What it costs to rent in Woolston
The normal flat in Woolston rents for about $529 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.
1,047
Rental properties
~$529/wk
Most pay $473 to $570
Approximate normal flat
+37%
Growth, 10 years
+39%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Woolston spans 6 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Woolston compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Woolston is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Woolston grew 37% over 10 years, against Christchurch’s 39%.
That is 2 points slower than Christchurch as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Woolston rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Woolston 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.
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108 Saint Johns Street
Woolston, Christchurch
52A Clydesdale Street
Woolston, Christchurch
2/11 Manning Place
Woolston, Christchurch
55 St Lukes St
Woolston, Christchurch
2/72 Barton St
Woolston, Christchurch
9 Charlotte Lane
Woolston, Christchurch
2/18 Bonar Place
Woolston, Christchurch
8 Tabart Street
Woolston, Christchurch
637 Ferry Road
Woolston, Christchurch
128 Smith Street
Woolston, Christchurch
13A Riley Crescent
Woolston, Christchurch
1 Wildberry Street
Woolston, Christchurch
1/64 Barton Street
Woolston, Christchurch
69 Tilford Street
Woolston, Christchurch
93 Hargood Street
Woolston, Christchurch
3 Portman Street
Woolston, Christchurch
690 Ferry Road
Woolston, Christchurch
74 Bamford Street
Woolston, Christchurch
33 Mackworth Street
Woolston, Christchurch
31 Matlock St
Woolston, Christchurch
19 Sheldon Street
Woolston, Christchurch
6A/53 Tanner Street
Woolston, Christchurch
4/31 Edmonds Street
Woolston, Christchurch
7 Tilford Street
Woolston, Christchurch