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Waikoura house prices and sales

The median council valuation in Waikoura is $1.72m.

$1.72mmedian council valuation
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41 properties in Waikoura

About Waikoura

About 2.8% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Waikoura

  • Southland Adventist Christian Schoolprimary · Years 1-8

Prices by bedrooms in Waikoura

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
45$495k0—$2,312

Price per square metre

$4,000per m² of floor, council capital values
$37per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Waikoura

How long owners stay in Waikoura

9.3 yearsOtautau
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
2.8%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Otautau: 2.9%)

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 Waikoura

About 123 people lived in Waikoura at the 2023 census; their median age was about 32 (Otautau: 35); 29% of households owned their home (Otautau: 57%).

123people, 2023 (2018: 123)
32median age, about (Otautau: 35)
$104kmedian household income, about (Otautau: $87k)
29%of households own their home (2018: 36%)

Age

  • 30-64 years46%
  • Under 15 years32%
  • 15-29 years17%
  • 65 years and over7%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)64%
  • One-person household29%
  • Other multi-person household7%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)0%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European76%
  • Asian20%
  • Māori10%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
  • Other Ethnicity0%
  • Pacific Peoples0%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand73%
  • Asia17%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland5%
  • Australia2%
  • Middle East and Africa2%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
  • Other0%
  • North America0%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00029%
  • $70,001-$100,00021%
  • $30,001-$50,00014%
  • $200,001 or more14%
  • $20,000 or less7%
  • $20,001-$30,0007%
  • $50,001-$70,0007%
  • $150,001-$200,0007%

Dwellings

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

Highest qualification

  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification18%
  • No qualification14%
  • Level 1 certificate14%
  • Level 2 certificate11%
  • Level 3 certificate11%
  • Level 5 diploma7%
  • Level 4 certificate7%
  • Overseas secondary school qualification7%

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

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 Waikoura

About property in Waikoura, Otautau

Every property in Waikoura, 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).