89 properties · Waterloo, Lower Hutt

Riverside Drive, Waterloo

Riverside Drive in Waterloo has 89 properties, valued by the council between $460,000 and $1,800,000 with a median of $790,000 (Waterloo: $800,000). More of its homes were built in the 1940s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $776,000. 4 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $802,500. The highest sale in 2026 was 10/323 Riverside Drive, at $930,000.

$790kmedian council valuation
$776kour median estimate
$803kmedian sale, last 12 months · 4 sales
1940median year built
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89 properties on Riverside Drive, Waterloo

Highest and lowest on Riverside Drive

Highest-valued home257 Riverside Drive$1,800,000council valuation · 3 bed · 160 m² floor · 1,314 m² land
Lowest-valued home2/211 Riverside Drive$460,000council valuation · 2 bed · 60 m² floor · 304 m² land
Highest sale in 202610/323 Riverside Drive$930,000sold 6 Feb 2026 · 136 m² floor

Property values on Riverside Drive

The council values Riverside Drive's 83 rated properties between $460,000 and $1,800,000. The middle half sit between about $693,000 and $865,000; the median is $790,000 and the mean $798,072.

Lowest: $460k$460kLowest10%: $576k20%: $680k20%30%: $706k40%: $758k40%Median: $790k60%: $850k60%70%: $860k80%: $870k80%90%: $940kHighest: $1.8m$1.8mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
11$510k0—
213$570k1—
336$775k1—
416$925k1—
5+3$870k0—

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

Riverside Drive compared with Waterloo

Riverside Drive's median council value is about the same as Waterloo's.

Riverside DriveWaterlooLower Hutt
Median council value$790k$800k$800k
Median sale, last 12 months$803k$770k$790k
Sold in the last 12 months4.5%3.7%1.5%
Time between sales13.1 yrs10.0 yrs9.7 yrs
Median section589 m²572 m²577 m²
Median year built194019401960
Council value per m² of floor$7k$6k$6k

Riverside Drive 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: $790k (3 sales)$790k20162018: $630k (5 sales)2019: $741k (3 sales)20192021: $1.13m (12 sales)$1.13m2022: too few sales to say (1 sale)20222023: $791k (4 sales)2024: $943k (3 sales)20242025: $794k (2 sales)2026: $803k (4 sales, this year so far)$803k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20264$802,500$6,605
20252$794,000$8,621
20243$942,870$6,400
20234$790,500$7,814
20221$1,220,000$9,606
202112$1,132,750$9,777
20193$741,000$5,833
20185$630,000$5,252
20163$790,000$3,950

Recent sales on Riverside Drive

The homes on Riverside Drive

Riverside Drive has 62 houses, 15 apartments and 11 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1940s than in any other decade (46%).

1910s: 1 (1 home)11910s1920s: 1 (1 home)1930s: 9 (9 homes)1930s1940s: 38 (38 homes)381950s: 3 (3 homes)1950s1960s: 5 (5 homes)1970s: 6 (6 homes)1970s1980s: 3 (3 homes)1990s: 1 (1 home)1990s2000s: 1 (1 home)2020s: 15 (15 homes)152020s

How long owners stay on Riverside Drive

Homes on Riverside Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 13.1 years (Waterloo: 10.0 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 13 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 Riverside Drive

17building consents in the last 5 years
3resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 287 Riverside Drive1 Feb 2026 · Building consentRbw - housing (detached dwg) - internal alterations, fill in rear porch to connect kitchen & laundry, remove some load-bearing walls & replace with beams
  • 281 Riverside Drive1 Jan 2026 · Building consentRbw - housing (detached dwg) - alterations to lower level, includes new kitchen, laundry, bathrm & ensuite
  • 277 Riverside Drive1 May 2025 · Building consentHousing (detached dwg) - convert gge to sleepout
  • 213 Riverside Drive1 Mar 2025 · Building consentHousing (detached dwg) - install new freestanding pyro classic mini fire with new flue & flashings
  • 227 Riverside Drive1 Jul 2024 · Building consentOutbuilding - demolish & rebuild gge structure on existing concrete foundation
  • 183 Riverside Drive9 Sept 2024 · Resource consent3 lot subdivision and construction of 2 residential units.
  • 227 Riverside Drive14 May 2024 · Resource consentGarage workshop constructed east boundary w/229 Riverside Drive
  • 4/323 Riverside Drive24 Feb 2023 · Resource consentVariation to the introduce stage to approved unit title subdivision RM210278

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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.