What it costs to rent in Sockburn
The normal flat in Sockburn rents for about $618 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.
1,170
Rental properties
~$618/wk
Most pay $444 to $744
Approximate normal flat
+32%
Growth, 10 years
+22%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Sockburn spans 4 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Sockburn compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Sockburn is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Sockburn grew 32% over 10 years, against Christchurch’s 39%.
That is 7 points slower than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Sockburn rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Sockburn 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 Sockburn
Flats in Sockburn on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
8A Craven Street
8 bed · 3 bath · $1,040/wk
19 English Street
4 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
3A Curletts Road
4 bed
63 Colman Avenue
6 bed · 2 bath · $840/wk
5/168 Yaldhurst Road
$360/wk
40 Cheyenne Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $460/wk
2 Angela Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $420/wk
12 Murfitt Place
$720/wk
32 Bucknell Street
4 bed · 1 bath · $650/wk
71 Yaldhurst Road
5 bed · 1 bath · $750/wk
10 Haineswood Lane
4 bed · 2 bath · $800/wk
47 Yaldhurst Road
4 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
25 Greenhurst Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $575/wk
11 Vicki Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $495/wk
37 Middlepark Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $660/wk
2/168 Yaldhurst Road
4 bed · 1 bath · $610/wk
3/168 Yaldhurst Road
1 bed · 1 bath · $350/wk
8 Murfitt Place
3 bed · 1 bath · $470/wk
8 Bowman Place
6 bed · 2 bath · $860/wk
14 Algidus Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $560/wk
126 Middlepark Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $495/wk
3/151A Yaldhurst Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $310/wk
32A Curletts Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $350/wk
108 Yaldhurst Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $430/wk