What it costs to rent in Westmere
The normal flat in Westmere rents for about $535 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
~$535/wk
Most pay $490 to $576
Approximate normal flat
+26%
Growth, 10 years
Not shown
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Apr 2025. Westmere spans 3 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Westmere compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Westmere is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Whanganui as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Westmere grew 26% over 10 years, against Whanganui’s 123%.
That is 97 points slower than Whanganui as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Westmere rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Westmere 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 Westmere
Flats in Westmere on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
7 Francis Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $750/wk
48 Simpson Road
1 bed · 1 bath · $350/wk
6 Caversham Road
3 bed · 2 bath · $480/wk
5 Caversham Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $630/wk
202 State Highway 3
4 bed · 2 bath · $760/wk