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Ōtara house prices and sales

Ōtara's median sale price over the last twelve months was $730k, across 104 sales, up 6% on the twelve months before.

$730kmedian sale, last 12 months · 104 sales · up 6%
$770kmedian council valuation
9.2 yrsmedian time between sales
15for sale now
AucklandŌtara ×
All 4,492For sale 15For rent 0Sold 72

4,492 properties in Ōtara

About Ōtara

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $712k and four-bedroom homes for $773k. Homes sold for a median $7,104 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Ōtara change hands every 9.2 years on median, against 8.9 across Auckland and 7.9 nationally. About 2% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Ōtara

  • Bairds Mainfreight Primary Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Junior Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Rongomai Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Flat Bush Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Dawson Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Wymondley Road Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • East Tamaki Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Mayfield School (Auckland)primary · Years 1-6
  • St John the Evangelist Catholic Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • TKKM o Piripono Te Kura Whakahou ki Ōtaraprimary · Years 1-8
  • Yendarra Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Middle Schoolintermediate · Years 7-8
  • Sancta Maria Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Ferguson Intermediate (Otara)intermediate · Years 7-8
  • Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Senior Schoolsecondary · Years 9-15
  • Tangaroa Collegesecondary · Years 9-15

Ōtara house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Ōtara's median sale price over the last twelve months was $730k, across 104 sales, up 6% on the twelve months before. Across Auckland it was $1.0m.

2016: $550k (132 sales)$550k20162017: $550k (78 sales)2018: $547k (88 sales)20182019: $580k (78 sales)2020: $650k (113 sales)20202021: $868k (148 sales)$868k2022: $816k (74 sales)20222023: $735k (81 sales)2024: $719k (122 sales)20242025: $700k (159 sales)2026: $735k (58 sales, this year so far)$735k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Auckland median
202658$735,000$7,405$841$995,000
2025159$700,000$6,775$802$999,350
2024122$718,500$7,722$852$1,000,000
202381$735,000$7,222$821$990,000
202274$815,550$8,218$938$1,120,000
2021148$867,750$9,157$969$1,135,000
2020113$650,000$6,543$732$940,000
201978$580,000$5,865$630$856,250
201888$546,500$5,450$625$860,000
201778$550,000$5,689$634$865,000
2016132$550,000$5,423$656$831,500

Estimated value, month by month

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

Nov 2024: $729kDec 2024: $729kJan 2025: $729kFeb 2025: $729kMar 2025: $728kApr 2025: $724kMay 2025: $721kJun 2025: $718kJul 2025: $716kAug 2025: $715kSept 2025: $715kOct 2025: $715kNov 2025: $715kDec 2025: $713kJan 2026: $713kFeb 2026: $712kMar 2026: $711kApr 2026: $708kMay 2026: $706kJun 2026: $704kJul 2026: $702kAug 2026: $702kSept 2026: $701kOct 2026: $699k$729k$699kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $692k to $737k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Ōtara

Over the last twelve months, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $712k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $773k.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
150$440k0—$10,111
2126$665k0—$7,712
32,961$760k73$712k$7,400
4356$880k18$773k$6,939
5+199$1.28m4—$4,849

Price per square metre

Homes in Ōtara sold for a median $7,104 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Auckland: $7,727); the land under houses sold for an estimated $837 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.

$7,104per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$837per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$7,300per m² of floor, council capital values
$885per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Ōtara

How long owners stay in Ōtara

Homes in Ōtara change hands every 9.2 years on median, against 8.9 across Auckland and 7.9 nationally.

9.2 yearsmedian time between sales, Ōtara
8.9 yearsAuckland
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
2%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Auckland: 3.6%)

By kind: houses 9.4 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 Ōtara

About 21,945 people lived in Ōtara at the 2023 census (down 5% since 2018); their median age was about 28 (Auckland: 37); 26% of households owned their home (Auckland: 57%).

21,945people, 2023 (2018: 23,013)
28median age, about (Auckland: 37)
$92kmedian household income, about (Auckland: $123k)
26%of households own their home (2018: 26%)

Age

  • 30-64 years38%
  • Under 15 years27%
  • 15-29 years27%
  • 65 years and over8%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)66%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)16%
  • One-person household10%
  • Other multi-person household5%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)2%

Ethnicity

  • Pacific Peoples79%
  • Māori22%
  • European10%
  • Asian6%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African0%
  • Other Ethnicity0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand65%
  • Pacific Islands30%
  • Asia3%
  • Australia1%
  • Middle East and Africa0%
  • North America0%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland0%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)0%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00019%
  • $70,001-$100,00014%
  • $150,001-$200,00013%
  • $200,001 or more12%
  • $20,000 or less12%
  • $30,001-$50,00011%
  • $50,001-$70,00010%
  • $20,001-$30,0006%

Dwellings

  • Separate house78%
  • Joined dwelling21%
  • Other private dwelling0%
  • Non-private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification31%
  • Level 3 certificate19%
  • Level 1 certificate11%
  • Level 2 certificate10%
  • Level 4 certificate8%
  • Overseas secondary school qualification7%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification5%
  • Level 5 diploma4%

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

Real estate agents selling in Ōtara

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

All 85 real estate agents in Ōtara, 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 Ōtara

27building consents in the last 12 months ($19.39m of work)
  • 47 Ashton Avenue1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRbw - two-storey dwg/ gge duplex (unit 3 & 4 only)- 3 bedrooms, detention tank to unit 3 only & associated drainage
  • 156 Preston Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentConstruction of single storey res dwg. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms with an attached gge
  • 156 Preston Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentConstruction of single storey res dwg. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, study with an attached gge
  • 156 Preston Road1 Jul 2026 · Building consentConstruction of single storey res dwg, 3 bdrm, 2 bathrm with an attached gge
  • 10 Craig Place1 Jun 2026 · Building consentAlt to dwg - installation of tropicair duo, freestanding, dry, woodburner - cac164316

Search building consents in Ōtara 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 Ōtara

About property in Ōtara, Auckland

Every property in Ōtara, 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.