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Karaka house prices and sales

Karaka's median sale price over the last twelve months was $873k, across 394 sales, down 4% on the twelve months before.

$873kmedian sale, last 12 months · 394 sales · down 4%
$1.14mmedian council valuation
4.3 yrsmedian time between sales
281for sale now
PapakuraKaraka ×
All 5,762For sale 281For rent 0Sold 323

5,762 properties in Karaka

About Karaka

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $830k and four-bedroom homes for $1.33m. Homes sold for a median $6,154 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Karaka change hands every 4.3 years on median, against 5.5 across Papakura and 7.9 nationally. About 6.5% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Karaka

  • Te Hihi Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Karaka Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Hingaia Peninsula Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Ngākōroa Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Paerata Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • ACG Strathallancomposite · Years 1-13
  • Rosehill Collegesecondary · Years 9-15

Karaka house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Karaka's median sale price over the last twelve months was $873k, across 394 sales, down 4% on the twelve months before. Across Papakura it was $800k.

2016: $985k (318 sales)$985k20162017: $1.09m (204 sales)2018: $1.09m (162 sales)20182019: $1.04m (210 sales)2020: $889k (481 sales)20202021: $750k (601 sales)2022: $1.38m (202 sales)$1.38m20222023: $920k (301 sales)2024: $900k (379 sales)20242025: $913k (467 sales)2026: $870k (233 sales, this year so far)$870k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Papakura median
2026233$870,000$6,044$1,485$815,000
2025467$913,043$6,198$1,458$795,000
2024379$900,000$6,092$1,286$810,330
2023301$920,000$6,103$1,238$830,000
2022202$1,377,500$6,847$1,234$890,000
2021601$750,000$5,981$1,394$850,000
2020481$889,000$5,099$1,145$720,000
2019210$1,040,000$4,815$971$655,000
2018162$1,088,500$4,806$851$650,000
2017204$1,087,000$4,909$851$660,000
2016318$985,400$4,597$827$639,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Karaka, down 2% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $1.11mDec 2024: $1.11mJan 2025: $1.11mFeb 2025: $1.11mMar 2025: $1.11mApr 2025: $1.1mMay 2025: $1.1mJun 2025: $1.09mJul 2025: $1.09mAug 2025: $1.09mSept 2025: $1.09mOct 2025: $1.09mNov 2025: $1.09mDec 2025: $1.09mJan 2026: $1.09mFeb 2026: $1.09mMar 2026: $1.08mApr 2026: $1.08mMay 2026: $1.08mJun 2026: $1.07mJul 2026: $1.07mAug 2026: $1.07mSept 2026: $1.07mOct 2026: $1.07m$1.11m$1.07mNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $1.05m to $1.12m, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Karaka

Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $655k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $830k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.33m, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.55m.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
113$2.1m0—$8,675
2106$730k16$655k$7,995
3521$930k38$830k$6,246
41,237$1.38m74$1.33m$6,527
5+811$1.77m35$1.55m$5,939

Price per square metre

Homes in Karaka sold for a median $6,154 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Papakura: $6,119); the land under houses sold for an estimated $1,526 per square metre (Papakura: $1,315). A sale price is not split between land and house, so the land figure gives the land the council's share of each sale — the land value as a part of the capital value at the last revaluation.

$6,154per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$1,526per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$6,551per m² of floor, council capital values
$1,388per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Karaka

How long owners stay in Karaka

Homes in Karaka change hands every 4.3 years on median, against 5.5 across Papakura and 7.9 nationally.

4.3 yearsmedian time between sales, Karaka
5.5 yearsPapakura
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
6.5%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Papakura: 5.1%)

By kind: houses 4.4 years.

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 Karaka

About 9,750 people lived in Karaka at the 2023 census (up 37% since 2018); their median age was about 41 (Papakura: 34); 77% of households owned their home (Papakura: 59%).

9,750people, 2023 (2018: 7,101)
41median age, about (Papakura: 34)
$146kmedian household income, about (Papakura: $114k)
77%of households own their home (2018: 77%)

Age

  • 30-64 years47%
  • Under 15 years21%
  • 65 years and over16%
  • 15-29 years16%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)77%
  • One-person household14%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)6%
  • Other multi-person household4%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European57%
  • Asian33%
  • Māori12%
  • Pacific Peoples7%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
  • Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand63%
  • Asia19%
  • Pacific Islands5%
  • Middle East and Africa5%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland4%
  • Australia2%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
  • North America1%

Household income

  • $200,001 or more28%
  • $150,001-$200,00019%
  • $100,001-$150,00017%
  • $30,001-$50,00010%
  • $70,001-$100,00010%
  • $50,001-$70,0007%
  • $20,001-$30,0005%
  • $20,000 or less3%

Dwellings

  • Separate house81%
  • Joined dwelling18%
  • Non-private dwelling0%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification18%
  • No qualification13%
  • Level 3 certificate11%
  • Level 1 certificate9%
  • Level 2 certificate9%
  • Overseas secondary school qualification8%
  • Level 4 certificate7%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees6%

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

Real estate agents selling in Karaka

106 agents have been credited on a sale or a live listing in Karaka in the last two years. Those with the most:

Offices in Karaka

All 106 real estate agents in Karaka, with their recent sales and which agencies sell the suburb.

Counted from sales records that name the agent, and from current listings. A count of activity, not a rating.

Building and resource consents in Karaka

285building consents in the last 12 months ($178.36m of work)
  • 71 Gellert Road1 Sept 2026 · Building consentThe proposal is to replace the current onsite wastewater discharge system with a new reflection textile 5000 system
  • 38 Kaapehu Street1 Sept 2026 · Building consentRbw - pbc e2e new single storey duplex dwg. Each lot to include 2 bedrooms, 1 study, 1 bathrm & new dual purpose tank
  • 8 Waipaheke Crescent1 Sept 2026 · Building consentRbw - lot 82-85, terrace houses in a super subdivision, contain four dwgs, each dwg consists of two storey, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, & one carpark. Retaining walls.
  • 1 Sept 2026 · Building consentRbw - new two-storey dwg with five bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms & attached dbl gge. New retention tank.
  • 45 Waipaheke Crescent1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRbw - lot 114 two storey dwgs, each consists of four bedrooms, two bathrooms, one laundry cpd, one kitchen, one dining, two livings & one single gge.

Search building consents in Karaka 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 Karaka

237

About property in Karaka, Papakura

Every property in Karaka, Papakura, 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.