What it costs to rent in Waimataitai
The normal flat in Waimataitai rents for about $403 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.
315
Rental properties
~$403/wk
Most pay $386 to $455
Approximate normal flat
+53%
Growth, 10 years
+31%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Waimataitai spans 2 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Waimataitai compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Waimataitai is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Timaru as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Waimataitai grew 53% over 10 years, against Timaru’s 62%.
That is 9 points slower than Timaru as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Waimataitai rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Waimataitai 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.
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