Birkenhead bucks rent trends

The figures are revealed in the latest Crockers Auckland rental price table.

While nationwide in the year to August 2011 the average median weekly rents for one, two, three and four-bedroom properties remained relatively stable, with 5% rises for one and four-bedroom properties, a 3% increase in three-bedroom rents and no change for two-bedroom properties, in the Auckland region there were some large fluctuations across property size and suburb.

The largest rise was seen in the four-bedroom market in Grey Lynn/Westmere, up 40% from $500 in August 2010 to $700.

The largest fall in the four-bedroom market was recorded in City Bays, down 12% from $800 to $707.

Of the 24 locations included in the four-bedroom figures, 17 saw rents rise, one remained at year earlier levels and six saw rents fall.

Bucking the nationwide trend of a 3% rise in weekly rents for three-bedroom properties the City Centre (Parnell/Grafton/Newton) saw a 22% fall in the average median weekly rent, down from $637 in August 2010 to $500.

The largest rise in the three-bedroom market was seen in Birkenhead, up 27% from $510 to $650.

Of the 30 locations included in the three-bedroom figures, 25 saw rents rise, one remained the same as August 2010 and four suburbs saw rents fall.

The biggest rent rises in the two-bedroom market were in Devonport, up 32% from $360 to $475.

The largest fall in the two-bedroom market was in Pukekohe, down 4% from $260 to $250.

Of the 30 locations in the two-bedroom figures 24 saw rents rise, two locations remained at year ago levels and four saw rents fall.

Birkenhead was also the biggest riser in the one-bedroom market, with the average median rent up 24% from $262 to $325.

The largest one-bedroom fall was recorded in Takapuna/Milford, down 15% from $310 to $265.

Of the 25 locations included in the one-bedroom figures, 15 saw rents rise, four saw no change and six saw rents fall.