What it costs to rent in Kelvin Grove
The normal flat in Kelvin Grove rents for about $730 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.
120
Rental properties
$730/wk
Most pay $700 to $800
Normal flat
+74%
Growth, 10 years
+16%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Typical rent for Kelvin Grove is exact.
How Kelvin Grove compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Kelvin Grove is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Manawatu as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Kelvin Grove grew 74% over 10 years, against Manawatu’s 79%.
That is 5 points slower than Manawatu as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Kelvin Grove rent from government bond records. The line is what the normal flat rents for; the band shows the range most people pay.
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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