93 properties · Torbay, Auckland

Watea Road, Torbay

Watea Road in Torbay has 93 properties, valued by the council between $675,000 and $2,275,000 with a median of $1,250,000 (Torbay: $1,200,000). More of its homes were built in the 1970s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,205,000. 7 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $1,072,500. The highest sale in 2026 was 55A Watea Road, at $1,550,000.

$1.25mmedian council valuation
$1.21mour median estimate
$1.07mmedian sale, last 12 months · 7 sales
1970median year built
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93 properties on Watea Road, Torbay

Highest and lowest on Watea Road

Highest-valued home20 Watea Road$2,275,000council valuation · 4 bed · 190 m² floor · 2,097 m² land
Lowest-valued home2/34 Watea Road$675,000council valuation
Highest sale in 202655A Watea Road$1,550,000sold 28 Feb 2026 · 240 m² floor · 340 m² land

Property values on Watea Road

The council values Watea Road's 88 rated properties between $675,000 and $2,275,000. The middle half sit between about $1,050,000 and $1,356,250; the median is $1,250,000 and the mean $1,209,773.

Lowest: $675k$675kLowest10%: $787k20%: $1.0m20%30%: $1.1m40%: $1.18m40%Median: $1.25m60%: $1.27m60%70%: $1.32m80%: $1.39m80%90%: $1.45mHighest: $2.27m$2.27mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
12$1.31m0—
216$785k3$795k
325$1.18m2—
423$1.27m0—
5+8$1.34m0—

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

Watea Road compared with Torbay

Watea Road's median council value is 4% above Torbay's.

Watea RoadTorbayAuckland
Median council value$1.25m$1.2m$1.07m
Median sale, last 12 months$1.07m$1.14m$1.0m
Sold in the last 12 months7.5%4.4%3.6%
Time between sales10.5 yrs9.6 yrs8.9 yrs
Median section562 m²680 m²607 m²
Median year built197019701980
Council value per m² of floor$8k$7k$8k

Watea Road 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: $893k (6 sales)$893k20162017: $913k (6 sales)2018: $1.06m (3 sales)20182019: too few sales to say (1 sale)2020: $1.36m (3 sales)20202021: $1.3m (9 sales)2022: $1.32m (3 sales)20222023: $950k (4 sales)2024: $1.45m (5 sales)20242025: $1.07m (5 sales)2026: $1.52m (3 sales, this year so far)$1.52m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20263$1,523,000$13,250
20255$1,072,500$9,326
20245$1,453,000$5,766
20234$950,000$7,884
20223$1,320,000$7,740
20219$1,300,000$7,632
20203$1,357,000$7,536
20191$585,000$8,357
20183$1,065,000$9,167
20176$912,500$6,028
20166$893,450$4,404

Recent sales on Watea Road

The homes on Watea Road

Watea Road has 70 houses, 20 units and townhouses, 2 apartments and 1 section. More were built in the 1970s than in any other decade (36%).

1910s: 1 (1 home)11940s: 1 (1 home)1940s1950s: 5 (5 homes)1960s: 10 (10 homes)1960s1970s: 31 (31 homes)311980s: 9 (9 homes)1980s1990s: 7 (7 homes)2000s: 3 (3 homes)2000s2010s: 3 (3 homes)2020s: 15 (15 homes)152020s

How long owners stay on Watea Road

Homes on Watea Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 10.5 years (Torbay: 9.6 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 Watea Road

4resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 10 Watea Road30 Apr 2025 · Resource consentTo undertake subdivision around and existing dwelling and the approved land use consent.
  • 10 Watea Road30 Apr 2025 · Resource consentTo construct a new dwelling within the Mixed Housing Suburban Zone.
  • 30 Watea Road18 Mar 2022 · Resource consentConsent to a three (3) lot subdivision. Lot 4 DP 32520
  • 30 Watea Road18 Mar 2022 · Resource consentConsent to remove existing dwelling, construct Three (3) new dwellings. Lot 4 DP 32520

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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.