What it costs to rent in Te Awamutu
The normal flat in Te Awamutu rents for about $585 a week. Here is how that has grown over 15 years, how it stacks up against the rest of Waipa, and what tenants who have lived here say.
672
Rental properties
~$585/wk
Most pay $532 to $637
Approximate normal flat
+82%
Growth, 10 years
+27%
Growth, 5 years
Flatchat coverage
48 of about 672 rental properties in Te Awamutu are on Flatchat.
About 7% of the market covered so far. Lived in one we have missed? Add it.
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Te Awamutu spans 9 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Te Awamutu compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Te Awamutu is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Waipa as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Te Awamutu grew 82% over 10 years, against Waipa’s 74%.
That is 8 points faster than Waipa as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Te Awamutu rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Te Awamutu 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
Ratings and warmth notes from people who have actually lived in Te Awamutu. Bond data tells you the rent; this tells you what living here is like.
Rating breakdown
Flats in Te Awamutu
Flats in Te Awamutu on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
92 Cucksey Crescent
4 bed · 1 bath · $630/wk
126 Thorncombe Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $660/wk
1972 Alexandra Street
4 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
249 Greenhill Drive
4 bed · 2 bath · $580/wk
3/11 Walmsley Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $615/wk
132 Spinley Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
166 Alexandra Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $550/wk
2/334 Park Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $390/wk
326 Chatfield Drive
4 bed · 2 bath · $635/wk
222 Cameron Avenue
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
10 Golf Road
1 bed · 1 bath · $350/wk
1/143 Williams Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $490/wk
167 Wallace Terrace
4 bed · 2 bath · $690/wk
326 Ohaupo Rd
3 bed · 1 bath · $540/wk
59 Spinley Street
4 bed · 1 bath · $650/wk
31 Cactus Ct
3 bed · 2 bath · $595/wk
133 Bridgman Road
4 bed · 2 bath · $720/wk
STUDIO/240 Korimako Drive
1 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
475 Mutu Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $660/wk
3/1043 Alexandra Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $850/wk
2/653 Bank Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $690/wk
20/161 Ohaupo Road
2 bed · 2 bath · $520/wk
4/232 Kihikihi Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $400/wk
3/121 Bond Road
1 bed · 1 bath · $400/wk