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Whitby house prices and sales

Whitby's median sale price over the last twelve months was $885k, across 213 sales, down 4% on the twelve months before.

$885kmedian sale, last 12 months · 213 sales · down 4%
$910kmedian council valuation
8.5 yrsmedian time between sales
19for sale now
PoriruaWhitby ×
All 4,539For sale 19For rent 0Sold 177

4,539 properties in Whitby

About Whitby

Three-bedroom homes sold for a median $834k and four-bedroom homes for $950k. Homes sold for a median $5,401 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months. Homes in Whitby change hands every 8.5 years on median, against 8.9 across Porirua and 7.9 nationally. About 4.7% of its homes sold in the last twelve months.

Schools zoned for Whitby

  • Adventure Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Discovery Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Pauatahanui Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Postgate Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Porirua Montessori Primary Schoolprimary · Years 1-8
  • Hutt International Boys' Schoolsecondary · Years 7-15
  • St Oran's Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Whitby Collegiatesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Aotea Collegesecondary · Years 9-15

Whitby house prices over time

Median sale price by year, all homes; 2026 is the year so far. Whitby's median sale price over the last twelve months was $885k, across 213 sales, down 4% on the twelve months before. Across Porirua it was $826k.

2016: $470k (399 sales)$470k20162017: $564k (326 sales)2018: $673k (271 sales)20182019: $734k (308 sales)2020: $790k (332 sales)20202021: $1.0m (262 sales)$1.0m2022: $1.0m (175 sales)20222023: $910k (194 sales)2024: $907k (211 sales)20242025: $905k (255 sales)2026: $910k (129 sales, this year so far)$910k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floorPer m² land (est.)Porirua median
2026129$910,000$5,507$714$825,500
2025255$905,000$5,407$725$833,500
2024211$907,000$5,465$734$830,000
2023194$910,000$5,470$678$835,000
2022175$1,000,000$5,789$772$889,500
2021262$1,000,000$5,995$823$904,279
2020332$790,000$5,062$672$725,000
2019308$734,000$4,500$574$650,000
2018271$673,410$4,028$505$605,000
2017326$563,500$3,174$387$490,000
2016399$470,000$2,492$310$402,000

Estimated value, month by month

Our model's median estimate for homes in Whitby, down 3% over the last twelve months. An automated estimate, not a registered valuation.

Nov 2024: $916kDec 2024: $916kJan 2025: $917kFeb 2025: $920kMar 2025: $921kApr 2025: $920kMay 2025: $919kJun 2025: $918kJul 2025: $916kAug 2025: $915kSept 2025: $914kOct 2025: $909kNov 2025: $907kDec 2025: $906kJan 2026: $906kFeb 2026: $905kMar 2026: $906kApr 2026: $906kMay 2026: $895kJun 2026: $886kJul 2026: $882kAug 2026: $887kSept 2026: $894kOct 2026: $880k$916k$921k$880kNov 2024Oct 2026
Scale $871k to $930k, not from zero.

Prices by bedrooms in Whitby

Over the last twelve months, 2-bedroom homes sold for a median $830k, 3-bedroom homes sold for a median $834k, 4-bedroom homes sold for a median $950k, 5+-bedroom homes sold for a median $1.22m.

BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian salePer m² floor
112$975k0—$4,532
286$630k5$830k$7,167
31,534$800k98$834k$5,881
41,918$970k73$950k$4,719
5+360$1.16m19$1.22m$4,283

Price per square metre

Homes in Whitby sold for a median $5,401 per square metre of floor over the last twelve months, land included (Porirua: $5,469); the land under houses sold for an estimated $720 per square metre (Porirua: $676). 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.

$5,401per m² of floor, land included, sales in the last 12 months
$720per m² of land, estimated from house sales in the last 12 months
$5,100per m² of floor, council capital values
$684per m² of land, council land values of houses

Recent sales in Whitby

How long owners stay in Whitby

Homes in Whitby change hands every 8.5 years on median, against 8.9 across Porirua and 7.9 nationally.

8.5 yearsmedian time between sales, Whitby
8.9 yearsPorirua
7.9 yearsNew Zealand
4.7%of homes sold in the last 12 months (Porirua: 3.1%)

By kind: houses 8.8 years, units & townhouses 7.2 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 Whitby

About 11,901 people lived in Whitby at the 2023 census (up 13% since 2018); their median age was about 40 (Porirua: 37); 84% of households owned their home (Porirua: 67%).

11,901people, 2023 (2018: 10,509)
40median age, about (Porirua: 37)
$159kmedian household income, about (Porirua: $125k)
84%of households own their home (2018: 82%)

Age

  • 30-64 years49%
  • Under 15 years22%
  • 15-29 years17%
  • 65 years and over13%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)80%
  • One-person household14%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)4%
  • Other multi-person household3%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European80%
  • Asian12%
  • Māori12%
  • Pacific Peoples9%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African1%
  • Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand72%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland9%
  • Asia7%
  • Middle East and Africa6%
  • Pacific Islands2%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)2%
  • Australia1%
  • North America1%

Household income

  • $200,001 or more31%
  • $150,001-$200,00022%
  • $100,001-$150,00021%
  • $70,001-$100,0009%
  • $30,001-$50,0006%
  • $50,001-$70,0006%
  • $20,001-$30,0003%
  • $20,000 or less2%

Dwellings

  • Separate house88%
  • Joined dwelling11%
  • Non-private dwelling0%
  • Other private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification20%
  • Level 3 certificate13%
  • Level 2 certificate11%
  • Level 1 certificate9%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees9%
  • No qualification8%
  • Level 4 certificate8%
  • Level 5 diploma6%

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

Real estate agents selling in Whitby

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

Offices in Whitby

All 68 real estate agents in Whitby, 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 Whitby

71building consents in the last 12 months ($28.67m of work)
  • 74 Spyglass Lane1 Jul 2026 · Building consentAmendment 1 - driveway & entry amendments (-$40k)
  • 11 Treenail Lane1 Jul 2026 · Building consentNew single storey dwg, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, & attached gge
  • 4 Keel Place1 Jul 2026 · Building consentConsentium information only
  • 17 The Topdeck1 Jul 2026 · Building consentRemediation of moisture damage to existing dwg.
  • 4 Navigation Drive1 Jul 2026 · Building consentMinor extension to existing home to increase bdrm & kitchen size

Search building consents in Whitby 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 Whitby

About property in Whitby, Porirua

Every property in Whitby, Porirua, 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: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (licence).