
Tamatea house prices and sales
Tamatea's median sale price over the last twelve months was $678k, across 66 sales, up 5% on the twelve months before.
2,011 properties in Tamatea





About Tamatea
Two-bedroom homes sold for a median $504k and three-bedroom homes for $680k. Homes sold for a median $5,744 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Tamatea change hands every 8.0 years on median, against 8.6 across Napier and 7.9 nationally. About 3.3% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.
Tamatea house prices over time
Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Tamatea's median sale price over the last twelve months was $678k, across 66 sales, up 5% on the twelve months before. Across Napier it was $710k.
Sales by year as a table
| Year | Sales | Median price | Per m² floor | Per m² land (est.) | Napier median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | $677,000 | $5,718 | $507 | $700,000 |
| 2025 | 98 | $662,750 | $5,578 | $488 | $720,000 |
| 2024 | 86 | $631,250 | $5,452 | $487 | $740,000 |
| 2023 | 69 | $638,000 | $5,413 | $479 | $710,000 |
| 2022 | 90 | $684,000 | $5,982 | $517 | $795,000 |
| 2021 | 76 | $731,500 | $6,459 | $545 | $790,000 |
| 2020 | 114 | $580,978 | $4,927 | $417 | $625,000 |
| 2019 | 119 | $485,000 | $4,104 | $366 | $543,500 |
| 2018 | 102 | $440,000 | $3,875 | $328 | $489,875 |
| 2017 | 100 | $385,000 | $3,275 | $283 | $420,000 |
| 2016 | 116 | $340,000 | $2,903 | $251 | $350,000 |
Estimated value, month by month
Our model's median estimate for homes in Tamatea, level over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.
Prices by bedrooms in Tamatea
Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $504k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $680k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $718k.
| Bedrooms | Homes | Median council value | Sold, last 12 months | Median sale | Per m² floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | $390k | 0 | — | $7,091 |
| 2 | 240 | $435k | 12 | $504k | $5,128 |
| 3 | 1,356 | $640k | 41 | $680k | $6,091 |
| 4 | 156 | $730k | 12 | $718k | $4,699 |
| 5+ | 22 | $875k | 1 | — | $4,015 |
Price per square metre
Homes in Tamatea sold for a median $5,744 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Napier: $5,488); the land under houses sold for an estimated $504 per square metre (Napier: $567). 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.
Recent sales in Tamatea
- 1 Arney Street$629,0007 Sept 2026 · 3 bed · 110 m² floor · 617 m² land
- 39 Norwich Crescent$635,0004 Sept 2026 · 3 bed · 150 m² floor · 683 m² land
- 329 Westminster Avenue$680,00029 Jul 2026 · 2 bed · 160 m² floor · 532 m² land
- 57 Norwich Crescent$699,00020 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 746 m² land
- 4 Robinson Crescent$680,00017 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 130 m² floor · 556 m² land
- 18 Norwich Crescent$678,00013 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 155 m² floor · 617 m² land
- 36 Glamorgan Avenue$685,0008 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 665 m² land
- 3 Lancaster Street$769,0001 Jul 2026 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 637 m² land
- 32 Skerrett Crescent$680,00024 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 599 m² land
- 34 Shortland Street$695,0001 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 100 m² floor · 549 m² land
- 36A Robinson Crescent$510,00028 May 2026 · 2 bed · 117 m² floor
- 39 York Avenue$700,00022 May 2026 · 4 bed · 150 m² floor · 556 m² land
How long owners stay in Tamatea
Homes in Tamatea change hands every 8.0 years on median, against 8.6 across Napier and 7.9 nationally.
By kind: houses 8.0 years, units & townhouses 7.3 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 Tamatea
About 5,562 people lived in Tamatea at the 2023 census (up 3% since 2018); their median age was about 37 (Napier: 43); 64% of households owned their home (Napier: 70%).
