What it costs to rent in Thorndon
The normal flat in Thorndon rents for about $606 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.
1,275
Rental properties
~$606/wk
Most pay $449 to $774
Approximate normal flat
+30%
Growth, 10 years
+3%
Growth, 5 years
Flatchat coverage
204 of about 1,275 rental properties in Thorndon are on Flatchat.
About 16% 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. Thorndon spans 2 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Thorndon compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Thorndon is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Wellington as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Thorndon grew 30% over 10 years, against Wellington’s 33%.
That is 3 points slower than Wellington as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Thorndon rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Thorndon 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 Thorndon. Bond data tells you the rent; this tells you what living here is like.
Rating breakdown
Flats in Thorndon
Flats in Thorndon on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
21 Hawkestone Street
7 bed · 2 bath · $200/wk
25/10 Pitarua Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $700/wk
609/172 Thorndon Quay
1 bath · $420/wk
322/20 Glenmore Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $310/wk
219/20 Glenmore Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $310/wk
41 Glenbervie Terrace
2 bed · 1 bath · $850/wk
178 Tinakori Road
$650/wk
168 Tinakori Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $800/wk
7A Kaiwharawhara Road
4 bed · 1 bath · $780/wk
12 Park Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $850/wk
8/1 Collina Terrace
3 bath · $300/wk
30 Hobson Street
5 bed · 3 bath · $1,900/wk
236 Tinakori Road
4 bed · 3 bath · $1,350/wk
4C/163 Thorndon Quay
5 bed · 2 bath · $1,200/wk
90/43 Mulgrave Street
$495/wk
20C Portland Crescent
1 bed · 1 bath · $645/wk
7A Harriett Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $600/wk
366A Tinakori Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $725/wk
317/20 Glenmore Street
$335/wk
111/20 Glenmore Street
$330/wk
3/26 Glenmore Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
28 Ascot Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $1,085/wk
118/107 Thorndon Quay
2 bed · 2 bath · $650/wk
344 Tinakori Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $815/wk