Which district in Wellington is cheapest to stay in?
In Wellington, the cheapest district to stay in is Upper Hutt, at a median asking price of $103 a night, and the priciest is Wellington Airport at $152 (latest scan 24 October 2026). The ranking covers 9 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 59 of the 70 nights from 13 November 2026 to 21 January 2027, read on 24 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 24 October 2026 23:04 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Wellington, Wellington Airport asks a median $152 a night, +48% against $103 in Upper Hutt, the cheapest of 9 districts compared on the same 59 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Hutt | $103 | $94–$118 | 59 | 10 | 9.2 (10) | 50% of 10 |
| Mount Victoria | $108 | $96–$156 | 59 | 8 | 8.9 (8) | 38% of 8 |
| Lower Hutt | $111 | $85–$173 | 59 | 35 | 8.7 (32) | 53% of 34 |
| Paraparaumu | $111 | $100–$150 | 59 | 25 | 9.3 (24) | 71% of 24 |
| Porirua | $117 | $87–$129 | 59 | 9 | 8.8 (9) | 62% of 8 |
| Wellington Central | $117 | $83–$182 | 59 | 108 | 8.8 (101) | 65% of 108 |
| North Wellington | $131 | $123–$220 | 59 | 16 | 9.0 (16) | 67% of 15 |
| Newtown | $145 | $121–$184 | 59 | 9 | 8.8 (9) | 22% of 9 |
| Wellington Airport | $152 | $119–$192 | 59 | 9 | 8.4 (8) | 33% of 9 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 59 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 35 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Wellington whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Upper Hutt: a median $103 a night, score 9.2 across 10 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Hutt | $103 | 9.2 | 10 |
| Mount Victoria | $108 | 8.9 | 8 |
| Lower Hutt | $111 | 8.7 | 32 |
| Paraparaumu | $111 | 9.3 | 24 |
| Porirua | $117 | 8.8 | 9 |
| Wellington Central | $117 | 8.8 | 101 |
| North Wellington | $131 | 9.0 | 16 |
| Newtown | $145 | 8.8 | 9 |
| Wellington Airport | $152 | 8.4 | 8 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Wellington is in Lower Hutt: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $98 against $113 Monday to Thursday (-14%), over 11 and 39 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraparaumu | $113 | $111 | +1% | 11 / 39 |
| North Wellington | $131 | $131 | 0% | 11 / 39 |
| Porirua | $117 | $117 | 0% | 11 / 39 |
| Upper Hutt | $103 | $103 | 0% | 11 / 39 |
| Mount Victoria | $108 | $109 | -1% | 11 / 39 |
| Newtown | $143 | $145 | -2% | 11 / 39 |
| Wellington Airport | $144 | $153 | -6% | 11 / 39 |
| Wellington Central | $113 | $120 | -6% | 11 / 39 |
| Lower Hutt | $98 | $113 | -14% | 11 / 39 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 59 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
Apartments and B&Bs by district
Among the places Agoda lists as not a hotel in Wellington, the cheapest district is Wellington Central at a median $200 a night and the priciest North Wellington at $224, across 3 districts compared on the same 46 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Central | $200 | $168–$271 | 46 | 54 |
| Lower Hutt | $208 | $170–$253 | 46 | 18 |
| North Wellington | $224 | $194–$248 | 46 | 10 |
Apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms: only the places Agoda itself lists as not a hotel, priced in the same search. Homes read from other sites carry no district name, so none of them is in this table.
What was measured
Nights measured in Wellington: 70, from 13 November 2026 to 21 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 272 of the 272 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 24 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →