What it costs to rent in Kensington
The normal flat in Kensington rents for about $551 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.
849
Rental properties
~$551/wk
Most pay $493 to $607
Approximate normal flat
+77%
Growth, 10 years
+25%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Kensington spans 2 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Kensington compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Kensington is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Whangarei as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Kensington grew 77% over 10 years, against Whangarei’s 80%.
That is 3 points slower than Whangarei as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Kensington rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Kensington 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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Flats in Kensington on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
26A Mains Avenue
3 bed · 2 bath · $600/wk
67B Mill Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $585/wk
10 Cairnfield Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $359/wk
26 Lovatt Crescent
2 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
55 King Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $525/wk
44D Cairnfield Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
7 Mair Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $650/wk
50 Mains Ave
2 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
2/9 Paranui Valley Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
3A Hassard Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $465/wk
2A King Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $570/wk
2/70 Mill Rd
2 bed · 1 bath · $435/wk
1/6 School Lane
2 bed · 1 bath · $560/wk
41 Cairnfield Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
1/9 Paranui Valley Road
3 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
27A Western Hills Drive
3 bed · 1 bath · $585/wk
58 Keyte Street
4 bed · 2 bath · $680/wk
43 Powhiri Ave
3 bed · 1 bath · $580/wk
4/13 Nixon Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $545/wk
144A Western Hills Dr
2 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk
3/15 Wrack Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $700/wk
2/70 Mill Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $420/wk
8 Mercer Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $620/wk
4/60 Mill Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $550/wk