What it costs to rent in Caversham
The normal flat in Caversham rents for about $615 a week. Here is how that has grown over 15 years, how it stacks up against the rest of Dunedin, and what tenants who have lived here say.
477
Rental properties
~$615/wk
Most pay $516 to $651
Approximate normal flat
+104%
Growth, 10 years
+57%
Growth, 5 years
Flatchat coverage
55 of about 477 rental properties in Caversham are on Flatchat.
About 12% 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. Caversham spans 2 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Caversham compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Caversham is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Dunedin as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Caversham grew 104% over 10 years, against Dunedin’s 79%.
That is 25 points faster than Dunedin as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Caversham rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Caversham 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 Caversham. Bond data tells you the rent; this tells you what living here is like.
Rating breakdown
Flats in Caversham
Flats in Caversham on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
10 Dallas Lane
2 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
36 Fitzroy Street
$425/wk
33 Eastbourne Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $575/wk
31 David Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
7/68 David Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $585/wk
1/68 David Street
2 bed · 2 bath · $620/wk
2/68 David Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $585/wk
1/8 Baker Street
2 bed · 2 bath · $640/wk
8/68 David Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $585/wk
26 Rutherford Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $495/wk
29 Playfair Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
1/25 Hazel Avenue
2 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
198A South Road
2 bed · 2 bath · $550/wk
2/34 Thorn Street
2 bed · 2 bath · $580/wk
5 Fitzroy Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $410/wk
28 Murray Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $670/wk
84 Playfair Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
44 David Street
2 bed · 2 bath · $570/wk
5/8 Baker Street
2 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk
3/8 Baker Street
2 bed · 2 bath · $630/wk
304A South Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $360/wk
68 David Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $585/wk
5 Nelson Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $470/wk
44 Murray Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk