NZ Rent Pressure
Top 50 SA2 areas where weekly rent sits furthest above the regional rent baseline.
NZ Rent Pressure
Top 50 SA2 areas where weekly rent sits furthest above the regional rent baseline — New Zealand
This screen is useful when you want to see where rent pressure is concentrated after controlling for regional baseline.
High rent versus the regional baseline can reflect scarcity, amenity, location, or sample shape. It does not prove the area is balanced by itself.
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Start with rent pressure or rent stress, save two candidates, then compare rent, deprivation, income, and service coverage.
NZ rent screens need suburb detail before they become a decision.
This ranking derives pressure, stress, or value from official rent plus Census context. Use it to shortlist, then verify suburb detail and compare.
Use compare to check whether the rent premium is backed by income, deprivation context, services, and population depth.
Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.
High rent can reflect scarcity, sample shape, or premium amenity. Verify the suburb page before treating it as quality.
- +125%#1Queenstown EastOTAGO
- +114%#2Pāremoremo WestAUCKLAND
- +93%#3CheltenhamAUCKLAND
- +90%#4Kelvin HeightsOTAGO
- +83%#5Epsom Central-NorthAUCKLAND
- +79%#6Remuera WaitaramoaAUCKLAND
- +79%#7Remuera NorthAUCKLAND
- +78%#8Ponsonby WestAUCKLAND
- +73%#9Shotover CountryOTAGO
- +71%#10Mount Eden EastAUCKLAND
- +64%#11Ponsonby EastAUCKLAND
- +60%#12Saint Marys BayAUCKLAND
- +57%#13Tuscany HeightsAUCKLAND
- +57%#14Bucklands Beach NorthAUCKLAND
- +57%#15Meadowbank WestAUCKLAND
- +57%#16Stanley PointAUCKLAND
- +54%#17SeatounWELLINGTON
- +54%#18Wellington UniversityWELLINGTON
- +53%#19FranktonOTAGO
- +51%#20Te Mata HillsHAWKES-BAY
- +50%#21Campbells BayAUCKLAND
- +49%#22Campus SouthOTAGO
- +47%#23HolmwoodCANTERBURY
- +47%#24RutlandCANTERBURY
- +47%#25Wānaka WaterfrontOTAGO
- +45%#26Mairangi Bay SouthAUCKLAND
- +43%#27Orakei EastAUCKLAND
- +43%#28Remuera WestAUCKLAND
- +43%#29Herne BayAUCKLAND
- +43%#30Grey Lynn NorthAUCKLAND
- +43%#31Frankton ArmOTAGO
- +43%#32Quail RiseOTAGO
- +42%#33Milford CentralAUCKLAND
- +41%#34HuntingtonWAIKATO
- +40%#35Greenhithe SouthAUCKLAND
- +39%#36Broken RunCANTERBURY
- +39%#37Wānaka CentralOTAGO
- +39%#38Wānaka WestOTAGO
- +38%#39Pipitea-KaiwharawharaWELLINGTON
- +38%#40Cambridge NorthWAIKATO
- +38%#41TrentsCANTERBURY
- +38%#42AidanfieldCANTERBURY
- +38%#43Deans BushCANTERBURY
- +38%#44Campus NorthOTAGO
- +36%#45Lindis-Nevis ValleysOTAGO
- +36%#46AoteaWELLINGTON
- +36%#47Albany WestAUCKLAND
- +36%#48Westmere NorthAUCKLAND
- +36%#49Stonefields WestAUCKLAND
- +35%#50Oaklands-St KildaWAIKATO
| # ▲ | AREA | REGION | VS REGION | WEEKLY | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queenstown East | OTAGO | +125% | 1,122 | $1300/wk |
| 2 | Pāremoremo West | AUCKLAND | +114% | 966 | $1500/wk |
| 3 | Cheltenham | AUCKLAND | +93% | 1,899 | $1350/wk |
| 4 | Kelvin Heights | OTAGO | +90% | 1,185 | $1095/wk |
| 5 | Epsom Central-North | AUCKLAND | +83% | 3,591 | $1280/wk |
| 6 | Remuera Waitaramoa | AUCKLAND | +79% | 3,828 | $1250/wk |
| 7 | Remuera North | AUCKLAND | +79% | 3,447 | $1250/wk |
| 8 | Ponsonby West | AUCKLAND | +78% | 2,154 | $1248/wk |
| 9 | Shotover Country | OTAGO | +73% | 3,837 | $1000/wk |
