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Cockle Bay house prices and sales

Cockle Bay's median sale price over the last twelve months was $1.44m, across 60 sales, up 5% on the twelve months before.

$1.44mmedian sale, last 12 months · 60 sales · up 5%
$1.55mmedian council valuation
10.3 yrsmedian time between sales
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1,891 properties in Cockle Bay

About Cockle Bay

Four-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.48m and five-or-more-bedroom homes for $1.65m. Homes sold for a median $7,618 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Cockle Bay change hands every 10.3 years on median, against 8.9 across Auckland and 7.9 nationally. About 3.1% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Cockle Bay

  • Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Howick)primary · Years 1-6
  • Cockle Bay Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Owairoa Primary Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Shelly Park Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Sancta Maria Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Somerville Intermediate Schoolintermediate · Years 7-8
  • Howick Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
  • Howick Collegesecondary · Years 9-15

Cockle Bay house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Cockle Bay's median sale price over the last twelve months was $1.44m, across 60 sales, up 5% on the twelve months before. Across Auckland it was $1.0m.

2016: $1.13m (106 sales)$1.13m20162017: $1.16m (72 sales)2018: $1.14m (87 sales)20182019: $1.18m (100 sales)2020: $1.38m (99 sales)20202021: $1.54m (97 sales)$1.54m2022: $1.54m (71 sales)20222023: $1.49m (60 sales)2024: $1.47m (82 sales)20242025: $1.36m (79 sales)2026: $1.45m (42 sales, this year so far)$1.45m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Auckland median
202642$1,450,000$7,579$1,285$995,000
202579$1,360,000$7,371$1,322$999,350
202482$1,470,000$8,139$1,271$1,000,000
202360$1,494,000$7,518$1,170$990,000
202271$1,540,000$8,182$1,334$1,120,000
202197$1,545,000$8,936$1,380$1,135,000
202099$1,380,000$6,945$1,153$940,000
2019100$1,180,000$6,250$1,020$856,250
201887$1,144,000$6,308$981$860,000
201772$1,160,750$6,059$944$865,000
2016106$1,125,000$5,923$1,003$831,500

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Cockle Bay, down 2% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $1.49mDec 2024: $1.49mJan 2025: $1.5mFeb 2025: $1.5mMar 2025: $1.49mApr 2025: $1.49mMay 2025: $1.48mJun 2025: $1.47mJul 2025: $1.47mAug 2025: $1.47mSept 2025: $1.47mOct 2025: $1.47mNov 2025: $1.47mDec 2025: $1.46mJan 2026: $1.46mFeb 2026: $1.46mMar 2026: $1.46mApr 2026: $1.45mMay 2026: $1.45mJun 2026: $1.44mJul 2026: $1.44mAug 2026: $1.44mSept 2026: $1.44mOct 2026: $1.43m$1.49m$1.43mNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $1.42m to $1.51m, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Cockle Bay

Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.1m, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.25m, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.48m, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.65m.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
115$1.45m0—$7,333
2153$1.02m9$1.1m$7,955
3439$1.35m15$1.25m$8,333
4747$1.6m16$1.48m$7,194
5+422$1.84m17$1.65m$6,522

Price per square metre

Homes in Cockle Bay sold for a median $7,618 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Auckland: $7,727); the land under houses sold for an estimated $1,336 per square metre (Auckland: $1,745). A sale price is not split between land and house, so the land figure gives the land the council's share of each sale — the land value as a part of the capital value at the last revaluation.

$7,618per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$1,336per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$7,738per m² of floor, council capital values
$1,346per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Cockle Bay

How long owners stay in Cockle Bay

Homes in Cockle Bay change hands every 10.3 years on median, against 8.9 across Auckland and 7.9 nationally.

10.3 yearsmedian time between sales, Cockle Bay
8.9 yearsAuckland
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
3.1%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Auckland: 3.6%)

By kind: houses 9.9 years, units & townhouses 13.2 years.

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

Who lives in Cockle Bay

About 5,499 people lived in Cockle Bay at the 2023 census; their median age was about 45 (Auckland: 37); 79% of households owned their home (Auckland: 57%).

5,499people, 2023 (2018: 5,487)
45median age, about (Auckland: 37)
$137kmedian household income, about (Auckland: $123k)
79%of households own their home (2018: 78%)

Age

  • 30-64 years46%
  • 65 years and over19%
  • 15-29 years17%
  • Under 15 years17%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)76%
  • One-person household17%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
  • Other multi-person household3%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European80%
  • Asian17%
  • Māori6%
  • Pacific Peoples3%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
  • Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand59%
  • Asia12%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland12%
  • Middle East and Africa10%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
  • Australia2%
  • North America1%
  • Other1%

Household income

  • $200,001 or more29%
  • $100,001-$150,00019%
  • $150,001-$200,00015%
  • $30,001-$50,00010%
  • $70,001-$100,00010%
  • $50,001-$70,0008%
  • $20,001-$30,0004%
  • $20,000 or less3%

Dwellings

  • Separate house82%
  • Joined dwelling17%
  • Non-private dwelling0%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification19%
  • Level 3 certificate11%
  • Level 2 certificate10%
  • Overseas secondary school qualification8%
  • Level 1 certificate8%
  • No qualification8%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees8%
  • Level 4 certificate7%

Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Cockle Bay. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.

Real estate agents selling in Cockle Bay

49 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Cockle Bay in the last two years. Those with the most:

Offices in Cockle Bay

All 49 real estate agents in Cockle Bay, with their recent sales and which agencies sell the suburb.

Counted from sales records that name the agent, and from current listings. A count of activity, not a rating.

Building and resource consents in Cockle Bay

21building consents in the last 12 months ($3.4m of work)
  • 37 Cockle Bay Road1 Sept 2026 · Building consentReplace deck barrier to be glass balustrade & change deck layout
  • 45 Cockle Bay Road1 Sept 2026 · Building consentRbw - replacement of the existing internal deck membrane, plywood & floor joists.
  • 11 Four Trees1 Aug 2026 · Building consentConstruct a new concrete swimming pool & necessary pool barriers in the back yard.
  • 5/11 Paparoa Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRbw - full reclad to existing two level terrace house with new vertical & horizontal weatherboard cladding system over cavity. New fire wall, new balustrade, partial replace existing joinery. Intern
  • 1/19 Coates Road1 Aug 2026 · Building consentConversion of under-stairs subfloor storage into laundry. Includes new waste plumbing connections, installation of mechanical ventilation extract fan, & associated electrical.

Search building consents in Cockle Bay and see Stats NZ's count of new homes there.

Sales and valuations as at 18 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Figures resting on fewer than 5 sales are not shown.

Streets in Cockle Bay

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About property in Cockle Bay, Auckland

Every property in Cockle Bay, Auckland, whether it is for sale or not: homes, sections, farms, lifestyle blocks, shops, offices and industrial land. Each is listed from the council rating roll and Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, with the listing beside it when an agent is marketing it.

Each property has its own page: our estimate of its value beside the council rating valuation, past sale prices, the title and land area, zoning and hazards, building consents, and what it would cost to own.

Listings are published by the agents who market them. Addresses, land details and rating valuations come from Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand and from the council. No ownership information is published.