What it costs to rent in Mt Cook
The normal flat in Mt Cook rents for about $488 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.
1,818
Rental properties
~$488/wk
Most pay $299 to $781
Approximate normal flat
+44%
Growth, 10 years
-14%
Growth, 5 years
Flatchat coverage
7 of about 1,818 rental properties in Mt Cook are on Flatchat.
Under 1% 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. Mt Cook spans 2 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Mt Cook compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Mt Cook is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Wellington as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Mt Cook grew 44% over 10 years, against Wellington’s 33%.
That is 11 points faster than Wellington as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Mt Cook rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Mt Cook 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 Mt Cook. Bond data tells you the rent; this tells you what living here is like.
Rating Breakdown
What tenants flag most
Across 8 reviews, the most common complaint here is cold and damp housing.
Flats in Mt Cook
Flats in Mt Cook on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
5 Hopper Street
Mt Cook, Wellington
4 Oak Grove
Mt Cook, Wellington
125 Wallace Street
Mt Cook, Wellington
128 Wallace Street
Mt Cook, Wellington
75 Webb Street
Mt Cook, Wellington
18 Sussex Street
Mt Cook, Wellington
107B Wallace Street
Mt Cook, Wellington