What it costs to rent in Fordell
The normal flat in Fordell rents for about $505 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.
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Rental properties
~$505/wk
Most pay $415 to $625
Approximate normal flat
+84%
Growth, 10 years
+87%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Fordell spans 2 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Fordell compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Fordell is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Whanganui as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Fordell grew 84% over 10 years, against Whanganui’s 123%.
That is 39 points slower than Whanganui as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Fordell rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Fordell 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.
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