What it costs to rent in St Albans
The normal flat in St Albans rents for about $558 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.
4,308
Rental properties
~$558/wk
Most pay $489 to $653
Approximate normal flat
+49%
Growth, 10 years
+33%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. St Albans spans 7 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How St Albans compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether St Albans is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in St 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 St Albans rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because St 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
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Write a reviewFlats in St Albans
Flats in St Albans on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
1/18 Cornwall Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $1,050/wk
71A Cranford Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $395/wk
5/17 Geraldine Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $420/wk
2/235 Cranford Street
2 bed · 2 bath
2/114 Cranford Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $650/wk
1/180 Springfield Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $560/wk
312 Cranford Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $800/wk
3/58 Bishop Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $475/wk
200C Springfield Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $950/wk
3/441 Madras Street
3 bed · 3 bath · $850/wk
4/169 Cranford Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $560/wk
2/611 Madras Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
3/72 Geraldine Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $495/wk
8/552 Madras Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
3/9 Champion Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk
49B Browns Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $1,025/wk
3/94 Springfield Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $475/wk
6/111 Edgeware Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $530/wk
6/27 Cornwall Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
33 Oxley Avenue
3 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk
6/24 Devonport Lane
2 bed · 2 bath · $700/wk
2/45 Berry Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
6/12 Keoghs Lane
2 bed · 1 bath · $580/wk
2/9 Edgeware Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $730/wk