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Japonica Drive, Beach Haven

Japonica Drive in Beach Haven has 59 properties, valued by the council between $620,000 and $1,540,000 with a median of $970,000 (Beach Haven: $1,025,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1970s. We estimate its homes at a median $984,000. 5 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $1,075,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 1 Japonica Drive, at $1,110,000.

$970kmedian council valuation
$984kour median estimate
$1.07mmedian sale, last 12 months · 5 sales
1970median year built
AucklandBeach Haven ×Japonica Drive ×

59 properties on Japonica Drive, Beach Haven

Highest and lowest on Japonica Drive

Highest-valued home3 Japonica Drive$1,540,000council valuation · 4 bed · 250 m² floor · 660 m² land
Lowest-valued home2/31 Japonica Drive$620,000council valuation · 2 bed · 85 m² floor
Highest sale in 20261 Japonica Drive$1,110,000sold 26 Apr 2026 · 4 bed · 157 m² floor · 367 m² land

Property values on Japonica Drive

The council values Japonica Drive's 57 rated properties between $620,000 and $1,540,000. The middle half sit between about $944,000 and $1,012,500; the median is $970,000 and the mean $982,281.

Lowest: $620k$620kLowest10%: $906k20%: $930k20%30%: $958k40%: $970k40%Median: $970k60%: $1.0m60%70%: $1.0m80%: $1.02m80%90%: $1.08mHighest: $1.54m$1.54mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
21$620k0—
346$970k4$1.02m
47$1.05m1—
5+1$1.0m0—

Council rating valuations: the council's figure for apportioning rates, not a market appraisal.

Japonica Drive compared with Beach Haven

Japonica Drive's median council value is 5% below Beach Haven's.

Japonica DriveBeach HavenAuckland
Median council value$970k$1.02m$1.07m
Median sale, last 12 months$1.07m$995k$1.0m
Sold in the last 12 months8.5%3.7%3.6%
Time between sales7.7 yrs9.2 yrs8.9 yrs
Median section668 m²690 m²607 m²
Median year built197019701980
Council value per m² of floor$9k$9k$8k

Japonica Drive house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2026 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $732k (6 sales)$732k20162017: too few sales to say (1 sale)2018: $828k (6 sales)20182019: $753k (2 sales)2020: $815k (3 sales)20202021: $1.06m (5 sales)2022: $1.16m (4 sales)20222023: $955k (2 sales)2024: $1.18m (2 sales)$1.18m20242025: $1.0m (6 sales)2026: $1.07m (3 sales, this year so far)$1.07m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20263$1,075,000$10,539
20256$1,002,500$9,513
20242$1,175,250$10,546
20232$955,000$7,904
20224$1,161,000$10,931
20215$1,056,500$11,739
20203$815,000$8,431
20192$752,500$8,094
20186$828,000$7,182
20171$780,000$8,667
20166$731,500$8,145

Recent sales on Japonica Drive

The homes on Japonica Drive

Japonica Drive has 57 houses and 2 units and townhouses. Most were built in the 1970s (56%).

1960s: 17 (17 homes)171960s1970s: 31 (31 homes)311970s2000s: 4 (4 homes)2000s2010s: 2 (2 homes)2010s2020s: 1 (1 home)12020s

How long owners stay on Japonica Drive

Homes on Japonica Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 7.7 years (Beach Haven: 9.2 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 18 resales in the last five years. A home not sold since our records begin is not counted, so owners who stay longest are under-represented.

Building and resource consents on Japonica Drive

6building consents in the last 5 years
2resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 21 Japonica Drive1 Feb 2026 · Building consentAmendment to bco10339467 - kitchen & washing machine proposed within rumpus space adjacent to gge to create a second dwg in accordance with recently approved resource consent. Plumbing revis
  • 10 Japonica Drive1 Dec 2025 · Building consentRbw - internal renovation - move the wc in the main bathrm, relocate the laundry to the wc space, & add internal walls to create a new ensuite & wir in the bdrm area.
  • 33 Japonica Drive1 May 2025 · Building consentInstalling a second toilet in house. New toilet will be placed where current bath is situated in the bathrm. Bath will be removed. Not needed.
  • 3 Japonica Drive1 Apr 2023 · Building consentNew private stormwater & wastewater drainage including a stormwater detention & retention tank to services a new house. House & internal plumbing to be addressed in separate consent application.
  • 11 Japonica Drive1 Nov 2022 · Building consentremove existing fire & flue & install new fire with new flue into chimney. (metro smart insert)
  • 21 Japonica Drive27 Jun 2025 · Resource consentRetrospective resource consent for the conversion of an accessory building to a second dwelling infringing standards for outlook space, outdoor living space and minimum dwelling size
  • 21 Japonica Drive9 Dec 2021 · Resource consentSMAF only consent application for proposed impervious area infringement to Rule E10.4.1 (A3).

Sales and valuations as at 11 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Medians resting on fewer than 3 sales are not shown.