154 properties · Birkenhead, Auckland

Waipa Street, Birkenhead

Waipa Street in Birkenhead has 154 properties, valued by the council between $540,000 and $3,000,000 with a median of $900,000 (Birkenhead: $1,225,000). More of its homes were built in the 1990s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $841,000. 8 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $891,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 6 Waipa Street, at $1,170,000.

$900kmedian council valuation
$841kour median estimate
$891kmedian sale, last 12 months · 8 sales
1990median year built
AucklandBirkenhead ×Waipa Street ×

156 properties on Waipa Street, Birkenhead

Highest and lowest on Waipa Street

Highest-valued home39A Waipa Street$3,000,000council valuation · 2 bed · 414 m² floor · 6,100 m² land
Lowest-valued home1/14 Waipa Street$540,000council valuation · 2 bed · 70 m² floor
Highest sale in 20266 Waipa Street$1,170,000sold 18 May 2026 · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 382 m² land

Property values on Waipa Street

The council values Waipa Street's 151 rated properties between $540,000 and $3,000,000. The middle half sit between about $725,000 and $1,187,500; the median is $900,000 and the mean $980,629.

Lowest: $540k$540kLowest10%: $620k20%: $680k20%30%: $770k40%: $790k40%Median: $900k60%: $1.02m60%70%: $1.13m80%: $1.25m80%90%: $1.32mHighest: $3.0m$3.0mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
18$590k0—
241$770k2—
361$810k5$892k
430$1.3m1—
5+7$1.73m0—

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

Waipa Street compared with Birkenhead

Waipa Street's median council value is 27% below Birkenhead's.

Waipa StreetBirkenheadAuckland
Median council value$900k$1.23m$1.07m
Median sale, last 12 months$891k$1.16m$1.0m
Sold in the last 12 months5.2%3.6%3.6%
Time between sales9.4 yrs9.6 yrs8.9 yrs
Median section809 m²756 m²607 m²
Median year built199019701980
Council value per m² of floor$7k$8k$8k

Waipa Street 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: $780k (8 sales)$780k20162017: $775k (7 sales)2018: $833k (8 sales)20182019: $764k (12 sales)2020: $949k (8 sales)20202021: $905k (13 sales)2022: $965k (5 sales)20222023: $825k (4 sales)2024: $1.13m (5 sales)$1.13m20242025: $810k (11 sales)2026: $890k (5 sales, this year so far)$890k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20265$890,000$7,340
202511$810,000$8,375
20245$1,125,000$8,036
20234$825,000$6,125
20225$965,000$8,571
202113$905,000$6,200
20208$949,000$5,756
201912$764,475$8,775
20188$832,500$6,307
20177$775,000$5,550
20168$780,000$4,998

Recent sales on Waipa Street

The homes on Waipa Street

Waipa Street has 66 houses, 55 apartments, 31 units and townhouses and 2 sections. More were built in the 1990s than in any other decade (28%).

1900s: 2 (2 homes)21900s1910s: 3 (3 homes)1920s: 1 (1 home)1920s1950s: 10 (10 homes)1960s: 23 (23 homes)1960s1970s: 9 (9 homes)1980s: 17 (17 homes)1980s1990s: 41 (41 homes)412000s: 19 (19 homes)2000s2010s: 14 (14 homes)2020s: 8 (8 homes)82020s

How long owners stay on Waipa Street

Homes on Waipa Street that resold in the last five years had been held a median 9.4 years (Birkenhead: 9.6 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 31 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 Waipa Street

7building consents in the last 5 years
7resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 10 Waipa Street1 May 2026 · Building consentRbw. Demolition of existing deck & additional services. Construction of new deck, new footings, new external stairs.
  • 1/18 Waipa Street1 Feb 2026 · Building consentCross-lease freehold title, separate the private sw drainage layout.
  • 39 Waipa Street1 Sept 2024 · Building consentRbw - first floor renovation, separate the existing bath into new ens giving to br3 & proposed new bath. Add two additional internal walls in br1. Finally re-arrange all the wardrobe doors for all b
  • 48 Waipa Street1 Jun 2024 · Building consent10.25m deep palisade retaining wall south west of the dwg to remediate land slip which formed during 27 january 2023 extreme rainfall event
  • 1/18 Waipa Street1 Jul 2023 · Building consentCross-lease freehold title,separate the private sw drainage layout.
  • 67 Waipa Street24 Jan 2025 · Resource consentExtension of lapsing Period LUC60327724. The consent holder wishes to extend the period after which the consent lapses, from the 20 of February 2025 to the 20th of February 2027, which is an additiona
  • 67 Waipa Street24 Jan 2025 · Resource consentExtension of lapse date SUB60327726 The consent holder wishes to extend the period after which the consent lapses, from the 20 of February 2025 to the 20th of February 2027, which is an additional 2 y
  • 48 Waipa Street7 Aug 2024 · Resource consentConstruct a retaining wall to stabilise the slope and repair an existing slip
  • 67 Waipa Street18 Apr 2024 · Resource consent*****ALL FEES ON LUC60327724 A******* Change to condition. 1
  • 67 Waipa Street18 Apr 2024 · Resource consentChange to condition. 1

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