What it costs to rent in Sumner
The normal flat in Sumner rents for about $699 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
~$699/wk
Most pay $613 to $846
Approximate normal flat
+65%
Growth, 10 years
+38%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Sumner spans 2 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Sumner compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Sumner is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Sumner grew 65% over 10 years, against Christchurch’s 39%.
That is 26 points faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Sumner rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Sumner 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 Sumner
Flats in Sumner on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
3/46 Esplanade
2 bed · 1 bath · $675/wk
18 Marriner Street
2 bed · 2 bath · $850/wk
23 Arnold Street
$780/wk
3 Aranoni Track All Inclusive
3 bed · 1 bath · $1,400/wk
4/31 Marriner Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
55 Wakefield Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
12 Nayland Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $775/wk
12 Whitfield Street
1 bed · 1 bath
2/3 Head Street
1 bath · $395/wk
29B Sumnervale Drive
3 bed · 1 bath · $580/wk
11 Menzies Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
18 Aranoni Track
3 bed · 2 bath · $720/wk
2a/35A Wiggins Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $480/wk
42 Wiggins Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
10/42 Marriner Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $675/wk
22 Cascade Place
3 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk
65 Panorama Road
4 bed · 2 bath · $720/wk
7/1 Wiggins Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $575/wk
16 Whitfield Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $440/wk
1/15 Marriner Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $460/wk
140 Sumnervale Drive
3 bed · 2 bath · $900/wk
10 Marriner Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
3/15 Marriner Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
4/5 Stoke Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk