What it costs to rent in Upper Riccarton
The normal flat in Upper Riccarton rents for about $612 a week. Here is how that has grown over 15 years, how it stacks up against the rest of Christchurch, and what tenants who have lived here say.
3,264
Rental properties
~$612/wk
Most pay $424 to $865
Approximate normal flat
+38%
Growth, 10 years
+16%
Growth, 5 years
Flatchat coverage
200 of about 3,264 rental properties in Upper Riccarton are on Flatchat.
About 6% of the market covered so far. Lived in one we have missed? Add it.
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Upper Riccarton spans 8 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Upper Riccarton compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Upper Riccarton is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Upper Riccarton grew 38% over 10 years, against Christchurch’s 39%.
That is 1 points slower than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Upper Riccarton rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Upper Riccarton 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
Ratings and warmth notes from people who have actually lived in Upper Riccarton. Bond data tells you the rent; this tells you what living here is like.
Rating breakdown
Flats in Upper Riccarton
Flats in Upper Riccarton on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
10A Hanrahan Street
6 bed · 2 bath · $1,410/wk
82 Wharenui Road
7 bed
83 Middleton Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $540/wk
19/74 Hanson Lane
5 bed
11A Newnham Terrace
4 bed · 2 bath · $700/wk
1 Homer Place
6 bed · 2 bath · $870/wk
17C Athol Terrace
5 bed · 2 bath · $995/wk
4 Hanrahan Street
7 bed · 3 bath · $1,120/wk
19 Arthur Street
2 bath · $1,080/wk
39A Middleton Road
6 bed · 3 bath · $900/wk
3/23 Newnham Terrace
4 bed · 1 bath · $700/wk
14 Hillary Crescent
3 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
3/257 Riccarton Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $530/wk
51 Acacia Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
20 Karamu Street
7 bed · 3 bath · $1,020/wk
10 Kiltie Street
5 bed · 2 bath · $780/wk
33A Waimairi Road
4 bed · 4 bath · $280/wk
5A Wharenui Road
1 bed · 1 bath · $270/wk
66B Wharenui Road
$650/wk
55 Ilam Road
4 bed · 2 bath · $700/wk
2/24A Bowen Street
6 bed · 6 bath · $1,050/wk
2/6 Kiltie Street
$580/wk
354A Blenheim Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
66 Peer Street
5 bed · 1 bath · $690/wk