What it costs to rent in Petone
The normal flat in Petone rents for about $577 a week. Here is how that has grown over 15 years, how it stacks up against the rest of Lower Hutt, and what tenants who have lived here say.
1,191
Rental properties
~$577/wk
Most pay $436 to $689
Approximate normal flat
+46%
Growth, 10 years
+15%
Growth, 5 years
Flatchat coverage
199 of about 1,191 rental properties in Petone are on Flatchat.
About 17% 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. Petone spans 3 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Petone compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Petone is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Lower Hutt as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Petone grew 46% over 10 years, against Lower Hutt’s 75%.
That is 29 points slower than Lower Hutt as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Petone rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Petone 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 Petone. Bond data tells you the rent; this tells you what living here is like.
Rating breakdown
Flats in Petone
Flats in Petone on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
194A Jackson Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $440/wk
3/31 Campbell Terrace
2 bed · 1 bath · $490/wk
7 John Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $780/wk
203/2 Campbell Terrace
$490/wk
8 Plunket Avenue
4 bed · 2 bath · $850/wk
1066/1 High Street
$740/wk
435A Jackson Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $595/wk
35 Bay Street
1 bed · 2 bath · $175/wk
10 Plunket Avenue
5 bed · 3 bath · $1,025/wk
2/3 Manchester Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $495/wk
113/321 Jackson Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
2/11 Cuba Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $675/wk
214/321 Jackson Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
206/321 Jackson St
2 bed · 1 bath · $630/wk
14 Bolton Street
$600/wk
202A/73 Jackson Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $420/wk
15 Nelson Street
$600/wk
206A/321 Jackson Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $350/wk
12 Tory Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $670/wk
72 William Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $815/wk
12/48 Richmond Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $430/wk
19 Elizabeth Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $745/wk
173 The Esplanade
4 bed · 3 bath · $950/wk
7 Latimer Way
3 bed · 2 bath · $820/wk