23 properties · Lake Hayes, Queenstown

Howards Drive, Lake Hayes

Howards Drive in Lake Hayes has 23 properties, valued by the council between $1,300,000 and $2,010,000 with a median of $1,500,000 (Lake Hayes: $1,700,000). Most of its homes were built in the 2000s. We estimate its homes at a median $1,720,000. 2 sold in the last twelve months. The highest sale in 2026 was 65 Howards Drive, at $1,625,000.

$1.5mmedian council valuation
$1.72mour median estimate
2sold in the last 12 months
2000median year built
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23 properties on Howards Drive, Lake Hayes

Highest and lowest on Howards Drive

Highest-valued home51 Howards Drive$2,010,000council valuation · 5 bed · 231 m² floor · 1,775 m² land
Lowest-valued home65 Howards Drive$1,300,000council valuation · 4 bed · 186 m² floor · 766 m² land
Highest sale in 202665 Howards Drive$1,625,000sold 14 Mar 2026 · 4 bed · 186 m² floor · 766 m² land

Property values on Howards Drive

The council values Howards Drive's 23 rated properties between $1,300,000 and $2,010,000. The middle half sit between about $1,369,000 and $1,642,000; the median is $1,500,000 and the mean $1,523,043.

Lowest: $1.3m$1.3mLowest10%: $1.33m20%: $1.36m20%30%: $1.38m40%: $1.44m40%Median: $1.5m60%: $1.54m60%70%: $1.59m80%: $1.7m80%90%: $1.73mHighest: $2.01m$2.01mHighest
BedroomsHomesMedian council valueSold, last 12 monthsMedian sale
33$1.32m0—
415$1.5m1—
5+5$1.69m1—

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

Howards Drive compared with Lake Hayes

Howards Drive's median council value is 12% below Lake Hayes's.

Howards DriveLake HayesQueenstown
Median council value$1.5m$1.7m$1.56m
Sold in the last 12 months8.7%5.6%4.6%
Median section788 m²902 m²719 m²
Median year built200020002010
Council value per m² of floor$7k$9k$9k

Howards 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: $875k (5 sales)$875k2017: $1.02m (2 sales)20172018: $1.08m (2 sales)2019: $958k (2 sales)20192020: too few sales to say (1 sale)2021: too few sales to say (1 sale)20212023: $1.35m (2 sales)$1.35m2024: too few sales to say (1 sale)20242025: too few sales to say (1 sale)2026: too few sales to say (1 sale, this year so far)2026
Sales by year as a table
YearSalesMedian pricePer m² floor
20261$1,625,000$8,737
20251$1,680,000$8,276
20241$1,700,000$7,054
20232$1,347,500$6,644
20211$1,240,000$5,368
20201$747,000$7,114
20192$957,500$5,069
20182$1,080,000$6,821
20172$1,016,000$5,274
20165$875,000$3,889

Recent sales on Howards Drive

The homes on Howards Drive

Howards Drive has 23 houses. Most were built in the 2000s (78%).

1970s: 1 (1 home)11970s2000s: 18 (18 homes)182000s2010s: 4 (4 homes)42010s

Building and resource consents on Howards Drive

3resource consents in the last 5 years
  • 69B Howards Drive17 Jan 2024 · Resource consentA LOHREY & V MOORE - APPLICATION TO CONVERT AN EXISTING ACCESSORY BUILDING INTO A SECOND RESIDENTIAL UNIT THAT BREACHES DENSITY AND UNDERTAKE A TWO LOT SUBDIVISION AT 69 HOWARDS DRIVE, LAKE HAYES, QUE
  • 69B Howards Drive17 Jan 2024 · Resource consentA LOHREY & V MOORE - APPLICATION TO CONVERT AN EXISTING ACCESSORY BUILDING INTO A SECOND RESIDENTIAL UNIT THAT BREACHES DENSITY AND UNDERTAKE A TWO LOT SUBDIVISION AT 69 HOWARDS DRIVE, LAKE HAYES, QUE
  • 52 Howards Drive21 Aug 2023 · Resource consentJ & K RIDGWAY - APPLICATION TO UNDERTAKE ADDITIONS TO AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL UNIT TO ADD ANOTHER ATTACHED GARAGE AND UNDERTAKE A S221 TO VARY CONSENT CONDITION H OF CONSENT NOTICE 6097000.4. AT 52 HO

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