11,098 properties · Papakura

Papakura house prices and sales

Papakura's median sale price over the last twelve months was $730k, across 451 sales, down 5% on the twelve months before.

$730kmedian sale, last 12 months · 451 sales · down 5%
$780kmedian council valuation
5.5 yrsmedian time between sales
PapakuraPapakura ×
All 11,110For sale 104For rent 0Sold 372

11,110 properties in Papakura

About Papakura

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $720k and four-bedroom homes for $868k. Homes sold for a median $6,213 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Papakura change hands every 5.5 years on median, against 5.5 across Papakura and 7.9 nationally. About 3.8% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Papakura house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Papakura's median sale price over the last twelve months was $730k, across 451 sales, down 5% on the twelve months before. Across Papakura it was $800k.

2016: $575k (821 sales)$575k20162017: $600k (632 sales)2018: $615k (586 sales)20182019: $625k (794 sales)2020: $680k (1081 sales)20202021: $835k (1286 sales)2022: $875k (619 sales)$875k20222023: $794k (717 sales)2024: $785k (707 sales)20242025: $750k (582 sales)2026: $735k (283 sales, this year so far)$735k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Papakura median
2026283$735,000$6,216$1,006$815,000
2025582$750,000$6,336$1,088$795,000
2024707$785,000$6,729$1,298$810,330
2023717$794,000$7,196$1,703$830,000
2022619$875,000$7,596$1,346$890,000
20211286$835,000$7,238$1,193$850,000
20201081$680,000$5,623$944$720,000
2019794$624,500$4,992$834$655,000
2018586$615,000$5,012$768$650,000
2017632$600,000$4,793$748$660,000
2016821$575,000$4,946$695$639,000

Prices by bedrooms in Papakura

Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $570k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $720k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $868k, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.04m.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
1116$555k1—$9,649
21,514$610k71$570k$6,584
34,923$775k203$720k$6,629
41,819$940k85$868k$5,469
5+510$1.07m32$1.04m$4,859

Price per square metre

Homes in Papakura sold for a median $6,213 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Papakura: $6,119); the land under houses sold for an estimated $984 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.

$6,213per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$984per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$6,697per m² of floor, council capital values
$1,029per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Papakura

How long owners stay in Papakura

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

5.5 yearsmedian time between sales, Papakura
5.5 yearsPapakura
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
3.8%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Papakura: 5.1%)

By kind: houses 5.0 years, units & townhouses 7.7 years, apartments 7.8 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 Papakura

About 31,503 people lived in Papakura at the 2023 census (up 31% since 2018); their median age was about 31 (Papakura: 34); 50% of households owned their home (Papakura: 59%).

31,503people, 2023 (2018: 23,985)
31median age, about (Papakura: 34)
$102kmedian household income, about (Papakura: $114k)
50%of households own their home (2018: 49%)

Age

  • 30-64 years44%
  • Under 15 years25%
  • 15-29 years22%
  • 65 years and over8%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)69%
  • One-person household17%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)7%
  • Other multi-person household6%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)1%

Ethnicity

  • European33%
  • Māori30%
  • Asian30%
  • Pacific Peoples25%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2%
  • Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand65%
  • Asia18%
  • Pacific Islands10%
  • Middle East and Africa3%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland2%
  • Australia1%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1%
  • Other0%

Household income

  • $100,001-$150,00024%
  • $150,001-$200,00015%
  • $70,001-$100,00015%
  • $200,001 or more12%
  • $50,001-$70,00011%
  • $30,001-$50,00010%
  • $20,000 or less8%
  • $20,001-$30,0007%

Dwellings

  • Separate house77%
  • Joined dwelling22%
  • Other private dwelling1%
  • Non-private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • No qualification20%
  • Level 3 certificate14%
  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification14%
  • Level 1 certificate9%
  • Level 2 certificate9%
  • Level 4 certificate9%
  • Overseas secondary school qualification8%
  • Level 5 diploma5%

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

Real estate agents selling in Papakura

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

Offices in Papakura

All 301 real estate agents in Papakura, 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 Papakura

63building consents in the last 12 months ($26.25m of work)
  • 99 Marne Road1 Sept 2026 · Building consentRbw - lot 4, lot 8 lot 12- proposed three two storey dwg with five bedrooms, two baths one ens, single gge & a detention tank.
  • 82 Grove Road1 Sept 2026 · Building consentRbw - minor unit + sleepout. 2 bedrooms 1 bathrm kitchen dining lounge. 1 sleepout bed 1 bathrm
  • 99 Marne Road1 Sept 2026 · Building consentRbw - lot 9 & lot 11, lot 13 & lot 15 - four two-storey duplex dwgs with five bedrooms, two bathrooms, one ensuite, single gge & a detention tank.
  • 8 Crestview Rise1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRbw - add & alt to existing house on two storey including modification of roof, brick veneer cladding on cavity & bevelback weatherboards cladding both on cavity battens, including fir
  • 23 Railway Street West1 Aug 2026 · Building consentRbw - new single storey dwg include 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, kitchen & private drainage

Search building consents in Papakura 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 Papakura

About property in Papakura

Every property in 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.