Rent prices in Wellington
Median weekly rent by suburb and postcode, worked out from 62 live listings on Flathive. Updated 30 October 2026.
Rooms
$262/wk median
Most $200–$399 · 52 listings
Whole places
$495/wk median
Most $345–$1,080 · 10 listings
Wellington rent map
Room rent in Wellington by postcode
Cheapest first. Weekly rent.
| Suburb & postcode | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Timberlea, Elderslea, Brown Owl 5018 | $250 | $240–$260 |
| Brooklyn, Aro Valley, Roseneath 6021 | $272 | $190–$347 |
| Wellington Central, Oriental Bay, Mount Victoria 6011 | $362 | $204–$412 |
Whole place rent in Wellington by postcode
Cheapest first. Weekly rent.
| Suburb & postcode | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Wellington Central, Oriental Bay, Mount Victoria 6011 | $560 | $494–$900 |
Postcodes with fewer than 5 listings of a type aren't shown, so a single listing never sets a suburb's price.
Rent in Wellington: common questions
- How much is a room in Wellington?
- The median weekly rent for a room in Wellington is $262, based on 52 live listings on Flathive. Most are between $200 and $399 a week.
- Which part of Wellington has the cheapest rooms?
- Of the postcodes with enough listings, Timberlea, Elderslea, Brown Owl 5018 has the lowest median ($250 a week) and Wellington Central, Oriental Bay, Mount Victoria 6011 the highest ($362 a week).
- How much is a whole place in Wellington?
- The median weekly rent for a whole place in Wellington is $495, based on 10 live listings on Flathive. Most are between $345 and $1,080 a week.
- How are these rent prices worked out?
- Every day we take the rent of each published listing on Flathive in Wellington: each room's rent for rooms, the whole rent for whole places. We show the median (the middle rent), the typical range (the middle 80% of rents) and the average. A postcode is only shown once it has at least 5 rents of that type.