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Birchwood house prices and sales

The median council valuation in Birchwood is $550k.

$550kmedian council valuation
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24 properties in Birchwood

About Birchwood

Schools zoned for Birchwood

  • Southland Adventist Christian Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Hauroko Valley Primary Schoolprimary · Years 1-8

Recent sales in Birchwood

Who lives in Birchwood

About 189 people lived in Birchwood at the 2023 census (up 7% since 2018); their median age was about 33 (Otautau: 35); 63% of households owned their home (Otautau: 57%).

189people, 2023 (2018: 177)
33median age, about (Otautau: 35)
$76kmedian household income, about (Otautau: $87k)
63%of households own their home (2018: 56%)

Age

  • 30-64 years48%
  • 15-29 years25%
  • Under 15 years19%
  • 65 years and over6%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)58%
  • One-person household33%
  • Other multi-person household4%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European79%
  • Māori17%
  • Asian11%
  • Other Ethnicity3%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
  • Pacific Peoples0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand84%
  • Asia8%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland3%
  • Other2%
  • Australia2%
  • Middle East and Africa2%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
  • North America0%

Household income

  • $50,001-$70,00025%
  • $70,001-$100,00021%
  • $100,001-$150,00013%
  • $150,001-$200,00013%
  • $20,001-$30,0008%
  • $30,001-$50,0008%
  • $20,000 or less4%
  • $200,001 or more4%

Dwellings

  • Separate house100%
  • Joined dwelling0%
  • Non-private dwelling0%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification18%
  • Level 2 certificate16%
  • Level 3 certificate16%
  • Level 1 certificate14%
  • Level 4 certificate10%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification10%
  • Level 5 diploma6%
  • Level 6 diploma4%

Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Birchwood. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.

Building and resource consents in Birchwood

2building consents in the last 12 months ($17k of work)
  • 380 Ohai Clifden Highway1 May 2026 · Building consentInstallation of a yunca monte euro through new penetration
  • 366 Ohai Clifden Highway1 May 2026 · Building consentInstallation of a yunca monte euro wood burner through exisiting penetration

Search building consents in Birchwood 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 Birchwood

About property in Birchwood, Otautau

Every property in Birchwood, Otautau, 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.

Header photo: Tim Burgess, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).