City rent · Lower Hutt

What it costs to rent in Lower Hutt

What students and tenants actually pay in Lower Hutt, how rents have moved, and how the suburbs compare. Reviews from people who have lived here sit further down. Rent figures come from government bond records.

Compare suburbs2 reviewsUpdated Mar 2026

8,748

Rental properties

$595/wk

Most pay $500 to $670

Normal flat

-0.8% in a year

+75%

Growth, 10 years

+5.8% a year

2

Flatchat reviews

2.8

Avg rating

Flatchat coverage

1,421 of about 8,748 rental properties in Lower Hutt are on Flatchat.

About 16% 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 Mar 2026.

Rent over time

15 years

Fifteen years of Lower Hutt rent. The line is what the normal flat rents for each year; the shaded band shows the range most people pay. Useful for seeing whether rents are still climbing before you sign.

$595/wknormal flat, 2026
$100$200$300$400$500$600$700$800
201120182026
What the normal flat rentsWhere most rents fall

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.

Rent by suburb

2 suburbs

Every reviewed suburb, ranked. Tap any row to see its rents and reviews. All rows are shown; the sort buttons just re-order them so you can compare by the most flats or best reviewed on Flatchat.

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Suburb ranked by rent and Flatchat reviews. All rows are listed; the sort controls re-order the rows already shown.
#SuburbAvg rentFlatsFlatchat ratingOpen
1Petone$623/wk1991.81
2Waiwhetu$608/wk753.81

Flats in Lower Hutt

recently reviewed

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