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What it costs to rent in Swannanoa
The normal flat in Swannanoa rents for about $400 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.
30
Rental properties
~$400/wk
Most pay $400 to $535
Approximate normal flat
-30%
Growth, 10 years
-20%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2025. Swannanoa spans 2 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Swannanoa compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Swannanoa is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Waimakariri as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Swannanoa grew -30% over 10 years, against Waimakariri’s 43%.
That is 73 points slower than Waimakariri as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Swannanoa rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Swannanoa 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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