What it costs to rent in Shirley
The normal flat in Shirley rents for about $550 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
~$550/wk
Most pay $507 to $616
Approximate normal flat
+37%
Growth, 10 years
+23%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Shirley spans 3 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Shirley compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Shirley is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Shirley grew 37% over 10 years, against Christchurch’s 39%.
That is 2 points slower than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Shirley rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Shirley 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 Shirley
Flats in Shirley on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
2/16 New Brighton Road
1 bed · 1 bath · $400/wk
2/8 Matata Place
2 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
57 Golf Links Road
$550/wk
94 Joy Street
$600/wk
15 Voss Street
$750/wk
2/8 New Brighton Road
2 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk
4/33 Hercules Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
14 McCorkindale Place
3 bed · 1 bath · $580/wk
52D Marshland Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
267A Lake Terrace Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $490/wk
2/8 New Brighton Road
2 bed · 2 bath · $600/wk
18 New Brighton Road
2 bed · 2 bath · $480/wk
52 Vardon Crescent
3 bed · 1 bath
96B Briggs Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $650/wk
2/32 Hammersley Avenue
2 bed · 2 bath · $530/wk
23 Clearbrook Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $790/wk
7/16 New Brighton Road
1 bed · 1 bath · $390/wk
57 Vardon Crescent
1 bed · 1 bath · $325/wk
1/27 New Brighton Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $530/wk
119A Marshland Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $595/wk
5/61 Marshland Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $550/wk
278 Lake Terrace Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $580/wk
68 Joy Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $530/wk
51C Marshland Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $480/wk