans are on Flatchat.
About 3% 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 6 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 49% over 10 years, against Christchurch’s 39%.
That is 10 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
10 Rehua Lane
2 bed · 1 bath · $410/wk
3/1022 Colombo Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $660/wk
440 Manchester Street
1 bed · 3 bath · $165/wk
3/90 Bishop Street
3 bed · 3 bath · $670/wk
562A Madras Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $750/wk
3/123 Sherborne Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $530/wk
7b/7 Winton Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
30 Saint Albans Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $360/wk
9 Winton Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk
1/78 Holly Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $470/wk
972A Colombo Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $560/wk
1/38 Trafalgar Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $380/wk
2/45 Berry Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $310/wk
56 Bristol Street
6 bed · 1 bath · $1,200/wk
68 Sherborne Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $649/wk
109D Warrington Street
2 bed · 2 bath · $560/wk
214 Springfield Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $580/wk
4/143 Cranford Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $649/wk
86B Canon Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $595/wk
1/16 Oxley Avenue
2 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
2/209 Cranford Street
2 bed · 2 bath · $550/wk
40 McFaddens Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $600/wk