141 properties · Westshore, Napier

The Esplanade, Westshore

The Esplanade in Westshore has 141 properties, valued by the council between $500,000 and $2,040,000 with a median of $1,110,000 (Westshore: $960,000). More of its homes were built in the 1960s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $1,090,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 3A The Esplanade, at $753,000.

$1.11mmedian council valuation
$1.09mour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
1960median year built
NapierWestshore ×The Esplanade ×

141 properties on The Esplanade, Westshore

Highest and lowest on The Esplanade

Highest-valued home66 The Esplanade$2,040,000council valuation · 4 bed · 273 m² floor · 472 m² land
Lowest-valued home3/74A The Esplanade$500,000council valuation · 3 bed · 107 m² floor
Highest sale in 20263A The Esplanade$753,000sold 24 Jul 2026 · 2 bed · 118 m² floor · 367 m² land

Property values on The Esplanade

The council values The Esplanade's 119 rated properties between $500,000 and $2,040,000. The middle half sit between about $803,000 and $1,343,000; the median is $1,110,000 and the mean $1,097,731.

Lowest: $500k$500kLowest10%: $636k20%: $746k20%30%: $860k40%: $1.04m40%Median: $1.11m60%: $1.2m60%70%: $1.28m80%: $1.41m80%90%: $1.52mHighest: $2.04m$2.04mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
11$1.23m0—
219$620k2—
345$1.07m0—
441$1.25m0—
5+10$1.41m0—

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

The Esplanade compared with Westshore

The Esplanade's median council value is 16% above Westshore's.

The EsplanadeWestshoreNapier
Median council value$1.11m$960k$700k
Sold in the last 12 months1.4%2.8%3.5%
Time between sales10.0 yrs9.3 yrs8.6 yrs
Median section542 m²503 m²680 m²
Median year built196019701970
Council value per m² of floor$6k$6k$5k

The Esplanade 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: $640k (4 sales)$640k20162017: $882k (4 sales)2018: $852k (6 sales)20182019: $840k (4 sales)2020: $1.15m (5 sales)$1.15m20202021: $1.03m (7 sales)2022: $1.1m (3 sales)20222023: $950k (5 sales)2024: $1.11m (6 sales)20242025: $1.12m (5 sales)$1.12m2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$753,000$6,381
20255$1,117,000$7,661
20246$1,113,000$7,252
20235$950,000$8,148
20223$1,100,000$8,778
20217$1,030,000$5,607
20205$1,150,000$8,984
20194$840,000$4,125
20186$852,250$4,548
20174$882,000$4,080
20164$639,500$3,310

Recent sales on The Esplanade

The homes on The Esplanade

The Esplanade has 112 houses and 27 units and townhouses. More were built in the 1960s than in any other decade (19%).

1910s: 1 (1 home)11920s: 2 (2 homes)1920s1930s: 6 (6 homes)1940s: 11 (11 homes)1940s1950s: 18 (18 homes)1960s: 23 (23 homes)231960s1970s: 20 (20 homes)1980s: 11 (11 homes)1980s1990s: 6 (6 homes)2000s: 13 (13 homes)2000s2010s: 2 (2 homes)2020s: 6 (6 homes)62020s

How long owners stay on The Esplanade

Homes on The Esplanade that resold in the last five years had been held a median 10.0 years (Westshore: 9.3 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 22 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.

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