27 properties · Papatoetoe, Auckland

Richards Avenue, Papatoetoe

Richards Avenue in Papatoetoe has 27 properties, valued by the council between $520,000 and $1,550,000 with a median of $695,000 (Papatoetoe: $850,000). More of its homes were built in the 2020s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $745,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 9 Richards Avenue, at $825,000.

$695kmedian council valuation
$745kour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1960median year built
AucklandPapatoetoe ×Richards Avenue ×

27 properties on Richards Avenue, Papatoetoe

Highest and lowest on Richards Avenue

Highest-valued home8 Richards Avenue$1,550,000council valuation · 4 bed · 162 m² floor · 860 m² land
Lowest-valued home102/4 Richards Avenue$520,000council valuation · 2 bed · 56 m² floor
Highest sale in 20269 Richards Avenue$825,000sold 27 May 2026 · 3 bed · 220 m² floor · 878 m² land

Property values on Richards Avenue

The council values Richards Avenue's 26 rated properties between $520,000 and $1,550,000. The middle half sit between about $535,000 and $1,092,500; the median is $695,000 and the mean $832,692.

Lowest: $520k$520kLowest10%: $520k20%: $530k20%30%: $540k40%: $610k40%Median: $695k60%: $850k60%70%: $985k80%: $1.2m80%90%: $1.35mHighest: $1.55m$1.55mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
213$530k1—
33$1.4m1—
44$1.26m0—

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

Richards Avenue compared with Papatoetoe

Richards Avenue's median council value is 18% below Papatoetoe's.

Richards AvenuePapatoetoeAuckland
Median council value$695k$850k$1.07m
Sold in the last 12 months7.4%4.2%3.6%
Median section860 m²453 m²607 m²
Median year built196019701980
Council value per m² of floor$6k$7k$8k

Richards Avenue 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: too few sales to say (1 sale)20162017: too few sales to say (1 sale)20172021: $864k (4 sales)$864k20212023: $523k (3 sales)20232024: $535k (4 sales)20242025: $790k (3 sales)$790k20252026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$825,000$3,750
20253$790,000$6,600
20244$534,750$9,464
20233$522,500$9,330
20214$863,500$7,954
20171$940,000$4,476
20161$572,000$6,085

Recent sales on Richards Avenue

The homes on Richards Avenue

Richards Avenue has 13 houses, 9 apartments and 4 units and townhouses. More were built in the 2020s than in any other decade (44%).

1900s: 1 (1 home)11900s1950s: 6 (6 homes)1950s1960s: 6 (6 homes)1960s1980s: 1 (1 home)1980s2020s: 11 (11 homes)112020s

Building and resource consents on Richards Avenue

3building consents in the last 5 years
3resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 9 Richards Avenue1 Jun 2025 · Building consentConstruction of dwg
  • 7 Richards Avenue1 Oct 2024 · Building consentRbw: the foundation & site works for a prefabricated dwg & prefabricated studio constructed with insulated metal panel roof & walls on steel subfloor framing & timber pile foundations wit
  • 4/15 Richards Avenue1 Aug 2023 · Building consentinstall blown insulation into exterior walls.
  • 9 Richards Avenue17 May 2024 · Resource consentIntegrated Land Use and Subdivision Consent for 6 lot subdivision. Lots 1 5 shall be created around the proposed two level dwellings . Lot 6 shall be the Jointly Owned Access Lot JOAL .
  • 9 Richards Avenue17 May 2024 · Resource consentIntegrated Land Use and Subdivision Consent for 6 lot subdivision. Lots 1 5 shall be created around the proposed two level dwellings . Lot 6 shall be the Jointly Owned Access Lot JOAL .
  • 7 Richards Avenue12 Mar 2024 · Resource consentThe activity involves the construction of two prefabricated units one studio unit and one two bedroom unit with a large timber sla tted deck between.

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