What it costs to rent in Kelvin Grove
The normal flat in Kelvin Grove rents for about $634 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.
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Rental properties
~$634/wk
Most pay $554 to $701
Approximate normal flat
+79%
Growth, 10 years
+24%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Kelvin Grove spans 3 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
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 Palmerston North as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Kelvin Grove grew 79% over 10 years, against Palmerston North’s 93%.
That is 14 points slower than Palmerston North as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Kelvin Grove rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Kelvin Grove 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 Kelvin Grove
Flats in Kelvin Grove on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
174 Schnell Drive
$750/wk
58 Branigan Parade
$750/wk
102 Roberts Line
$620/wk
35 Freedom Drive
$870/wk
4 Perrin Place
3 bed · 1 bath · $620/wk
51 Parnell Heights Drive
2 bed · 2 bath · $550/wk
19B Hilton Grove
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
21 Liberty Grove
1 bath · $450/wk
27 McLeavey Drive
3 bed · 1 bath · $540/wk
21 Brooklyn Heights Drive
4 bed · 2 bath · $760/wk
198A Kelvin Grove Road
4 bed · 2 bath · $780/wk
104 Roberts Line
3 bed · 2 bath · $680/wk
24 Motuoapa Place
4 bed · 1 bath · $650/wk
53 Rosalie Terrace
4 bed · 2 bath · $765/wk
108 Hillcrest Drive
3 bed · 2 bath · $685/wk
3A Colonial Place
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
632 Roberts Line
2 bath · $780/wk
77 Hillcrest Drive
3 bed · 1 bath · $610/wk
14A Pegasus Place
4 bed · 2 bath · $780/wk
42 Acacia Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $640/wk
57 Acacia Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $570/wk
69 Royal Oak Drive
4 bed · 3 bath · $900/wk
79 Hillcrest Drive
3 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
6A Perrin Place
2 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk