NZ rent data
Wellington City rent prices
The median weekly rent in Wellington City is $600 (period ending Apr 2026), based on 3327 new tenancy bonds lodged with MBIE.
- Period
- Apr 2026
- New tenancies
- 3327
Median weekly rent in Wellington City by property type and bedroom count
| Property type | All | 1-bed | 2-bed | 3-bed | 4-bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All properties | $600 | $480 | $600 | $740 | $908 |
| House | $675 | $550 | $600 | $750 | $920 |
| Apartment | $538 | $430 | $620 | $750 | $843 |
Figures are the median weekly rent on new tenancy bonds lodged with MBIE Tenancy Services, by dwelling type and bedroom count. These are signed rents, not asking prices. Low-sample cells are suppressed under MBIE's reliability rule and counts are randomly rounded, so treat them as indicative.
Median rent in Wellington City
In Wellington City, the All properties median weekly rent was $600 for the period ending Apr 2026.
In Wellington City, the House median weekly rent was $675 for the period ending Apr 2026.
In Wellington City, the Apartment median weekly rent was $538 for the period ending Apr 2026.
How we calculate this
We ingest MBIE's official Market Rent statistics, which are drawn from every bond lodged with Tenancy Services. Because a bond is lodged for essentially every new tenancy, this is the most complete rent dataset in New Zealand, and it reflects rents that were actually agreed rather than what a listing asked for. We refresh it monthly.