112 properties · Whitby, Porirua

Discovery Drive, Whitby

Discovery Drive in Whitby has 112 properties, valued by the council between $560,000 and $1,080,000 with a median of $820,000 (Whitby: $910,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1970s. We estimate its homes at a median $793,000. 4 sold in the last twelve months, for a median $786,250. The highest sale in 2026 was 99 Discovery Drive, at $920,000.

$820kmedian council valuation
$793kour median estimate
$786kmedian sale, last 12 months · 4 sales
1970median year built
PoriruaWhitby ×Discovery Drive ×

112 properties on Discovery Drive, Whitby

Highest and lowest on Discovery Drive

Highest-valued home54 Discovery Drive$1,080,000council valuation · 5 bed · 340 m² floor · 1,284 m² land
Lowest-valued home39 Discovery Drive$560,000council valuation · 3 bed · 180 m² floor · 515 m² land
Highest sale in 202699 Discovery Drive$920,000sold 18 May 2026 · 5 bed · 320 m² floor · 907 m² land

Property values on Discovery Drive

The council values Discovery Drive's 102 rated properties between $560,000 and $1,080,000. The middle half sit between about $776,500 and $878,500; the median is $820,000 and the mean $827,451.

Lowest: $560k$560kLowest10%: $740k20%: $770k20%30%: $783k40%: $810k40%Median: $820k60%: $830k60%70%: $857k80%: $900k80%90%: $920kHighest: $1.08m$1.08mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
11$835k0—
350$785k2—
438$850k1—
5+13$830k1—

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

Discovery Drive compared with Whitby

Discovery Drive's median council value is 10% below Whitby's.

Discovery DriveWhitbyPorirua
Median council value$820k$910k$760k
Median sale, last 12 months$786k$885k$826k
Sold in the last 12 months3.6%4.7%3.1%
Time between sales14.7 yrs8.5 yrs8.9 yrs
Median section552 m²636 m²660 m²
Median year built197019901970
Council value per m² of floor$5k$5k$5k

Discovery 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: $500k (9 sales)$500k20162017: $533k (4 sales)2018: $638k (6 sales)20182019: $673k (6 sales)2020: $795k (4 sales)20202021: $1.07m (5 sales)$1.07m2022: $822k (4 sales)20222023: $958k (2 sales)2024: $798k (6 sales)20242025: $765k (3 sales)2026: $793k (3 sales, this year so far)$793k2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20263$792,500$7,723
20253$765,000$3,625
20246$797,500$4,907
20232$957,500$4,446
20224$822,000$4,300
20215$1,075,000$5,789
20204$795,250$5,398
20196$672,500$3,524
20186$637,552$3,289
20174$532,875$3,804
20169$500,000$2,548

Recent sales on Discovery Drive

The homes on Discovery Drive

Discovery Drive has 108 houses and 3 apartments. Most were built in the 1970s (59%).

1970s: 60 (60 homes)601970s1980s: 39 (39 homes)1980s1990s: 1 (1 home)1990s2010s: 2 (2 homes)22010s

How long owners stay on Discovery Drive

Homes on Discovery Drive that resold in the last five years had been held a median 14.7 years (Whitby: 8.5 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 19 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 Discovery Drive

10building consents in the last 5 years
1resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 66 Discovery Drive1 Dec 2025 · Building consentAdditions/alterations - internal renovation, converting rumpus into 2 bedrooms & shared ensuite
  • 9 Discovery Drive1 Oct 2025 · Building consentInstall freestanding yunca Hobson logfire
  • 116 Discovery Drive1 Aug 2024 · Building consentAdditions/alterations & extension to existing dwg, new roof/roof structure & new inbuilt woodburner.
  • 55 Discovery Drive1 May 2024 · Building consentConverting part of gge into a bdrm
  • 26 Discovery Drive1 Apr 2024 · Building consentAlt to existing internal wall
  • 116 Discovery Drive21 Feb 2024 · Resource consentAdditions to existing dwelling

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

About property on Discovery Drive, Whitby

Every property in Discovery Drive, Whitby, 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).