70 properties · Whitby, Porirua

Exploration Way, Whitby

Exploration Way in Whitby has 70 properties, valued by the council between $450,000 and $13,390,000 with a median of $970,000 (Whitby: $910,000). Most of its homes were built in the 1980s. We estimate its homes at a median $936,500. The last sale we have was in July 2025, for $1,160,000.

$970kmedian council valuation
$937kour median estimate
1980median year built
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70 properties on Exploration Way, Whitby

Highest and lowest on Exploration Way

Highest-valued home72 Exploration Way$13,390,000council valuation · 95,383 m² land
Lowest-valued home73 Exploration Way$450,000council valuation · 1,932 m² land

Property values on Exploration Way

The council values Exploration Way's 70 rated properties between $450,000 and $13,390,000. The middle half sit between about $925,000 and $1,092,500; the median is $970,000 and the mean $1,209,143.

Lowest: $450k$450kLowest10%: $894k20%: $920k20%30%: $930k40%: $942k40%Median: $970k60%: $1.01m60%70%: $1.06m80%: $1.13m80%90%: $1.3mHighest: $13.39m$13.39mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
34$910k0—
444$950k0—
5+19$1.04m0—

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

Exploration Way compared with Whitby

Exploration Way's median council value is 7% above Whitby's.

Exploration WayWhitbyPorirua
Median council value$970k$910k$770k
Time between sales17.0 yrs8.6 yrs8.9 yrs
Median section862 m²636 m²659 m²
Median year built198019901970
Council value per m² of floor$4k$5k$5k

Exploration Way house prices over time

Median sale price by year; 2025 is the year so far. A year with fewer than two sales has no bar.

2016: $672k (4 sales)$672k2017: $855k (2 sales)20172018: too few sales to say (1 sale)2019: $830k (2 sales)20192020: $900k (3 sales)2021: $735k (2 sales)20212022: $1.17m (4 sales)$1.17m2023: $1.01m (3 sales)20232024: too few sales to say (1 sale)2025: $1.05m (5 sales, this year so far)$1.05m2025
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20255$1,050,000$3,387
20241$1,200,000$4,615
20233$1,015,000$4,455
20224$1,171,500$4,259
20212$735,000$3,788
20203$900,000$3,742
20192$830,000$3,224
20181$355,000$1,315
20172$855,250$3,568
20164$671,750$2,347

Recent sales on Exploration Way

The homes on Exploration Way

Exploration Way has 67 houses and 3 sections. Most were built in the 1980s (85%).

1980s: 57 (57 homes)571980s1990s: 1 (1 home)1990s2000s: 4 (4 homes)2000s2010s: 3 (3 homes)2010s2020s: 2 (2 homes)22020s

How long owners stay on Exploration Way

Homes on Exploration Way that resold in the last five years had been held a median 17.0 years (Whitby: 8.6 years).

Time between a home's sales, for 12 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 Exploration Way

5building consents in the last 5 years
4resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 12 Exploration Way1 Jun 2026 · Building consentAdditions/alterations - alterations to existing ensuite, removal/add of internal walls. Altered openings with new engineered beams
  • 72 Exploration Way1 Jun 2026 · Building consentMulti-unit dwg - new multi unit retirement villas - 40 blocks of 2-3 bdrm, 2 bathrm units & attached gge
  • 59 Exploration Way1 Sept 2025 · Building consentAdditions/alterations - bathrm modifications - new level entry shower & other internal bathroom modifications
  • 30 Exploration Way1 Jun 2025 · Building consentAmendment 1 - woodburner change to yunca monte
  • 30 Exploration Way1 May 2025 · Building consentInstallation of a new yunca oscar freestanding woodburner to replace existing
  • 72 Exploration Way10 Jan 2025 · Resource consentDischarge permit - Earthworks to land/water
  • 72 Exploration Way10 Jan 2025 · Resource consentLand use consent for 17m2 of wetland reclamation and associated discharge consent to land/water associated with future development
  • 72 Exploration Way10 Jan 2025 · Resource consentLand use consent - Soil disturbance
  • 64 Exploration Way6 Feb 2024 · Resource consentExtension of time for existing certificate of compliance for vegetation removal

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