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Santa Barbara Drive, Papamoa Beach

Santa Barbara Drive in Papamoa Beach has 55 properties, valued by the council between $705,000 and $1,590,000 with a median of $1,040,000 (Papamoa Beach: $970,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1990s. We estimate its homes at a median $1,100,000. 8 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $1,026,250. The highest sale in 2026 was 58 Santa Barbara Drive, at $1,130,000.

$1.04mmedian council valuation
$1.1mour median estimate
$1.03mmedian sale, last 12 months · 8 sales
1990median year built
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55 properties on Santa Barbara Drive, Papamoa Beach

Highest and lowest on Santa Barbara Drive

Highest-valued home66 Santa Barbara Drive$1,590,000council valuation · 4 bed · 280 m² floor · 758 m² land
Lowest-valued home15 Santa Barbara Drive$705,000council valuation · 3 bed · 123 m² floor · 384 m² land
Highest sale in 202658 Santa Barbara Drive$1,130,000sold 4 Jun 2026 · 3 bed · 260 m² floor · 711 m² land

Property values on Santa Barbara Drive

The council values Santa Barbara Drive's 55 rated properties between $705,000 and $1,590,000. The middle half sit between about $963,500 and $1,164,000; the median is $1,040,000 and the mean $1,081,000.

Lowest: $705k$705kLowest10%: $890k20%: $935k20%30%: $992k40%: $1.03m40%Median: $1.04m60%: $1.06m60%70%: $1.13m80%: $1.2m80%90%: $1.37mHighest: $1.59m$1.59mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
314$898k5$951k
439$1.04m3$1.11m
5+2$1.31m0—

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

Santa Barbara Drive compared with Papamoa Beach

Santa Barbara Drive's median council value is 7% above Papamoa Beach's.

Santa Barbara DrivePapamoa BeachPapamoa
Median council value$1.04m$970k$945k
Median sale, last 12 months$1.03m$1.01m$980k
Sold in the last 12 months14.5%4.8%4.9%
Time between sales10.0 yrs7.0 yrs6.5 yrs
Median section629 m²551 m²524 m²
Median year built199020002000
Council value per m² of floor$5k$6k$6k

Santa Barbara 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: $579k (6 sales)$579k20162017: $860k (3 sales)2018: $725k (3 sales)20182019: $735k (6 sales)2020: too few sales to say (1 sale)20202021: $1.15m (3 sales)2022: $1.49m (2 sales)$1.49m20222023: $1.0m (3 sales)2024: $940k (5 sales)20242025: $995k (5 sales)2026: $1.02m (6 sales, this year so far)$1.02m2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20266$1,021,000$5,662
20255$995,000$5,738
20245$940,000$5,114
20233$1,000,000$6,024
20222$1,487,500$6,207
20213$1,145,000$5,613
20201$1,210,000$4,708
20196$735,000$4,010
20183$725,000$4,405
20173$860,000$3,842
20166$578,500$3,563

Recent sales on Santa Barbara Drive

The homes on Santa Barbara Drive

Santa Barbara Drive has 55 houses. Most were built in the 1990s (69%).

1990s: 38 (38 homes)381990s2000s: 16 (16 homes)2000s2010s: 1 (1 home)12010s

How long owners stay on Santa Barbara Drive

Homes on Santa Barbara Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 10.0 years (Papamoa Beach: 7.0 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 21 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 Santa Barbara Drive

4building consents in the last 5 years

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