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What it costs to rent in West End
The normal flat in West End rents for about $485 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
$485/wk
Most pay $454 to $535
Normal flat
+62%
Growth, 10 years
+43%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Typical rent for West End is exact.
How West End compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether West End is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Timaru as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in West End grew 62% over 10 years, against Timaru’s 62%.
That is level with Timaru as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of West End 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.
What tenants say
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Write a reviewFlats in West End
Flats in West End on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.

1/10 Brunswick Street
West End, Timaru
1/9 Rathmore Street
West End, Timaru
24 Roslyn Terrace
West End, Timaru
207 Church Street
West End, Timaru
4/190 North Street
West End, Timaru
2/224A Otipua Rd
West End, Timaru
4 Rathmore Street
West End, Timaru
1/13 Hatton St
West End, Timaru