Suburb rent · Hataitai, Wellington

What it costs to rent in Hataitai

The normal flat in Hataitai rents for about $660 a week. Here is how that has grown over 15 years, how it stacks up against the rest of Wellington, and what tenants who have lived here say.

1 reviews2.0 average ratingUpdated Jan 2026

1,023

Rental properties

~$660/wk

Most pay $541 to $794

Approximate normal flat

-7.3% in a year

+44%

Growth, 10 years

+3.7% a year

+1%

Growth, 5 years

+0.2% a year

Flatchat coverage

157 of about 1,023 rental properties in Hataitai are on Flatchat.

About 15% 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. Hataitai spans 3 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).

How Hataitai compares

vs Wellington

How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Hataitai is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Wellington as a whole.

Rent growth, 10 years

Rent in Hataitai grew 44% over 10 years, against Wellington’s 33%.

That is 11 points faster than Wellington as a whole.

Rent over time

15 years

Fifteen years of Hataitai rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Hataitai is split across a few statistical areas and the rent is averaged across them.

~$660/wkapproximate normal flat, 2026
$200$300$400$500$600$700$800$900$1000
201120182026
What the normal flat rentsWhere most rents fall

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

1 reviews

Ratings and warmth notes from people who have actually lived in Hataitai. Bond data tells you the rent; this tells you what living here is like.

Rating Breakdown

Value
1.0
Condition
3.0
Warmth
3.0
Landlord
1.0

Flats in Hataitai

reviewed places

Flats in Hataitai on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.