Suburb rent · Wellington Central, Wellington

What it costs to rent in Wellington Central

The normal flat in Wellington Central rents for about $524 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 reviews4.3 average ratingUpdated Jan 2026

6,315

Rental properties

~$524/wk

Most pay $399 to $712

Approximate normal flat

-6.1% in a year

+14%

Growth, 10 years

+1.3% a year

-5%

Growth, 5 years

-1.1% a year

Flatchat coverage

334 of about 6,315 rental properties in Wellington Central are on Flatchat.

About 5% 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. Wellington Central spans 7 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).

How Wellington Central compares

vs Wellington

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

Rent growth, 10 years

Rent in Wellington Central grew 14% over 10 years, against Wellington’s 33%.

That is 19 points slower than Wellington as a whole.

Rent over time

15 years

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

~$524/wkapproximate normal flat, 2026

$200$300$400$500$600$700$800

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 Wellington Central. Bond data tells you the rent; this tells you what living here is like.