Age
- 30-64 years42%
- Under 15 years21%
- 15-29 years20%
- 65 years and over17%
Households
- One-family household (with or without other people)64%
- One-person household27%
- Other multi-person household6%
- Two-family household (with or without other people)3%
- Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%
Ethnicity
- European74%
- Māori30%
- Asian7%
- Pacific Peoples4%
- Other Ethnicity2%
- Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
Where people were born
- New Zealand83%
- Asia5%
- United Kingdom and Ireland4%
- Middle East and Africa2%
- Australia1%
- Pacific Islands1%
- Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
- North America1%
Household income
- $100,001-$150,00023%
- $30,001-$50,00016%
- $70,001-$100,00014%
- $50,001-$70,00012%
- $20,001-$30,00012%
- $150,001-$200,00011%
- $200,001 or more6%
- $20,000 or less5%
Dwellings
- Separate house77%
- Joined dwelling22%
- Non-private dwelling0%
- Other private dwelling0%
Highest qualification
- No qualification21%
- Level 3 certificate13%
- Level 1 certificate13%
- Level 4 certificate13%
- Level 2 certificate12%
- Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification10%
- Level 5 diploma7%
- Level 6 diploma4%
Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Tamatea. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.
Real estate agents selling in Tamatea
43 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Tamatea in the last two years. Those with the most:
- Brayden ColdicuttHarcourts Napier15 sales here
- Chloe KingProperty Brokers Napier9 sales here
- Diane MartinRay White Hawke's Bay7 sales here
- Christine McIntyreProperty Brokers Greenmeadows6 sales here
- Julie SmithProperty Brokers Napier6 sales here
- Kevin WaggProperty Brokers Napier5 sales here
- Nathan AbelTremain Real Estate5 sales here
- Tania GoldfinchHarcourts Taradale5 sales here
- Kelvin WinnieTremain Real Estate5 sales here
- Caroline HughesTremain Real Estate4 sales here
- Darren CuneenArizto4 sales here
- Leanne WelshHarcourts Napier4 sales here
All 43 real estate agents in Tamatea, 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 Tamatea
- 35 Sutherland Street1 Aug 2026 · Building consentErect 2x attached dwgs, construct retaining walls (proposed lots 2-3)
- 1 Galway Street1 Aug 2026 · Building consentHousing (detached dwg) - bathrm renovation including new tiled shower, bath, & internal alterations
- 5 Shortland Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentR3 - alt to 2 storey detached dwg - partial recladding, & renovation including 2 new ensuites
- 29 Bristol Street1 Jul 2026 · Building consentAmendment 1 - change showers from acrylic to tiled shower
- 11 Argyll Crescent1 Jul 2026 · Building consentWet area vinyl shower
Search building consents in Tamatea 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 Tamatea
66
- Antrim Place8
- Argyll Crescent38
- Arney Street3
- Banff Place8
- Bowen Place8
- Bristol Street44
- Canterbury Street25
- Cardiff Place18
- Coventry Avenue50
- Derby Place5
- Donegal Crescent37
- Dorset Place4
- Durham Avenue28
- Essex Street22
- Fife Crescent34
- Freyberg Avenue99
- Galway Street21
- Gipps Place14
- Glamorgan Avenue34
- Glasgow Place6
- Guildford Street30
- Hereford Place13
- Islington Place23
- Jellicoe Place16
- Lanark Crescent55
- Lanark Place8
- Lancaster Street39
- Leeds Place23
- Leicester Avenue56
- Lerwick Street16
- Lichfield Crescent25
- Liverpool Crescent38
- Lomond Place10
- London Place14
- Lyttelton Crescent54
- Monmouth Place12
- Moray Place11
- Myers Place8
- Norfolk Street30
- Norrie Place9
- Norwich Crescent56
- Plunket Street38
- Porritt Place7
- Prebensen Drive1
- Ranfurly Street53
- Ripon Place12
- Robinson Crescent62
- Rochester Street59
- Salisbury Avenue31
- Selkirk Street17
- Shortland Street31
- Skerrett Crescent30
- Southwark Avenue40
- St Pauls Place10
- Sutherland Street28
- Swansea Place24
- Tamatea Drive6
- Taradale Road1
- Tyrone Place10
- Wells Place8
- Westminster Avenue197
- Wharerangi Road52
- Wiltshire Place13
- Winchester Place18
- Wynyard Crescent71
- York Avenue91
About property in Tamatea, Napier
Every property in Tamatea, Napier, 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.
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