What it costs to rent in South New Brighton
The normal flat in South New Brighton rents for about $573 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.
195
Rental properties
$573/wk
Most pay $429 to $595
Normal flat
+51%
Growth, 10 years
+45%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Typical rent for South New Brighton is exact.
How South New Brighton compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether South New Brighton is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in South New Brighton grew 51% over 10 years, against Christchurch’s 39%.
That is 12 points faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of South New Brighton rent from government bond records. The line is what the normal flat rents for; the band shows the range most people pay.
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 South New Brighton
Flats in South New Brighton on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
480 Marine Parade
4 bed · 2 bath
23 Seafield Place
$660/wk
149B Estuary Road
$500/wk
3/121 Estuary Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $385/wk
121 Estuary Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $420/wk
160 Pine Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
234 Pine Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
36A Cradock Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
204B Estuary Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $410/wk
2/430 Pine Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $530/wk
373 Marine Parade
2 bed · 1 bath · $420/wk
1/381 Pine Avenue
3 bed · 2 bath · $620/wk
455 Marine Parade
3 bed · 1 bath · $425/wk
44 Jellicoe Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $730/wk
518 Marine Parade
2 bed · 1 bath · $430/wk
460A Marine Parade
3 bed · 2 bath · $550/wk
381 Pine Avenue
3 bed · 2 bath · $620/wk
209 Pine Avenue
2 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
2/17 Bridge Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk