136 properties · Takaro, Palmerston North

Botanical Road, Takaro

Botanical Road in Takaro has 136 properties, valued by the council between $195,000 and $855,000 with a median of $510,000 (Takaro: $550,000). More of its homes were built in the 1950s than in any other decade. We estimate its homes at a median $494,500. 8 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $476,250. The highest sale in 2026 was 36A Botanical Road, at $660,000.

$510kmedian council valuation
$495kour median estimate
$476kmedian sale, last 12 months · 8 sales
1950median year built
Palmerston NorthTakaro ×Botanical Road ×

143 properties on Botanical Road, Takaro

Highest and lowest on Botanical Road

Highest-valued home48 Botanical Road$855,000council valuation · 2 bed · 230 m² floor · 921 m² land
Lowest-valued home121B Botanical Road$195,000council valuation · 395 m² land
Highest sale in 202636A Botanical Road$660,000sold 19 Mar 2026 · 3 bed · 152 m² floor · 464 m² land

Property values on Botanical Road

The council values Botanical Road's 122 rated properties between $195,000 and $855,000. The middle half sit between about $440,500 and $575,000; the median is $510,000 and the mean $514,139.

Lowest: $195k$195kLowest10%: $405k20%: $431k20%30%: $450k40%: $477k40%Median: $510k60%: $530k60%70%: $560k80%: $590k80%90%: $680kHighest: $855k$855kHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
219$410k2—
383$510k6$476k
48$530k0—
5+2$600k0—

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

Botanical Road compared with Takaro

Botanical Road's median council value is 7% below Takaro's.

Botanical RoadTakaroPalmerston North
Median council value$510k$550k$610k
Median sale, last 12 months$476k$560k$625k
Sold in the last 12 months5.9%5.1%4%
Time between sales7.4 yrs7.6 yrs7.8 yrs
Median section638 m²632 m²677 m²
Median year built195019501970
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$4k

Botanical Road 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: $223k (11 sales)$223k20162017: $275k (9 sales)2018: $330k (10 sales)20182019: $414k (10 sales)2020: $463k (10 sales)20202021: $620k (7 sales)$620k2022: $575k (7 sales)20222023: $544k (8 sales)2024: $555k (5 sales)20242025: $483k (7 sales)2026: $453k (4 sales, this year so far)$453k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20264$452,500$4,413
20257$482,500$4,000
20245$555,000$5,000
20238$543,500$4,558
20227$575,000$4,713
20217$620,000$5,169
202010$463,000$4,143
201910$414,250$3,396
201810$330,000$2,995
20179$275,000$2,680
201611$223,000$2,077

Recent sales on Botanical Road

The homes on Botanical Road

Botanical Road has 118 houses, 14 units and townhouses and 2 sections. More were built in the 1950s than in any other decade (48%).

1890s: 1 (1 home)11890s1900s: 2 (2 homes)1920s: 5 (5 homes)1920s1930s: 3 (3 homes)1940s: 10 (10 homes)1940s1950s: 58 (58 homes)581960s: 3 (3 homes)1960s1970s: 5 (5 homes)1980s: 6 (6 homes)1980s1990s: 7 (7 homes)2000s: 3 (3 homes)2000s2010s: 5 (5 homes)2020s: 12 (12 homes)122020s

How long owners stay on Botanical Road

Homes on Botanical Road that resold in the last five years had been held a median 7.4 years (Takaro: 7.6 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 26 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 Botanical Road

12building consents in the last 5 years
7resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 188 Botanical Road1 Dec 2025 · Building consentExisting gge demolition & reconstruction with an one bdrm sleep-out extension
  • 68 Botanical Road1 Dec 2024 · Building consentNew 3 bdrm dwellng on proposed lot 7.
  • 68 Botanical Road1 Dec 2024 · Building consentNew 144.9m� 4 bdrm primary dwellng & 60.2m� 2 bdrm minor dwg on proposed lot 14
  • 68 Botanical Road1 Dec 2024 · Building consentNew 4 bdrm dwg on proposed lot 13.
  • 68 Botanical Road1 Dec 2024 · Building consentNew 4 bdrm dwellng on proposed lot 8.
  • 114 Botanical Road20 Sept 2024 · Resource consentMulti unit development with associated subdivision
  • 116B Botanical Road6 Jun 2024 · Resource consentDischarge Diluted Contaminated Soil for Multiple Residential Building Platforms, Site Entrance and Service Lane Development purposes at, Highbury, Palmerston North
  • 102 Botanical Road6 Jun 2024 · Resource consentUndertake 7,055 m³ of Land Disturbance, Recontouring, Cut, Fill and Compact 1.46 hectares of Land for Multiple Residential Building Platforms, Site Entrance and Service Lane Development purposes at Hi
  • 165 Botanical Road13 Dec 2021 · Resource consentTwo lot infill subdivision with separation distance non-compliance. (Connected to SUB 6088)
  • 165 Botanical Road13 Dec 2021 · Resource consentTwo lot infill subdivision with separation distance non-compliance. (Connected to LU 6113)

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