What it costs to rent in City Centre
The normal flat in City Centre rents for about $704 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.
4,758
Rental properties
~$704/wk
Most pay $448 to $960
Approximate normal flat
+96%
Growth, 10 years
+48%
Growth, 5 years
Flatchat coverage
496 of about 4,758 rental properties in City Centre are on Flatchat.
About 10% 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. City Centre spans 9 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How City Centre compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether City Centre is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Dunedin as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in City Centre grew 96% over 10 years, against Dunedin’s 79%.
That is 17 points faster than Dunedin as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of City Centre rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because City Centre 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 City Centre. Bond data tells you the rent; this tells you what living here is like.
Rating breakdown
Street Warmth
Warmest Streets
- 1Arthur Street4.0
- 2Carroll Street4.0
- 3Elder Street4.0
- 4London Street3.0
- 5George Street3.0
Coldest Streets
- 1Canongate1.0
- 2Harrow Street2.0
- 3Cargill Street2.5
- 4George Street3.0
- 5London Street3.0
What tenants flag most
Across 9 reviews, the most common complaint here is cold and damp housing.
Flats in City Centre
Flats in City Centre on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
18 Canongate
2 bed · 1 bath · $495/wk
190 Cargill Street
3 bath · $1,435/wk
15 Elder Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $380/wk
147B Cargill Street
5 bed
3/776 George Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $400/wk
62 Arthur Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $200/wk
26 London Street
6 bed
18 Harrow Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $385/wk
121 Carroll Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $440/wk
139 Cargill Street
5 bed
10 King Street
8 bed
1/15 London Street
10 bed
5/245 Cumberland Street
$235/wk
311 Stuart Street
$1,760/wk
30 Cargill Street
6 bed
60 Saint Andrew Street
4 bed
126 London Street
2 bed
1 View Street
3 bed
1 Queens Gardens
4 bed
11/7 Liverpool Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $750/wk
107 Maitland Street
2 bed
107 York Place
3 bed
109 York Place
4 bed
151C Cargill Street
2 bed