| 10 | Mount Eden East | AUCKLAND | +71% | 2,766 | $1200/wk |
| 11 | Ponsonby East | AUCKLAND | +64% | 3,132 | $1150/wk |
| 12 | Saint Marys Bay | AUCKLAND | +60% | 2,049 | $1123/wk |
| 13 | Tuscany Heights | AUCKLAND | +57% | 1,605 | $1100/wk |
| 14 | Bucklands Beach North | AUCKLAND | +57% | 3,105 | $1100/wk |
| 15 | Meadowbank West | AUCKLAND | +57% | 2,985 | $1100/wk |
| 16 | Stanley Point | AUCKLAND | +57% | 1,977 | $1100/wk |
| 17 | Seatoun | WELLINGTON | +54% | 2,190 | $1000/wk |
| 18 | Wellington University | WELLINGTON | +54% | 1,293 | $1000/wk |
| 19 | Frankton | OTAGO | +53% | 3,498 | $885/wk |
| 20 | Te Mata Hills | HAWKES-BAY | +51% | 1,101 | $950/wk |
| 21 | Campbells Bay | AUCKLAND | +50% | 2,847 | $1050/wk |
| 22 | Campus South | OTAGO | +49% | 2,100 | $862/wk |
| 23 | Holmwood | CANTERBURY | +47% | 2,211 | $850/wk |
| 24 | Rutland | CANTERBURY | +47% | 3,024 | $850/wk |
| 25 | Wānaka Waterfront | OTAGO | +47% | 2,082 | $850/wk |
| 26 | Mairangi Bay South | AUCKLAND | +45% | 2,877 | $1018/wk |
| 27 | Orakei East | AUCKLAND | +43% | 2,742 | $1000/wk |
| 28 | Remuera West | AUCKLAND | +43% | 2,682 | $1000/wk |
| 29 | Herne Bay | AUCKLAND | +43% | 2,775 | $1000/wk |
| 30 | Grey Lynn North | AUCKLAND | +43% | 2,913 | $1000/wk |
| 31 | Frankton Arm | OTAGO | +43% | 1,845 | $825/wk |
| 32 | Quail Rise | OTAGO | +43% | 747 | $823/wk |
| 33 | Milford Central | AUCKLAND | +42% | 1,932 | $995/wk |
| 34 | Huntington | WAIKATO | +41% | 2,511 | $820/wk |
| 35 | Greenhithe South | AUCKLAND | +40% | 2,124 | $980/wk |
| 36 | Broken Run | CANTERBURY | +39% | 636 | $800/wk |
| 37 | Wānaka Central | OTAGO | +39% | 1,467 | $800/wk |
| 38 | Wānaka West | OTAGO | +39% | 1,941 | $800/wk |
| 39 | Pipitea-Kaiwharawhara | WELLINGTON | +38% | 933 | $898/wk |
| 40 | Cambridge North | WAIKATO | +38% | 2,898 | $800/wk |
| 41 | Trents | CANTERBURY | +38% | 1,998 | $795/wk |
| 42 | Aidanfield | CANTERBURY | +38% | 3,870 | $795/wk |
| 43 | Deans Bush | CANTERBURY | +38% | 2,586 | $795/wk |
| 44 | Campus North | OTAGO | +38% | 2,484 | $795/wk |
| 45 | Lindis-Nevis Valleys | OTAGO | +36% | 3,228 | $785/wk |
| 46 | Aotea | WELLINGTON | +36% | 4,197 | $883/wk |
| 47 | Albany West | AUCKLAND | +36% | 2,799 | $950/wk |
| 48 | Westmere North | AUCKLAND | +36% | 2,304 | $950/wk |
| 49 | Stonefields West | AUCKLAND | +36% | 2,088 | $950/wk |
| 50 | Oaklands-St Kilda | WAIKATO | +35% | 1,863 | $785/wk |
New Zealand nz rent pressure FAQ
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What does NZ Rent Pressure rank?
NZ Rent Pressure ranks areas in New Zealand using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 SA2 areas where weekly rent sits furthest above the regional rent baseline
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How should I use this ranking for property research?
Use the ranking as a screening step for New Zealand. Save realistic areas to your shortlist, compare the strongest pair, and open suburb detail pages before relying on one result.
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Does the top ranked area mean it is the best choice?
No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.
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How current is the ranking data?
QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific area.