What it costs to rent in Newlands
The normal flat in Newlands rents for about $656 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.
1,110
Rental properties
~$656/wk
Most pay $572 to $731
Approximate normal flat
+54%
Growth, 10 years
+12%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Newlands spans 3 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Newlands compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Newlands is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Wellington as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Newlands grew 54% over 10 years, against Wellington’s 33%.
That is 21 points faster than Wellington as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Newlands rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Newlands 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
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Write a reviewFlats in Newlands
Flats in Newlands on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
34A Colchester Crescent
2 bed · 1 bath · $480/wk
45 Tamworth Crescent
$800/wk
15B Chetwode Grove
2 bed · 1 bath · $495/wk
20 Ladbrooke Drive
3 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
12 Balmain Street
$700/wk
23A Brooker Grove
$560/wk
16 Archbold Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk
22 Kenmore Street
4 bed · 1 bath · $700/wk
61A Salford Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $590/wk
87A Salford Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $400/wk
17 Balmain Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $570/wk
1/37 Bracken Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $620/wk
25 Fernhaven Grove
3 bed · 1 bath · $650/wk
11 Innes Way
3 bed · 1 bath · $620/wk
8/20 Glanmire Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $720/wk
27 Bancroft Terrace
4 bed · 1 bath · $780/wk
56 Colchester Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $680/wk
3 Brindle Way
3 bed · 2 bath · $720/wk
2/159A Newlands Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
3/62 Spenmoor Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $730/wk
3/3 Bayswater Place
4 bed · 2 bath · $760/wk
37 Kenmore Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $690/wk
2/16 Black Rock Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $645/wk
12A Turville Crescent
2 bed · 1 bath · $480/wk