What it costs to rent in City Centre
The normal flat in City Centre rents for about $482 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.
720
Rental properties
~$482/wk
Most pay $417 to $527
Approximate normal flat
+149%
Growth, 10 years
+44%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. City Centre spans 3 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How City Centre compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether City Centre is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Whanganui as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in City Centre grew 149% over 10 years, against Whanganui’s 123%.
That is 26 points faster than Whanganui as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of City Centre rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because City Centre 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 City Centre
Flats in City Centre on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
89 Pitt Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
20D Campbell Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
F1/25A Bell Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
3/328 Wicksteed Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
71A Halswell Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $410/wk
49 Pitt Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $400/wk
78 Pitt Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $520/wk
276B Wicksteed Street
6 bed · 2 bath · $520/wk
80 Campbell Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $360/wk
14 Niblett Street
4 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
2/26 Ingestre Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $330/wk
1/18 Campbell Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
2/3 Rutland Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $310/wk
2/346 Wicksteed Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $420/wk
13 Sydney Place
3 bed · 1 bath · $460/wk
2/44 Drews Avenue
2 bed · 1 bath · $540/wk
154 Glasgow Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $470/wk
48D Harrison Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
12 Somme Parade
2 bed · 2 bath · $550/wk
7/35 Harrison Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $370/wk
3/33 Harrison Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $350/wk
3/171 Victoria Avenue
2 bed · 1 bath · $430/wk
123B Bell Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
6/50 Wilson Street
$550/wk