What it costs to rent in Waitara
The normal flat in Waitara rents for about $522 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.
525
Rental properties
~$522/wk
Most pay $453 to $578
Approximate normal flat
+82%
Growth, 10 years
+34%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Waitara spans 2 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Waitara compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Waitara is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than New Plymouth as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Waitara grew 82% over 10 years, against New Plymouth’s 79%.
That is 3 points faster than New Plymouth as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Waitara rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Waitara 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
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Write a reviewFlats in Waitara
Flats in Waitara on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
16 Carey Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
6 Battiscombe Terrace
2 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
50 Aratapu Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $600/wk
4/21 Mouatt Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $350/wk
1/52 Bayly Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
36 Aratapu Street
4 bed · 2 bath
93 Centennial Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
1/2/10 King Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $565/wk
93 Broadway
2 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
57 Blake Street Waitara
1 bed · 1 bath · $250/wk
234 Otararoa Road
1 bed · 1 bath · $380/wk
14A West Quay
2 bed · 1 bath · $490/wk
3A Strange Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $570/wk