116 properties · Fitzherbert, Palmerston North

Ruapehu Drive, Fitzherbert

Ruapehu Drive in Fitzherbert has 116 properties, valued by the council between $265,000 and $1,200,000 with a median of $850,000 (Fitzherbert: $860,000). Most of its homes were built in the 2000s. We estimate its homes at a median $822,000. 3 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $877,000. The highest sale in 2026 was 52 Ruapehu Drive, at $930,000. 3 are for sale now.

$850kmedian council valuation
$822kour median estimate
$877kmedian sale, last 12 months · 3 sales
2000median year built
3for sale now
Palmerston NorthFitzherbert ×Ruapehu Drive ×

120 properties on Ruapehu Drive, Fitzherbert

Highest and lowest on Ruapehu Drive

Highest-valued home104 Ruapehu Drive$1,200,000council valuation · 5 bed · 352 m² floor · 935 m² land
Lowest-valued home123 Ruapehu Drive$265,000council valuation · 1,371 m² land
Highest sale in 202652 Ruapehu Drive$930,000sold 13 Apr 2026 · 5 bed · 290 m² floor · 1,181 m² land

Property values on Ruapehu Drive

The council values Ruapehu Drive's 107 rated properties between $265,000 and $1,200,000. The middle half sit between about $796,000 and $924,000; the median is $850,000 and the mean $848,692.

Lowest: $265k$265kLowest10%: $740k20%: $772k20%30%: $820k40%: $840k40%Median: $850k60%: $870k60%70%: $900k80%: $948k80%90%: $980kHighest: $1.2m$1.2mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
310$735k1—
478$855k1—
5+15$940k1—

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

Ruapehu Drive compared with Fitzherbert

Ruapehu Drive's median council value is about the same as Fitzherbert's.

Ruapehu DriveFitzherbertPalmerston North
Median council value$850k$860k$610k
Median sale, last 12 months$877k$882k$625k
Sold in the last 12 months2.6%4.5%4%
Time between sales9.1 yrs5.7 yrs7.8 yrs
Median section837 m²799 m²678 m²
Median year built200020001970
Council value per m² of floor$4k$4k$4k

Ruapehu 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: $560k (6 sales)$560k20162017: $571k (8 sales)2018: $602k (9 sales)20182019: $725k (4 sales)2020: $750k (7 sales)20202021: $1.1m (6 sales)$1.1m2022: $1.09m (4 sales)20222023: $907k (6 sales)2024: $1.04m (5 sales)20242025: $873k (4 sales)2026: $904k (2 sales, this year so far)$904k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20262$903,500$3,477
20254$872,500$3,685
20245$1,040,000$4,369
20236$906,500$3,803
20224$1,093,750$3,353
20216$1,097,500$4,310
20207$750,000$3,000
20194$725,044$3,250
20189$602,000$2,625
20178$570,500$2,713
20166$560,000$2,343

Recent sales on Ruapehu Drive

The homes on Ruapehu Drive

Ruapehu Drive has 112 houses and 4 sections. Most were built in the 2000s (74%).

1990s: 12 (12 homes)121990s2000s: 76 (76 homes)762000s2010s: 13 (13 homes)2010s2020s: 2 (2 homes)22020s

How long owners stay on Ruapehu Drive

Homes on Ruapehu Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 9.1 years (Fitzherbert: 5.7 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.

Building and resource consents on Ruapehu Drive

2building consents in the last 5 years
  • 60 Ruapehu Drive1 Jul 2025 · Building consentRemoval of existing first floor balcony & replace with new
  • 189 Ruapehu Drive1 Apr 2025 · Building consentTotalspan 10m x 4m x 3.3m shed

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

About property on Ruapehu Drive, Fitzherbert

Every property in Ruapehu Drive, Fitzherbert, 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: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).