What it costs to rent in Somerfield
The normal flat in Somerfield rents for about $589 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
~$589/wk
Most pay $541 to $664
Approximate normal flat
+41%
Growth, 10 years
+29%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Somerfield spans 2 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Somerfield compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Somerfield is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Somerfield grew 41% over 10 years, against Christchurch’s 39%.
That is 2 points faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Somerfield rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Somerfield 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 Somerfield
Flats in Somerfield on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
6 Paikea Place
4 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
21 Young Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $665/wk
12 Barrington Street
$620/wk
36 Somerfield Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $400/wk
72 Stanbury Avenue
4 bed · 1 bath · $850/wk
61 Ashgrove Terrace
3 bed · 1 bath · $620/wk
148 Barrington Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $595/wk
b/18A Ferniehurst Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
2/81 Roker Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $495/wk
2/91 Roberta Drive
2 bed · 1 bath · $480/wk
9 Selsey Lane
3 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
65 Rose Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
7A Ferniehurst Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $480/wk
3/33 Leitch Street
2 bed · 2 bath · $550/wk
6 Palmside Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $570/wk
1/100 Roberta Drive
2 bed · 1 bath · $420/wk
35B Young Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
102 Rose Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $570/wk
9 Roberta Drive
5 bed · 1 bath · $700/wk
2/20A Tainui Street
$500/wk
2/138 Milton Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $590/wk
7/89 Selwyn Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
118 Milton Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
37 Aylmer Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $695/wk